Sunday, September 11, 2011

Let the brewing begin!

I've missed brewing beer.





When I sold my last set up I had amassed (what was for me) a pretty spectacular all grain set up. I had everything I needed to brew anything I wanted and I did! :)

Life brings changes and these days small space apartment living looks like it's going to be our standard operating procedure for the foreseeable future. This lifestyle is good for a lot of things but not so good for the type of brewing I was doing in Texas.

With no yard, garage, garden hoses, outside space and considering the much different weather changes from Sugar Land, TX to Littleton CO if I wanted to brew here I'd need to do a total system revamp.

After a lot of silent contemplation on my part we were sitting in the Avery Brewing tap room about 3 weeks ago next to the coffee roaster that provides coffee for their coffee stout and Angie says something like;
 
"Ya know, this beer tastes pretty good. You roast coffee and brewed beer, you should make something like this".

:o

I needed no further encouragement! After scouring the various brew forums for info on "apartment brewing", "all grain counter top brewing", and so on find myself these few weeks later looking at this glorious sight this fine Sunday morning.

Airlock activity.....let the brewing begin!