Brew Updates

I intend to update this when I first try my beers, but once I start with one it rolls from there and then soon I forget all about it.

Anyway, the American Special Amber was good. It seemed to be missing just a little something but not sure what it was. It was my best carbonated beer to date. And today I tried the Irish Red Ale. It was bottled only ten days ago. I thought it might be a little early, but I think drinking my own Irish Red on St. Patty's Day was necessary. The taste was smooth and delicious. It was very close to the Special Amber in taste, but it seems this Irish Red isn't "missing" what the Amber was. It just needs a little more time to fully carbonate.

Finally, I got the best St. Patty's Day miracle surprise today. I bought three Corney Kegs for $20 each. Some old man on Craigslist was just looking to get rid of them. Getting one for the same price I got these three for is a good buy generally. For those that don't know, Corney Kegs are five gallon containers that used to be used by the soda industry to ship their syrup. The are obsolete for soda company with the invention of the bladder bag systems. The kegs have become the favorite of home brewers for kegging as they are the perfect size for the five gallon batches. Kegging the brew saves time with bottling, cleaning and wait time. Now I can skip yeast conditioning and just use CO2.