Progress Report

The very first! First Shot Stout

This is the very first beer we brewed! Made with Nugget and Fuggles hops, dark malt extract from the guys at MoreBeer, and Irish ale yeast, this was pretty tasty. The color was spot on, along with a great initial taste. We added a little too many hops to this batch, but the flavor mellowed out to a great taste after about 2 months of aging in the bottle. All in all, I think this was a great first attempt! I would definitely recommend making this again, but probably adding less hops and some specialty grains like chocolate malt or crystal 60L.

Honey Wheat Beer

This is a wheat beer made with Briess Wheat Extract (about a 60-40 mix of wheat and barley dried extract), Liberty hops (1.5 oz bittering, 1 oz aromatic), and some dry wheat beer yeast from Fermentis. I think this is a great ale for summer time, and wanted to add some zing to a typical recipe. I added about 10 oz of mesquite honey to the fermentor after about a week of fermentation. This made the batch continuously let off CO2 for the next couple of weeks. After about 1 1/2 more weeks I bottled it.

Wow! This is a really good batch! The bite from the wheat is perfect, and the smooth sweetness from the honey is a great compliment. Truly a drinkable beer. I would absolutely make this batch again, no changes!


Info on our American Pale Ale and Amber Ale, along with a profile of our Crazy Chocolate Stout, will be in the next progress report!