Homebrew Day

So #1 son wants to make a chocolate/coffee stout as our second batch. so after three weeks of trying to do it, he has off this saturday so today is the day, except that he has to take his girlfriend to work and should e home by 11:30. Shit hits the fan at her job, so #1 son helps out and realizes that he will be down there all day. In the meantime, i already started the soaking of grain, and i get the call that he can't do it, so i continue the process. During the boil the power goes out and i have to find the propoane Cajun cooker that i purchased 10 years ago and never used, found some propane, and lit it up. flame kept going out between boil overs and wind, finally got it going, a quick 45 minute boil instead of 60 minutes, got it into the house and realized that i didn't rinse the fermentation bucket. no power means no water, well you know, so i decided to go drinking at the Captain until the power comes back on, hopefully.

got the call that the power is on, went home, got it up to 4 gallons and dumped some Captain Lawrence yeast in it.

I think we wil be calling this "Shit Don't Work Stout"

Chancery Part II - Kielbasa on a Burger

Kielbasa on a Burger


Only in the mid west can you get a 1/3lb burger, 1/4lb kielbasa, cheese and onion strings on a roll. Man i love this place

The Chancery

New Glarus Back 40 Bock Beer

Your Daddy's Schlitz

My Little Guy kicking my butt in video bowling

There is a family that puts my little guy up whenever he flies to Milwaukee with out us so in appreciation we took them out to dinner to a place called the Chancery in Wauwatosa, WI. The place was kind of cool with two bars, one in the restaurant and the other one thru a door from the restaurant along with a door to the street. They had a decent beer selection, nothing killer but they had some New Belgian, a New Glarus, Miller, of course. They also had Schlitz.

Schlitz is an old time beer that thru the decades went from being decent, long before i was born, to a crappy yellow fizzy beer. Last year they resurrected the original recipe and decided to brew it. I think it is only in Wisconsin right now so i figured sine i am Wisconsin i might as well give it a whirl. It is now decent yellow fizzy shit, alright to try but i don't think i will try it again.

food was decent and inexpensive, no complaints there, the conversation and company was nice too. It is a little out of our way but if i had to go back i would with a smile on my face.

Central Waters Satin Solstice

New Glarus Smoked Rye Ale

Bought a few beers to sip at the hotel.

Central Waters Brewing from Amherst, WI is a very smooth and drinkable 7.5% imperial stout.

New Glarus Smoked Rye Ale from New Glarus, WI, part of their Unplugged series, it is a rye ale with smoked malt. Not overly smoked, no bacon, but it is pretty drinkable. i am not a fan of overly smoked beers but this ne was pretty good. I probably could drink more than one in a sitting but it was very enjoyable

My Milwaukee Ride

Bells Two Hearted

Bells Two Hearted Ale, a 7% india pale ale from Bells Brewing, Comstock, MI.

One of my favorite beers, i can only get it in Wisconsin and Michigan

Bacon Patty

Only in Milwaukee does your bacon come in a patty