It appears that the IPA is now ready to be bottled. I have not pulled a reading yet (will do that tomorrow), but I have a feeling that I will be bottling tomorrow night.

So that leads me to the next beer to brew. I looked over a number of recipes and decided on a Belgian Saison. Saisons are essentially farmhouse ales. They are not nearly as strong or complex as other Belgian style beers. Here's the recipe for what will probably be a 6 gallon batch. This will be a partial mash method:

Extract:

• 6 lbs William's Belgian Pale Malt Extract

Grains:

As you can tell, the site is back up. I realize that the dates are all sorts of goofed up on the previous posts, so please don't hate on me too much for that. In the process of upgrading, I was able to remove a number of modules I never used. And if I can source out everything I need, I have some pretty slick ideas for this place.

Thanks for reading, and good brews to ya!

Sometimes, it pays to not cut corners. This is most definitely one of those times.

I have not brewed in nearly 8 years until roughly two weeks ago. I also did not replace equipment like I should have.

I received a Williams IPA kit via Fed Ex today. Popped the WYeast this evening, hoping to be brewing by Saturday.

And true to form, I'll be modifying this recipe. A lot. Going to the quote unquote "Homebrew" store here in Great Falls tomorrow and getting some Caramel Malt and a Muslin bag.

And thanks to Amy Grisak, this beer is going to be bursting with Cascade hops.

Happy 2012 everyone!

Over the next few weeks, I am planning on upgrading the back end of this site and also rolling out a new layout. Hopefully I'll get to brew a batch or two of beer as well during this time.

Good Brews to ya!

Joe

I've got a Beagle Board coming from Ebay. Should be here next week. Once it arrives, I'll begin work in retrofitting my dead Cobalt Qube 3 with this new hardware.

For the last week, this thing has been the bane of my existence.

Tonight, however, I won the battle.

This is a TEMPer V1.2 temperature probe. USB powered (obviously). One of those lovely ''Made in China'' units. But hey, for $15 bucks, you really can't go wrong. As long as you're willing to fight a bit with software.

First off, kudos to Dave Sherman. You didn't need to do that, but I thank you for the traffic.

Ok, after a bit more research, it came to my attention that I am going to need a few more items:

Alright, a few days have gone past since my last post, and I have spent these days plotting and scheming. As stated, I already have a line on a fridge for use as a controlled fermenting chamber. And as I have already stated, this is going to be controlled not by analog dial, but by a Linux based computer. I have priced out what will be needed, computer equipment wise and this is what I have so far:

2 X10 controllers: $13.99 plus shipping from X10.com