So Mike and I brewed up a new 5 gallon batch. This was our first attempt to keg a beer. It turned out better than expected.
Our goal was to make a typical amber ale. Something kind of close to Alaska's. Going by the age old adage that you need to drink beer while making beer the recipe quickly went out the door once the hop additions started. In my mind the more often you added hos the more balanced it would be. This was also about 3 hours into our session drinking.
When everything was said and done we had at least doubled the necessary hops for the beer by the time we were done. Not like we cared. We love hops. We both agree that at a certain point its overkill, but based on the total volume vs ounces of hops we added it wasn't outrageous. All in all I think we hit around 4 oz or so.
Carbing was interesting. First time kegging tried the force CO2 then roll method. Quickly gave this up when Mikes arms tired. I had a beer in my hand and was unwilling to put it down to help.
After about 3 weeks in keg we couldn't wait any longer. We had an Amber Alert release party. Even my wife liked the beer. That's when you know its good. She's super picky about alcohol. The beer was clear, little to no sediment, and probably came in between 8 and 10%. I drank 4 liters and called it a night.
We will definitely be brewing this one again. We paired it with burgers. In my excitement for everything hoppy I added hop pellets into the meat before making patties. I liked them. The girls however tasted it immediately and commented. I ate two. More for me.
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