A Sunday Brew
This past Sunday, Dave and I got together for an impromptu Brew Day. Yes, although only two of us attended, I believe according to the Backyard Brewing Society bylaws it is still technically a Brew Day. Looking back, I'm actually not quite sure how we planned this thing in the first place. One morning last week, Dave popped into my office and said, "Hey, why don't we brew on Sunday". I apparently said yes and voila...Sunday morning Brew Day!
We couldn't have asked for better weather. The only downside wasn't on us, it was on the animals. The Castaways, Mary Ann and Ginger, hid out in the grass,
while Tessa grabbed the occasional thrown frisbee and looked her usual uncomfortable nerotic self. Her wet stringy neck coat is thanks to the indoor cat, Moses, who secretly cleans and licks Tessa when humans aren't looking.
On the beer front, I brewed a Fuller's ESB clone and Dave put together a Sierra Nevada pale ale clone. Our originality wasn't running very high.
As far as note taking goes, I still enjoy using my iOS iBrewmaster app. The last few updates have brought some great feature enhancements I have been longing for.
I can't recommend it enough, especially the multiple hop additions and boil timer. It is very handy and quite cool.
As readers of this blog can attest to, Brew Days are chock full of brewing, beer and food. Dave even mentioned not worrying about food when he previously posed the Sunday brew idea. However, I get hungry. After a quick dash to the store, i threw some much needed sustenance on the grill, conveniently shaped like hamburger patties.
Two burgers a piece, nestled between grilled buns and topped with thick slabs of cheddar cheese and a dollop of mayonnaise. I believe I ate both of mine in under 5 minutes.
What we thought would be a fast morning of brewing, turned into a meandering adventure lasting until early afternoon. We sat, we talked, we ate and in the end, hope we brewed some really good beer.
Sunday, after all, was really a warm up, as a more traditional Brew Day with the Society is in the very, very near future.
