Had a wonderful day today with friends. did up a wonderful pork butt with a rub from Beer Advocate and some wings.

Nailed it...

Well, had a great brewing day. Today's brew was a Roggenbier, a German rye ale, similar to a Hefeweizen, with rye in place of the wheat in the grain bill. Of course I had worries with that much rye, 6 lbs. plus a pound of crystal rye, and no husks. So I used rice hulls for the first time. Everything went great. Hit my target gravity and quantity. Just cooling it down before I pitch an American Hefe yeast.

The red lager turned out well after all. Nice session ale. The Oatmeal stout is very decent. Slightest alcohol aftertaste, probably due to a slightly high starting fermentation temperature. Should be a contender in the September club competition.

Other than that all is well. Good selection of beer available. Having people over tomorrow to hopefully renew some people's interest in my brewing and possibly turn a couple new people to the beer side of the force.