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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Yeast Starter

Created a 1L starter for the Safeale S-04 that I’ll used with the “Gimp Biscuit” I’m brewing tomorrow.

I love this yeast!  Very short lag, fast-as-hell fermentation, and flocculates like a pound of cement…

I know that using a starter with dry yeast is frowned upon, but I’ve had very good success doing so.