The Skull Splitter Peach turned out at 10.5% ABV and pretty tasty. The peach and honey comes through right nicely. I named it right. Drink one to many of these and you will most definitely end up with a split skull. LOL

This past weekend I brewed what started out to be a Imperial Pilsner with a final SG of 1.114 but as that night grew on I began to change my mind and decided to play with it to see just what I could do with it. Final gravity ended up at 1.145 and is now bubbling away, almost uncontrollably, in the fermentation chamber at 55 degrees F. Hopefully the yeast will stay strong and healthy to give me what I am shooting for 18% ABV beer. I used 55lbs of German Pilsner Malt so I am still going to call it a Imperial Pilsner. LOL I have a feeling that this beer may take a while to finish. I figured it would be so strong that it might make you slap your mamma so here is the label I came up with for this one........

I am also looking at doing a Imperial Pumpkin beer over the next few weeks. Just waiting to see some decent pumpkins this season. Won't be long now. Thought maybe this might make a decent label for it.......

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Eruption!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember the time, way back when, in science class when we were taught the outcome of mixing vinegar and baking soda together? That is how I felt looking in on my latest brew bubbling away in the primary. The smell, sights and the sounds of the activity are all so very exciting. As hard as it is not to want this beer to be complete right this very moment I have to remind myself "Patience Grasshopper!".

I apologize for the poor video quality up front as it seem to be a little jumpy and sticky here and there. Hope all enjoy just the same.......

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~Brew Day 07-05-2013~

Today we are brewing "SCBC Skullsplitter Peach"

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Greetings from SCBC everyone.........

Kegging the "Shaved German Blonde" today as well as preparing to brew a 5 gal. experimental batch respectfully named "SCBC Skull Splitter Peach" ringing in at about 11.5% ABV. This big ale also has a good amount of mountain honey and will be using two different yeast with one for primary and another for secondary to chew on the 15 lbs of peaches and almost 1 1/2 lbs of honey. This one will be aged and should be ready for the change of the season when the temps drop and a little warmth is always appreciated. The "Shaved German Blonde" will be yet another couple of weeks but so far taste and color are outstanding.

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." Frank Zappa

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So here is a quick little video update called The Shaving Cream for the Shaved German Blonde.......

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Here we are after much awaited time being able to produce our first all grain beer with the new system. It is a light German ale that we have appropriately named "Stumpy's Shaved German Blonde". Here is a short video of the goings on today as I brew.......

I just completed a Chill Water Test where I took boiling water at about 210 degrees and pumped it through the wort ports of the 40 plate Heat Exchanger and also took 38 degree water that was in the Chill Water Chamber and pumped it through the water ports of the Heat Exchanger. The results were quite dramatic as I had to adjust the flow of the boiling water as it was coming out at 40 degrees. LOL I did figure it out and had it at about 55 to 59 degrees. For the first test it went mighty well if I do say so myself. Here is a little video on the action.......

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