Double IPA - Bottled

Bottling is so much fun!!! Right kids?!? Right....?

Shortly after this shot, all of my helpers seemed to disappear.

Oh well, 5 gal (actually more like 4-1/4) bottled and waiting to be bottle conditioned.

Who needs kegging?!?! :-(

Beer Review: Mother Earth Brew Co (CA) Hop Diggity

 New Feature!! This is more of a personal notebook of new beers that I'm trying, rather than any real review format. Gonna share some thoughts, without getting too in-depth. I'll also give it a personal rating.

So, first up is Hop Diggity from Mother Earth Brew Co, in Vista California. I say this part only because there is another Mother Earth. Mother Earth Brewing from North Carolina. I haven't been able to try any of the East Coast brewery's beers, but I have had a few from here in SD county.

Very nice Double IPA, checking in at 8% ABV. Good and hoppy, with a balanced malt kick! I poured this into my 8 oz glass, so it took a few fills to finish and savor the whole bottle, and my last pour I didn't realize that there was a fair amount of yeast sediment in the bottom. No worries, it didn't affect the flavor too much at this point.

Overall a very tasty DIPA.

7 out of 10 pints.

New Brew Pot!!!

So, I needed some new headphones and I could find the ones I need at Target, so I decided to look on Amazon.

I forgot that I had this 40 qt Aluminum Stock Pot in my basket. $40 bucks, and with free shipping!
But I didn't have $40 bucks to spend, at least not for beer-related stuff. So I was ready to remove it from the cart when I saw that there was an offer for an Amazon VISA, sign up and get an automatic $50 gift card. So the pot & the headphones, plus shipping turned out to be $1.23. Not bad! Can't wait to start the inaugural brew with this set up which as you may have read was in bad need of a bigger pot.