Contents of irish stout kit
Contents of porter kit
Finishing up the stout. Mash already boiled, hops added, yeast in carboy.
ADDING WATER IS TEH AWESOME w00t!!!1!
Stout ready to be capped with airlock
Sanitizing the tubing is a state job requiring two supervisors per worker.
Placing the stopper in and getting the airlock ready
Washing up for the next round. Ron used so much iodine that everything within two yards is now sterile, including Brandon.
Sarah taking detailed notes of how insane this is, Brandon wondering if he should mention that he just sneezed a loogie in the mash.
Getting ready to take a sample for the gravity reading.
Sample for gravity.
The mash for the stout is steeping. Or is this laundry day?
Original gravity of stout is at 1.042
I CAN HAZ HOMBROO?
Homebrewing: you're doing it wrong.
Waiting to add the yeast. (no internet meme could be thought of for this picture)
Of course, brewing beer requires relaxing and drinking beer.
No, the 8-year old was not drinking beer, just keeping us adults in line.
Yes, Ron was drinking beer.
Original gravity of porter before adding water: 1.062 (I think)
Everybody Brews
Siphoning contents of tun to the carboy.
Siphoning in progress.
Ron adding his own special flavor.
Filling up nicely.
Avoiding getting too much of the sediment.
What brewing album is complete without a picture of an adorable child?
Filling out the beer.
Capped and ready
Let's take it downstairs.
Next day. Airlock failure on the stout. Removed the airlock.
OVERFLOW ERROR
Just capped it with a runoff tube for now. Will check again later today.
A picture of our photographer.
The stout, after the foaming subsided.
The porter.
