It’s not beer. It’s lager.

Highland CowI have been a bad, bad blogger of late.  This is my first post in almost two months.  Forgiveness!  I have lots to talk about, especially our trip to England and Scotland earlier this month.  It will, I promise, be discussed at length over the next few posts.  To start with, here’s the story of one of the best beer quotes I’ve ever heard.

After checking into our sleeper berth on the overnight train from London to Aviemore, Scotland, we walked to the dining car.  I noticed several people around me drinking Stella, so I asked the waiter, “What beers do you have other than Stella?”  He replied firmly, “Stella’s not beer.  It’s lager.”

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Brewed – Gimp Biscuit

Today I brewed the first version of my “Gimp Biscuit” E.S.B.  Went very well- hit all of my mash and gravity numbers dead-on.  More details after I do the math (or, more precisely, plug my results into BeerSmith and have it do the math).

Still having trouble getting the wort chilled quickly.  Could be that my 25′ immersion chiller just isn’t up to the task of cooling down a 5-gallon boil in summertime…