Well it’s been a looong time since I posted an entry in the brew log. I built a new house and we moved in for the twilight of 2014. I’d previously brewed a bunch of beer in late November because I knew we had a lot going on for December and January. However I finally got the family moved in and straightened out my new brewery room enough to brew a batch! Generally this time of the year I do my lagers so I’m starting with a nice Dortmunder export lager! Actual brew date was January 24, 2015.

The brew day was terrible to say the least! It was the most windy day I can ever remember brewing in. I had the top tier out in my big new driveway with no place to hide! I didn’t have any lactic acid or gypsum as I waned for the recipe.(lost in the move somehow) I also was using well water while my fellow brew club friend Nathan was running water analysis to figure out what’s in my water.(turns out it’s basically Baton Rouge water double the sodium, plus some chloride and plus some organic tannins) However everything was brewed and the wort turned out fine!

Fast forward to 2/3/2015 and the beer has fermented out nicely. It tastes quite good and I think it’ll clarify in to a beautiful lager.