Beer

Beer, that glorious liquid, that granter of courage and attractiveness, beer is why I have returned to that fickle mistress the blogosphere (do we still call it that?). Since our last writing, I have taken on a new obsession, but one that fits in well under the auspices of the Kentuckipino. I have begun home brewing beer and it has been glorious…and by glorious I mean beer filled, and bottle filled, and bucket filled, and carboy filled, and did I mention the buckets?

Home brewing has proven to be a fantastic pastime and one that deserves some chronicling, if only so that I may avoid repeating mistakes and ensure that the mistakes I make in the future are new and more expensive/delicious/hazardous. In truth, there has been so much to learn and while I’ve been doing my research, I’ve on just begun to scratch the surface of beer geekdom in the past year since we started brewing.

So, what have we done to date? Glad you asked:

• Imperial Nut Brown Ale (kit, extract) 
• Robust Porter (kit, extract) 
• Holiday Ale (kit, extract) 
• Pale Ale v1 (extract) 
• Amber Ale (extract) 
• Kolsch (extract) 
• Cream Ale (all grain) 
• Saison (extract) 
• Pale Ale v1 (all grain) 
• Pale Ale v2 (all grain) 
• Weiss (all grain) 
• Dragon’s Milk Clone (extract) 
• Watermelon Wheat Ale (all grain) 
• Victory Milk Stout (all grain) 
• Russian Imperial Stout (all grain) 

There will be more brews ahead as well as dips into beer science and the home brew/craft beer culture in and around Chicago. Until then, don’t worry, relax, and have a home brew, and another, and another, and another…

Aaand we're back again, for the very first time

So, to recap what’s been going on since our last post:

• Clare and I started Kellogg to earn our MBAs
• Clare and I finished Kellogg and earned our MBAs
• Clare is expecting the Kentuckipino the First.
• Much food and drink has been had since our last post

Well, that about does it for the recap. Now, on to the new stuff.