Brew Day at Last

So, I didn't brew over the weekend. It took until the following Thursday for me to mash in. I settled on making a Mild Ale (MB0030) for a couple of reasons. One, I was doing a stove top batch and needed something relatively low gravity, and two, so it would be ready for my 30th birthday party thins weekend (kegged, obviously). So I took a simple malt and hop bill, boiled in two separate pots, cooled the wort and pitched the English ale yeast. It sits in my basement waiting to be kegged as you read this.

Speaking of, tasting party on Saturday for my 30th. I'll be sure to report on it. It's titled "30 Beers for 30 Years". Should be a good time. Both Beer Geeks and non-geeks will be in attendance, so the beer list is vast, some gems, some BMC, and a lot in between. Food, folks, and fermented wort. does it get any better?

More to come.

Cheers,

Dave

I'm Brewing this Weekend

The title says it all. It's been WAAAAAY too long since I mashed in, like 8 months. That's unacceptable. I don't know what, and I don't know how or where, but some sugars will be converted and yeast will be pitched on Saturday.

Details to come.

Cheers,

Dave

Pints for Pets 2010

It's that time of year again, and even though I'm a bit late on the postage about this, there's still time to get tickets. The 3rd annual Pints for Pets Brewfest will be held at Blair County Ballpark in Altoona, PA on May 22nd. That's this Saturday! There are two sessions for you to attend, the afternoon session from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, and the evening session From 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. All proceeds will go to the Central PA Humane Society.

So back to the beer. Along with perennial favorites Otto's, Bullfrog, Marzoni's, North Country, Blue Canoe, Rivertowne and Voodoo, it looks as though the newest brewery to grace western PA in Full Pint Brewing will be in attendance. Needless to say I'm excited. This project brings together the brewing minds of North Country Brewing and Rivertowne Pourhouse in the form of a production brewery that will be bottling favorites from each brewery along with Full Pint creations of their own.

It should be a great day for a good cause.

Cheers,

Dave

It's been a long, long time . . . .

. . . . and I've been a bad, bad blogger. I've been back in the beer world for a while, but haven't really been compelled to write much, mainly because I haven't been brewing. Well, I'm hoping to remedy both issues.

So what's to come? Reviews some MB beers, some beers from the Bearded Brewer, and a review of the 3rd annual Pints for Pets.

Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Dave

The Ultimate Table Beer Bottled

So, after a long, long, long time, I finally bottled The Ultimate Table Beer (MB0028). I ended up reyeasting with Wyeast 1056 to make sure it carbed up (no flat Brett beer here!). This beer is in the midst of a name/identity overhaul as the finished product is not quite what I was shooting for. Check back soon for more details.

Cheers,

Dave

The Mothman Barley Wine is Bottled, and is Actually Decent

It took forever to boil. It sat in secondary for months. It got down to 1.011. Someone forgot to reyeast it. But all in all, the Mothman Barley Wine (MB0027) turned out surprisingly well. Though a bit undercarbed at this present juncture and being completely unsure whether or not it will ever carb up, the beer turned out. It has a prominent caramel flavor, a mouth-puckering bitterness, and a thirst-quenching dryness that makes this 9.0%+ quaff extremely dangerous. It was a hit recently at Brew Club, which surpassed any expectations I had of it. I'm glad there's still a bunch left.

Cheers,

Dave

WHAT! AN UPDATE!

Yes, it's been a long damn time. for those of you who stop in once in a while on a hope and a prayer, said hope and/or prayer has been answered. And thanks for sticking around. The past, what, 6 months since I last posted have been busy, obviously, but not much has gone on in Muckney World. I have been brewing with some buddies, but nothing specifically here at MB. Plus I've been out of the beer world for a bit. Well, it's time to get back into it. I'm talking actual updates, some more partial mash brewing here at MB, and getting back to that "buying local" thing I was talking about last spring.

A quick few tidbits - The Mothman Barleywine is in bottles , though slightly undercarbed, still delicious. The Ultimate Table Beer (name change coming) is going to be bottled soon, and some thoughts on upcoming beer events.

I'll see you all very soon. . . .if anyone's still listening.

Cheers,

Dave