Head Ramblings

After a fairly hectic end to last week, this one seems to be moving along a little easier. I'm right in the middle of a stretch of three consecutive brew days, which is always nice. It's great to hear all the commotion of the bottling and be in a different room with a legitimate reason for not being on the line. The "Team B" Bottling crew is doing about 300 cases of Amber and Gold Lager. Rumor has it that we'll be bottling again this week on Thursday or Friday. My beer is behaving very bizarrely today. I almost came to a boil about 3/4 of the way through my lauter, which is taking forever today. In fact it took two hours and fifteen minutes -- far slower than normal. My grain bed somewhat resembled a concrete brick. In the end, it all went fine and is likely just starting to ferment right about now. Our monthly mention in the Southwest Brewing News, written by Ben Jones, talks about our new Gluten free beer(G-Free) and a couple of our "Green" practices that we employ at the brewery. Be sure to check it out. We're also going to be pouring beer this Sunday, June 8, at the Taste of Sedona at Los Abrigados Resort and Spa. It's a good cause and will feature plenty of great food, wine and our beer. If you do go, make sure to check out Page Springs Vineyards and Cellars. These guys make excellent Rhone wines and it's also where we get our barrels for beers like Rare Earth.