Batch #178 - Amarillo Amber Ale

Here's to the final batch of homebrew for 2017, making 14 batches for the year, totaling 121 gallons, with around 24 gallons, from four different batches, bottled and carried to Ontario, for March and Kyle's wedding in September.  That's a record for me, most I've brewed in a year since I started, in January of 1999.  I'm still considerably below my legal limit of 200 gallons, toward which I'd have to brew around 23 times per year, using my current system.

This amber ale was brewed with all Amarillo Hops, so I am celebrating with a label depicting "cadillac ranch", a 1970's art project located outside of the Texas town, since then having acquired plenty of graffiti, memorializing and evolving the installation into the future, while keeping it current with the present.

Happy New Year, Everyone!

MT

Batch #177 - Random Amber Ale

Just sweeping out the grain bin before re-stocking for winter brewing, here's a simple Amber Ale, second to last outdoor brew of the year:

Basalt CO town water
2-Row Barley base malt
2-Row Barley chocolate malt
Simcoe whole leaf hops AA: 13.0%
Irish Moss
Saffbrew S-33 ale yeast

Stay warm,
Cheers!

Batch #176 - Ruby Red Porter

In the north country, at the end of every growing season comes a frost.  So it is at the end of a Life well lived.  Here's to my brave Big Sister Kathleen, eldest of nine, protector of all who came after her, leaves a large void in our family, and a room in my heart, full of wonderful memories.  Here's to You, Sis, until we meet again.

Basalt Colorado city water
2-Row Barley malt
2-Row Chocolate malt
Cascade whole leaf hops
Amarillo whole leaf hops
Irish Moss
Saffbrew T-58 Ale Yeast

Batch #175 - Cascade Red Ale - October 2017

A simple ale, made with only a few ingredients:

Proximity 2-row base malt
Crystal 150 malted barley
Cascade leaf hops
Irish Moss
Saffbrew S-33 yeast

6.0% abv

Here's to You!
MT

Batch #174 - Belgian Abbey Ale - September 2017

This ale was labeled to celebrate "after the rain dance", the morning after March and Kyle's wedding.  While we cleaned up the grounds after late night dancing under the big tent, DJ'd by our Masterful nephew Sam Kisaka, someone stacked some of the many umbrellas used during the deluge the night before, out to dry in the morning sun.  The actual band hired to facilitate the dancing by the swimming pool, was rained out during their encore song, so may of these umbrellas were used to shield their equipment while we helped them pack it up.  Meanwhile, Sam plugged his phone into the PA system, inside the dinner tent, and kicked the evening back into dancetime, for another 3 hours.  I think the bartenders weren't too happy that their services were still needed, but the party went on into the wee hours.

Proximity base malt
2-Row Carapils malt
Caramunich malt
Amarillo leaf hops
Simcoe leaf hops
Saffbrew BE-256 Abbey Ale yeast
5.5% abv

To Rain!
MT

Batch #173 - Session Red Ale - August 2017

Sorry, there's no label for this "Session Red Ale", because I brewed it just for kegging, giving, and enjoying with family and friends:

2-Row Brewers Base malted barley
2-Row Carapils malted barley
Crystal 60L malted barley
Caramel 40L malted barley
Simcoe whole leaf hops
US Tettnang whole leaf hops
Saffbrew T-58 yeast
4.5% abv

Batch #172 - Summer IPA - July 2017

Back to brewing for my own use, and for gifting to others, this is an IPA brewed in my garden, in full, abundant Summer fruiting season.

2-Row brewers malted barley
More Beer's "Aromatic Malt"
Amarillo whole leaf hops
Irish moss
Safale US-05 yeast

6.4% abv

To Summer gardens!
MT