The keg is up and running! As I still have yet to get a beer fridge, I set the keg up in the coal room in the basement. This winter the room has been holding at a steady 50F, which is a great temp for winter ales. When hooking it up I blew off the excess natural carbonation and set the regulator to 8psi. I think this worked out great as it poured nice and steady creating an 1inch thick head before settling down.This batch is a Classic Dry Stout, which came from a kit I got at Kirk's Brew. It turned out better than I was expecting. The texture was smooth and very drinkable with a thicker body than the porters I've made, but a lot thinner than the stouts you have to chew. It did turn out dry, but not overly - just enough to offset the smoothness of the beer and linger in the mouth without making you pucker.
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Man! That looks nice.
Enjoying a cold one in the coal room. And they say paradise was lost. I think you just found it, and in your own basement no less.
You should call it "Cermak's Coal Room Stout"
And so it shall be named:
Cermak's COAL ROOM STOUT
What are you guys doing this / next weekend? Noel and I were talking about maybe having folks down next weekend - we could put a pretty big dent in it.
We don't have any solid plans that I know of.
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