So far, Kraig is keeping up wiht his goal to always have a homebrew in the works. He even has his brewing schedule mapped out for the rest of the year. What a fun hobby for him to have!
I must say though, I am a baker and baking is precise with just a little teensy-eensy bit of room for error or experimentation. But baking doesn't intimidate me like it does for some folks. Brewing? THAT is intimidating. I feel like my husband is a mad scientist when he's brewing.
Check out these photos from the first day of pale ale brewing (there are two rounds of fermentation before racking (bottling) followed by bottle conditioning. This brew will be ready to drink in about 2 weeks or so (4 weeks from original brew date)).
Carboy and funnel, sanitized and ready!
Owen gets excited about making beer.
Yeast from Hopworks brewing co., and Kraig's notes and recipe.
Apparently one needs to drink beer in order to make beer!
Whole grain crystal malt
Everything is boiled...
and precisely measured.
Hops!
boiling malt
Calculating original gravity, IBUs, and he can also figure out the estimated alcohol content
Primary fermentation! That's some happy yeast!
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