Well I would be lying if I said that I wasn't disappointed that I did not win the contest at Hanger 24 on my first try and it wasn't unexpected. I wasn't that proud of the entries in the wheat division since on the Sweet Sharon I used orange blossom honey which gave a overpowering taste of orange and the Brinton's mist I am still missing something. Hopefully, the notes glean for the contest judges will help me correct the issues and make another better beer. The Milk Stout (Moose Musk) is going all grain thus the entry I sent is not the final recipe ... but I think it is on the right track. Oh well, next time I hope to do better.
I am going to be joining a local brew club to be able to compare notes so to speak with other brewers. This should help me become a better brewer.
The smoked porter is about ready to go into the bottle to finish conditioning for a few more weeks, and the Kick Ass Sassafras is moving to the secondary this week. Today, I am brewing up another batch of Sweet Sharon ... this time with a different honey found locally. My original honey from South Dakota I am having difficulties getting on a regular basis thus I need to come up with a consistent source. Also this week I am thinking of trying a smoked wheat (modeled after the song name "Snorting Whiskey and Drinking Cocaine" -- changed to Smoking Wheat and Drinking Cascade) ... which will include a smoked malt and Cascade hops. Always trying to find the right mix.
This is the initial site for the organic microbrewery I am setting up. It will go through all of the processes from successes to failures that go along with setting up a brewery first at home then to small scale production.
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