I just realized that today is American Craft Beer Week ®! Party on!
Per the website linked below, there are now over 3,400 small and independent craft brewers in America. Here's a list of celebrations in honor of ACBW: http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/american-craft-beer-week/acbw-celebrations
Me, I'll be brewing up a breakfast stout on Saturday. Yes, I know it's not really the kind of beer one normally brews in May. But I've got all of the ingredients and I don't want to waste them. Next up after that will likely be a saison. Some posts in the earlier thread inspired me to give it a go, despite the fact that I will need to find a way to keep things warm (at least 80F, and Dupont is supposedly fermented at 90F! Yikes!).
Best way I can think of to celebrate ACBW (besides tipping back some American craft beer)? Brew a batch of craft beer yourself! It's really not hard at all, and your equipment investment can be quite small. Almost all of these hundreds of new craft breweries in the U.S. were founded by people who started brewing in their kitchen. Sure you can get a degree in brewing science from one of several schools, but the majority of craft breweries in the U.S. were not founded by people who went that route. Just brew it!
http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/american-craft-beer-week/acbw-news
Per the website linked below, there are now over 3,400 small and independent craft brewers in America. Here's a list of celebrations in honor of ACBW: http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/american-craft-beer-week/acbw-celebrations
Me, I'll be brewing up a breakfast stout on Saturday. Yes, I know it's not really the kind of beer one normally brews in May. But I've got all of the ingredients and I don't want to waste them. Next up after that will likely be a saison. Some posts in the earlier thread inspired me to give it a go, despite the fact that I will need to find a way to keep things warm (at least 80F, and Dupont is supposedly fermented at 90F! Yikes!).
Best way I can think of to celebrate ACBW (besides tipping back some American craft beer)? Brew a batch of craft beer yourself! It's really not hard at all, and your equipment investment can be quite small. Almost all of these hundreds of new craft breweries in the U.S. were founded by people who started brewing in their kitchen. Sure you can get a degree in brewing science from one of several schools, but the majority of craft breweries in the U.S. were not founded by people who went that route. Just brew it!
http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/american-craft-beer-week/acbw-news