It’s a well-known fact that smiling can postpone frostbite
Last night was definitely the coldest weather we’ve brewed in. Cleaning was particularly problematic, as our implements started to freeze as we were scrubbing them. (That’s what she said.) I don’t remember what I actually said last night, but I do remember my internal monologue: “Dear God Dear God Dear God.” And I also remember resorting to wearing Hannah’s small girly mittens.
Surprisingly we had around 20 people last night, hanging out in below freezing weather. Which means one of two things:
- We’re doing something right
- We have really stupid supporters
The brewing itself went well. The only hiccup was the cooling process, which took awhile since we weren’t able to use the immersion chiller due to frozen hoses. I would like to show off Joel’s new sparging system. It didn’t fit so nicely over our mashing setup, so Joel went MacGyver on us and bought a bunch of elbow joints. We still have a little bit of work to do on the top to prevent the hose from kinking. For now we threaded it through the hole in an adjustable wrench, which was clamped on to the sparge arm. I doubt even the great MacGyver could have come up with THAT solution.
Look out for the bourbon oak stout in 4-5 weeks. We’re excited about this one.
Why does Jonathan have a bong in that picture? Last I checked, the cold doesn’t make dope smoking legal!