Brew Batch #168 Jake's Juice v2.3

For the batch that rivals Reinke's Revenge in brew attempts this one hit the keg at 1.004-0.001@61F to yield a nice 4.2% (hopefully) crushable bevvy. That ramped up 2565 Kolsch yeast got down! Starting the summer light brew lineup. 

For the Outdoorsman?

I'm an outdoor guy with a family of the same. We dig animal stories and I've always marveled over the story over the USS Indianapolis, I guess in part because I'm a Jaws fan but that it was told in such a surreal and factual manner. There were 1195 men aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship while the remaining 890 went into the water to face what awaited with only 316 survivors. So in all, the sharks could've taken the 574 but dehydration and seawater poisoning probably claimed many. The wreckage was just found in 2017! And as of Thanksgiving 2021 there are only 3 remaining survivors. 

Then there's this story about pissing off the US Navy in WWII. All of sudden knowing what's in those mangroves bothers me.

Brew Batch #168 Jake's Juice v2.3

Returning to an oldie but a goodie with a pound of local honey. Ah yes, I see many light quaffers this summer as we're to hit 90F already at the beginning of May here. OG 1.036+0.000 @72F. Off by 9 points on BE but was a pound short on grain as I await my mega summer order through CBB. Monster 2565 Kolsch yeast pitch may make up any difference. 

Brew Batch #167 Uranus IPA

And Uranus is in the keg. One of our first hazies that deserved a “do over” since better understanding of 💧  🧪, yeast health etc. FG 1.010-0.001@53 F puts it right in line with the last batch at 6.8%

2022 Coconut Cup

And FL eludes once again. 30 for Reinke’s Revenge 2022 Covid edition alpha variant and 25 on I Like Big Oats v1.1 (but I think my water chemistry may have been off on that one). 💩! Well, it’s the last BA ordering state I have. ‘Twas a nice big comp of 393 and run well by MASH but I couldn’t pull it off. Next time FL, next time. 

29th Peach State Brew Off

 

The 29th PSBO came and went and all I could do was hope for any bling at all as my neighboring state has eluded me for years. Well, IAH…GA muddled a 28.5 with notes of acetaldehyde noted, so I’ll start building that Munich 2308. But When Doves Rye hit a 42 out of 453 entries and a 🥇 to take it to mini-BOS I was floored. I gotta say Covert Hops Society have it dialed in on coordinating and communication after 29 attempts, but I’m not sure I can medal again in this stiff competition. 

Brew Batch #167 Uranus IPA

OG 1.060+0.001@75F on this old timey favorite. We've been told at Beat-12, that there's nothing like Uranus. People have admitted to really enjoying Uranus time and time again. Go figure. I ASSume it's the Galaxy, Comet, Mosaic hop blend that makes Uranus so palatable?