Globex Corporation Newsletter

I'm a little closer to finished beer today. Actually, the beer itself is done, it would even be pretty good if you drank it right now. It would be uncarbonated and the sharp bite of the alcohol would be present, but the beer itself would be fresh and tasty. You leave it in the bottle a couple of weeks now, first to allow it to carbonate - a small amount of additional sugar has been added that the surviving yeast will consume, producing carbon dioxide - and to let the alcohol flavor mellow a little bit. This batch came in at just under 5% alcohol, so it won't need much time to mellow. TSA's barleywine will come in considerably higher than that which is why we won't be drinking that until new year's eve. Wines and distilled spirits are higher yet, which is why the aging time on them is measured in months and years. Nope, I'll take beer, generally about 4 weeks from conception to consumption.

TSA has brewed himself into a corner, brewing so much beer that he's out of fermenters to transfer to for a two-stage fermentation. I picked up a 6 gallon carboy for him today, and my 5 gallon is now empty. That's two more for him. If that ain't enough, I don't know what to do......

BOJ