2008: The Year of Brewing Beer

2:39 pm Homebrewing

I hope the freshly new year finds you well. I spent my New Years Eve attempting to finish off the keg of my 80 Schilling. (Unfortunately, I failed. But I put up a mighty strong fight.) Rather than make a list of resolutions I’ve decided to make a list of beers I plan on brewing this year. This will be by far the most beer I’ve ever brewed in one year. It’s a pretty ambitious schedule, but I don’t think it’s unachievable.

January

  • La Fin du Monden Clone
  • Southern English Brown
  • Oatmeal Stout

February

  • Saison
  • Schwarzbier (my first lager)

March

  • Imperial IPA (Pliny the Elder Clone)
  • Mango Blonde (A recipe I’ve been playing with for some time.)

April

  • Raspberry Wheat
  • Witbier
  • Classic American Pils

May

  • Southern English Brown
  • Belgian Dark Strong

June

  • Weissbier
  • California Common

July

  • Flanders Red
  • Wee Heavy

August

  • Oktoberfest
  • Pumpkin Beer

September

  • Robust Porter
  • 80 Schilling
  • Christmas Ale

October

  • Southern English Brown
  • Dopplebock

November

  • Belgian Dubbel
  • Russian Imperial Stout
  • December Chocolate Cherry Stout

December

  • English Barleywine
  • Brown Porter

I’ve already begun purchasing my hops now (wow, what a pain in the pocketbook) to make sure I’m fully stocked for the year. I’m going to continue to use the blog to update my progress along the way. Make sure to stay tuned to find out which ones flounder (hopefully none) and which ones flourish (hopefully all.)

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2 Responses
  1. BP :

    Date: January 8, 2008 @ 5:48 pm

    Really enjoy your blog. Love the list of beers to be brewed as opposed to resolutions. A much more achievable goal.
    Good luck with the Year of Beer, from your fans in East Texas.

  2. May Homebrewing Update | STL Hops - A St. Louis Beer Blog :

    Date: May 16, 2008 @ 10:22 am

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