The Kegerator

I got the kegerator finished finally.  Or at least finished for now.  I'm sure I'll come up with something else to do to it in a couple weeks.
Here you have it, 4 taps, and 4 kegs.  Orange Cream Ale, Pumpkin Pie Ale, Experimental GF, and the latest, a from scratch Ginger Beer.

New Hardware/Ginger Beer

Picked up a few kegs over the last couple months.  Finally got around to turning one into a "keggle."  I prefer to just call it a brew pot though.

Here I'm giving it a test run with a batch of Ginger Beer.  Thats a nonalcoholic version of 'ginger ale' with more of a ginger bite to it.  I formulated my own recipe as I went along, so I'll update you on the finished product in a few days.

Filtering

My parents got me this nice new filter and it showed up just in time to try it out on the pumpkin beer.  This simple yet handy gadget cuts nearly a week off the brewing process. 

Behold, the latest creation.  A smite on the face of brewing it self.  Sorghum beer!  Well, It's only half Sorghum, the rest is a combination of dark Belgian sugars and cane syrups and other dark gooey deliciously fermentable things.  Along with rolled oats, chocolate, hops and even vanilla (anything to hide the sorghum!)

This was all part of an experiment to make a friend a gluten free beer.  Because, well because commercial GF beers are lame.  And I succeeded!  I have no idea at what, but I did.  What I ended up with is a beer like product that taste like black coffee and raw cane sugar.  Which is convenient because that's how I take my coffee...  It's sitting in a keg to condition for a month, with a few nice oily vanilla beans, so we will see how she is when I get back to the brewery for the final assessment.  Not sure what I'm gonna call it yet, but I'm leaning towards 'Rainy Day Stout'.

Apple Pie

Here's a southern classic.
A lot of people refer to it as apple pie flavored moonshine. However it is more of a cocktail by nature of creation.

I make mine by taking a gallon of regular old apple juice and a gallon of apple cider and bringing them to a boil in a large pot. As soon as it starts to roll, remove from heat. Then, you are going to mix in a cup and a half of white sugar, and a cup and a half of brown sugar, stir till dissolved.  Add in two or three cinnamon sticks.

Now, this part is important. Clean 8 quart mason jars and drop a cinnamon stick in each one.  Once the juice has cooled off to 150 degrees add just shy of one 750ml bottle of 191 everclear and mix well.

While still hot, pour into mason jars and seal up quickly.  The cooling will suck the lids down creating a nice seal.  I've kept these jars in the pantry for up to three months like this with no ill effects.

(NOTE: If yah add the 'moonshine' before the temp gets low enough, it will boil off.)

The new and Improved Keezer

I've been doing a little improvement around the brewery the last few weeks.  Gave the old kegerator, or what some folks call a keezer a bit of an uplift.  Not much to say about it, so here are some pics of the project.

I've got enough room for three more taps.  I only added the two to see if I liked this brand before I threw down for the whole five.  The new and improved kegerator adds some much needed class to the brewery for sure!  Hope you enjoy.

Orange Cream Ale

And here is my latest creation.   Slightly orangy, wonderfully creamy...