My wife is 37 weeks pregnant, and we have been told that our second child will be arriving anytime. I plan to brew this weekend...plan being the operative word. The first time she was pregnant, she found out right before our first ever Bearded Brewfest. So as everyone tried the variety of beers I made, she had to drink juice. It was unfortunate that during the pregnancy was when I really started brewing frequently and honing my skills. So when our daughter was born, she wanted the beer I had made for her, Inky's White Ale, to be ready for postpartum drinking. This time around I have debated between Inky's and Bangy Tangy, another favorite of hers and a great summer beer. I chose Inky's out of tradition, and seeing that it will most likely be the last time I brew a beer for a birth, I thought it was appropriate. But the Bangy Tangy is a very similar recipe, with cranberries added to the boil, so I decided to try to get the best of both worlds. I'm going to use the Inky's recipe and add the cranberries. It won't quite be either beer, since there are some differences in the grain bills and hops. But both beers are fan favorites and I figure with a lot of people coming to see the baby, the beer should be a nice summer beer that most will enjoy.If all goes according to my plan, I will be bottling the El Muerto tonight and brewing the Inky's tomorrow. I've posted Inky's recipe before, but I'll post it with the changes once I brew it.
-My parents came up from Arizona on their way to their summer home in Wisconsin. My dad had called me before leaving Tuscon. There's a crazy beer store he frequents called Total Wine that has a great selection of beers. Weeks before he left I printed out their beer list and chose some beers for him to bring up. He arrived Thursday with a case of beer for me! I'll get to those reviews soon.
Salud!
Bearded Brewer
3 comments:
Congrats on the soon to be fatherhood (again)! What better way to celebrate than brewing?
I can totally sympathize for your wife. I was already planning to brew my favorite recipe for the local homebrew competition when I finally conceived my second child. I went ahead and brewed anyway for the competition and then had to wait more than a year (pregnancy and feeding) before I could enjoy it. *sigh*
Luckily, it was a dark Belgian strong ale that did very well aging in the bottle that long. When I finally was able to drink it, it was heavenly!!
i love the label! congrats to you and yours.
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