So as you can see from the picture on the right my first all grain brew an Amber Ale is close to bottling! I moved it into the fridge tonight to cold crash it for a few days before bottling it. Cold crashing is when you cool the beer down between 30 and 40 degrees and keep it this way for 3 to 5 days. Cold crashing causes the particulates in the beer to drop out and gives you a better looking finished product. After all this isn't Coors and I cant afford a million dollar cold filtering system so this method will have to do for now! So when will this beer be ready I will say 2 to 3 weeks from Sunday. I am hoping this turns out well for my first all grain beer.
So whats up next you may ask and if not I am going to tell you anyway! I am going on a Belgian brewing binge!!! I love Belgian beers they are complex in taste,easy drinking and they tend to have a higher alcohol content this is an added bonus and not my reason for brewing this style. Also there is no denying Belgian yeast strains make great beers!!!
So tonight I hopped online and ordered my next 2 kits. The first is kit is La Petite Orange here is the description right from the website
A Belgian Dubbel without the deep dark chocolate maltiness, the Orangé is rich with caramel sweetness and a full body that hides the 6.1% ABV very well.
So think of this as Fat Tire only its not brown it will much lighter in color like amber or orange! With this brew I will also be adding crushed Coriander and orange zest to the boil to enhance the over all flavor of the beer.
The last beer is a Belgian Tripel which is a pale yellow brew with nice hop flavors and high alcohol content! This is one of my favorite styles and I have been wanting to brew this for a while now. I had to wait to brew this one because all grain is the only way to do this beer justice. All the pieces are coming together now I cant wait to fire up my kettle and fill up my empty fridge with great home brews!!!!
