The Alchemist

May News

And again, another month has slipped on by.  It is almost May already, I

Hops 4/20/09

can’t even believe it.  The hops are absolutely going nuts right now. I took a picture last week, and it is out of date, so here is a shot of last week, and this week.  I chopped a bunch of the shoots back, and they are well on their way up the twine.  Keep in mind , I’ll be giving away A LOT of rhizomes next spring…..

Hops 4/27/09

I just put Shut The Hell Up! on tap this afternoon.  I’m very pleased with it. Very hoppy and crisp for an American mild ale, and coming in at 3.9% ABV! It’s a little stronger than I wanted, but I am still figuring out my new mash tun. Sometimes I get very good extract and overshoot it a bit.  Oh well…

The Heady Topper will be on for about three more weeks, and after that, this years batch of Heathen will be released.  A beautiful blond hop bomb coming in at 7% ABV.   The Wild Child is as sour and delicious as ever, and on tap for May.

I also have a new spring Saison sitting in a serving tank waiting to drop bright.  I’ll release it as soon as I come up with a name.

Next week, I will be brewing a new batch of The Crusher. If you loved the last one, just wait…Also being brewed in the next few weeks will be Mortal Sin, to be released on June 6^th.

As for the gluten –free beer, Celia, I will make it in the next three weeks or so.  The test batches came out with encouraging results. I should be able to brew a very good pale ale with the sorghum, but I think it is best suited for a Belgian-style beer. As for which version I make first, we’ll see.

For now, that is all the updates on the beer front.