Date: 2-10-08
Brewing Music: Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Brewing Beverage: Spaten Optimator
Potential disaster tonight as I bottled the Chocolate Porter. I was about 10 bottles deep in the process when I realized I had forgotten to prime the entire batch. Then, probably a mistake, I returned all of the beer back to the bottling bucket and primed it. I don't know how this will affect the final product but I guess we'll find out in a few weeks.
The Apfelwein is viciously fermenting and has gotten a nice cloudy look to it. It doesn't smell bad either.
Currently, my Stone Ruination clone from Austin Homebrew is boiling away on the stove. I sampled quite a few of the Stone beers over the past two weekends and have settled in on a favorite: Double Bastard. The Ruination is a close second though, which is why I am giving this clone kit a try. The Levitation is also quite tasty.
Lastly, I have acquired a copy of Photoshop which I am going to use to design labels for my beer. At least attempt to. Should be a fun process. I found some very helpful information on labels on the Homebrew Talk message board. The thread I'm talking about can be found HERE.
