So I finally got back to beer brewing. I think most people assumed I quit as I didn’t brew at all in 2019. I’ve noticed that other people continue on with what they do when they have babies but that isn’t the case for me over the past 2 years. For whatever reason, my kids have not been sleepers. With my oldest I basically quit brewing the year she was born and for the second it lasted nearly two years. Mostly due to always being tired. We finally purchased new mattresses for both kids in December 2019 and both magically started sleeping through the night! So hey…..reclaimed my beer room from all the overflow storage that had crowed it and got the equipment ready to go today. What better than a pale ale recipe that’s won gold medals at multiple homebrew competitions.

The brew day went pretty well. Efficiency was higher than expected and ended up with a 1.058 OG. I think this beer will be fantastic.

Update 2/11/2020
Final gravity was extremely dry at 1.0067. Alcohol isn’t detectable. It’s an extremely clean fermentation. Lots of orange, pineapple with other tropical hints. Enough malt and body to support the beer. These are flat notes. Extremely drinkable flat which means it’ll be a wonderful drink. Color is light amber with yellow highlights.