Paul’s Brewsletter

I’m pleased to announce that beginning in January 2009, a new microbrewery for the New Orleans area will begin producing New Orleans’ latest local beer! The microbrewery is called Nola Brewing, and they will be initially offering two varieties of beer: blonde ale and brown ale.

Also, if you’re in the Metairie or Greater New Orleans Area, there will be a beer tasting taking place at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie on Friday October 24th. The event is called “Up on the Roof” and will feature a large selection of beers along with food and some music! Proceeds from this event benefit the EJGH Foundation. Check this website for more details and admission prices: http://www.nolabrewing.com/news.htm

I’ve finished the primary fermentation for my most recent batch, so I still have a fighting chance for getting it ready by Thursday October 9th! The beer is a West Coast Pale Ale, and alcohol content by volume came out to 3.13%. This beer will be drank mostly at a chili cook-off, so I’m not looking for high alcohol since that would overpower the flavor of the food (not good!) I used two 2-liter bottles and twelve 12 ounce bottles in bottling this batch.

It is hard to say if this beer will be ready by 10/9, but I’ve been looking at the bottles periodically and notice the beer is starting to turn clear. In case you’re wondering what I’m blabbering about, one of the tell tale signs of when your beer is close to being ready is the beer in the bottle will clear up so you can see your hand clearly through the other side.

Of course, this doesn’t apply to your Hefe, or wheat beers. And the really dark stouts and porters will be tougher to tell clarity, but you should still be able to.

I’ve decided to start sending out emails with my favorite beer recipes and beer specials to anyone who is interested. If you are, click this link: beer ezine. I promise you’ll ONLY get email on beer related topics from me, so don’t worry!

I’ll be tending to the beer and let you know how it goes next week! I’m going to be brewing a bit during the fall, getting ready for the holiday season. I’ll pop in on you from time to time to let you know how it is going.

Happy brewing!
Paul

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