Forgive me readers, for I have sinned.  It has been several months since my last post.  I have many excuses.  Some of them are even good.   But never mind.  All I can do is promise to be better.

I also have not been brewing very much over the last few months.  I do have a few “active” beers that I am excited about:

• Erstewhile Tripel – this has been in the bottle for a few months now.  It is coming along very nicely.  As smooth as an 11% beer could possibly be.  Another few months of conditioning will do it a world of good.  It is a bit more hazy than I would like- should have done a protein rest with the Belgian Pils.
• Saison Duclair – ditto on the protein rest for this beer (the grain bill was pretty similar to the bill for the Tripel) but I don’t mind as much, since a slightly turbid look is ok with a saison.  Besides, this beer is freaking awesome.  The Dupont yeast really expresses itself in a funky, almost cheesy way.  Delicious.
• MmHhah! – wow, this beer has surprised me.  It’s accidentally fantastic.  And I don’t even like browns.  Especially Browns.  The Denny’s Favorite yeast is quite wonderful, really allowing the maltiness to shine through.
• [Beer To Be Named Later] Clear Mountain Scottish Ale – it’s been in glass for over a month.  I’ll oak it for about a week and then bottle it.  I have high hopes for this one.

On the horizon: something dark, something hoppy, and I’ll blog a piece-by-piece summary of the water chemistry research I’ve been doing over the past few months.