South Union Brewing goes on hiatus

As we speak my good friend for life Ross Anderson is en route to help me bottle my batch of Speckled Heifer. This was my second attempt at this beer it is a partial mash cream ale that is a clone of the popular New Glarus  Brewing's Spotted Cow. While their beer and my first attempt at it were bright yellow. (like it should be) my second attempt is amber in color!! I took a little different approach from the directions and instead of using a mesh bag to mash my grains I went head first and dumped the grains in the water then mashed and sparged using a strainer. This made the gravity of the beer skyrocket and thus I  think I will have a beer that has a lot more body and color to it than it really should. No worries here though that's what this is all about it you win some and lose some.
It is also with a very heavy heart that I have to announce I will be taking a break from brewing for the next few months. With the holidays coming up and other obligations I just wont have the time that this hobby deserves. But no worries I plan to resume brewing some time after Christmas. I was really pumped to brew a batch for my family's Christmas but sadly that's just is not going to happen. Just writing this is depressing me but hopefully after the holidays I can come back with some upgraded equipment and take my brewing to the next level. Until then Cheers and get out and drink as many different beers as you can! These are exciting times we live in and there is great fresh beer coming from new brewery's every where! ENJOY THEM!