The End

Can you tell what I did yesterday? With a little help from oldest son Matt, his friend Robert and a watchful eye by their friend Steve the Spicy McRatty got brewed. As is the custom we toasted the new batch with some of the old. Robert drained the Porter so it's good bye to a nice smooth brew that seemed to improve with age. It was important to finish it off though because we'll need the corney for this new brew. All I'm left with for now is the Belgian.

Busy Time

It's been a busy time here at the Good Rats brewery. Yesterday I got around to brewing the wife's Hefe-Rat-Weizen and it's beginning to ferment. Today I bought the ingrediants for my oldest son's request for a spicy winter brew. It's possible the new Spicy McRatty may be brewed tomorrow. Thanks to GR Mike the kegarator is, as you can see, now complete.

Ahhh

I carbonated the Rat Tail Belgian tonight which is actually the nick name for the Belgian Rat Tripel. The ABV was slightly lower than anticipated because I didn't mix the final malt addition as well as I should have. Oh well, live and learn. So rather than an 8.2% beer it's 7.2%. Of the three batches I've brewed this is definitely my favorite. I really like the subtle fruit flavor which I know some of you don't really care for. I think next weekend I'll be doing an apricot Hefe for the Queen Rat (Mrs. G.) since that's about the only beer she really cares for. Without an over abundance of enthusiasm she did say she liked this new Belgian (I didn't tell her about the rat tails) but she may just have been saying that to be nice. Cheers.