Now that the garage brewery is finally up and running I thought I’d brew up a couple of batches for the summer. The Amarillo Hefeweizen is fermenting along slowly but nicely (its fermenting at the cold end of the recommended range, 17C, in order to minimize the production of isoamyl acetate) and I will add the dry hops next Thursday, after which the batch will be bottled Monday 29.04. During the bottling I will also brew a big batch of American Pale Ale (Pale Ale 83%, Munich 12%, Carapils 5%; Chinook, Cascade and Centennial; WLP002) for the summer. The following week, it will be time for an Oak-Aged English Strong Ale / Barleywine (recipe still under development, but will aim for an OG of around 1.100 and a malty flavor profile) and the week after that an Imperial IPA (Pale Ale 84%, Munich 12%, Carapils 2.5%, Crystal 100 1.5%; Hop Extract, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Amarillo and Simcoe; WLP002). During May I’ll probably brew up a batch of (Imperial) Stout/Porter for next winter as well, but will have to think about a recipe for that one still. Gonna be a good brew summer!