It's Beer!

It's not just beer, it's REALLY BEER. Yesterday was racking day. I transferred my fermented beer to the 5 gallon corney then refrigerated it over night. This morning before work I artificially carbonated it using 20lbs of CO2. I put it back in the refrigerator and tonight after work I got to sample the finished product. All I can say is, it really, really worked. I sampled and I sampled. That's all I'll say. By the way it turned out to be 4.98% ABV.

I'm already planning my next batch. Something called Arctic Red or maybe a Nut Brown Ale or who knows maybe even a Hefeweizen. I'm not a big Hefe fan but Marie is and maybe I should make something I know she'll like.

Once I get some more experience at this I think I'll try to develop my own recipe and call it "Good Rat Ale" or Good Rat something. The boss had some name suggestions today but I'm not sure any of them sounded very appetizing.

By the way, do you know how rich I feel knowing I have 5 gallons of beer on tap? Such a deal!

Prost!