It has been far to long since I brewed a batch of home brew so I decided to remedy that this week by brewing not one but two batches. Last night I pulled out all my brewing gear, cleaned, and sanitized it and brewed up an extra pale ale extract kit. Tomorrow night I’m heading over to Andy’s to to brew a 10 gallon batch of Cream Ale with him and Tom.
Ahh the smell of boiling hops! Yum!
The Saint Paul Winter Carnival is billed as the nation’s oldest and largest winter festival. Today it might just have been also considered the coldest. The temperature dipped down into the negative double digits and as far down as negative forty when factoring in the wind chill. Despite the bitter cold Laura, Greg, Katie, and I ventured down to Harriet Island to promote Laura and Katie’s magazines (Saint Paul Illustrated, Woodbury, and St. Croix Valley magazine) as well as take part in a few of the festivities that were happening.
Think I have enough hops for our Super Bowl party?
1 keg of Surly Furious
2 sixers of Bell’s Hopslam
Not to mention the keg of Double IPA homebrew I have on tap already. Don’t worry for those of you who would rather have something that can be put down by the bucket I also have a keg of Summit Grand Pilsner on tap as well.
Andy was helping me replace Laura’s car’s brake pads and rotors yesterday and while digging through a drawer he found these old Polaroids from a party we had while I was living down in Winona. I lived there during my junior year of college but I can’t quite remember when this party took place. Maybe someone can help fill in my memory?
