Another Bockfest Video

Ok, so if you look really close at the end of this video you will see our float from last year.

Bockfest Video and Schedule

Video from bockfest.com

Bockfest is almost here, one more week... Click here to see pictures and info about the festival from last year. Click here to visit the official website. Look for more Bockfests post in the coming days.

Tentative Schedule
Friday, March 7
5:30 Parade starts at Arnolds (we will have an entry)
After that we will visit Kaldi's, Bockfest Hall, Gramer's, and some others.

Saturday, March 8
Tentatively planned group brewing of a beer at my place
Early evening-sampling of my Doppelbock homebrew and snacks
Evening-Back to the festival to visit the establishments

Sunday, March 9
Prohibition Tour
Visit the festival one last time

Pale Ale going fast

The Pale Ale in my keg is going fast as I share it with family and friends. I have been quite satisfied with the level of carbonation and the ease of dispensing the beer. I force carbonated it and I turn the gas on when dispensing, but leave it off at other times to avoid any CO2 loss through potential leaks. The picnic tap is working just fine. I am realizing that I may need to start my next keg beer shortly, since it will take 2-3 weeks to ferment. Below is the label for the handful of bottles I filled.

Doppelbock in bottles

This past weekend I bottled the doppelbock. The beer will condition in the bottles for the remaining three weeks before the festival. I plan to share the beer as we make the float for the parade and then it will be officially unveiled on Saturday, March 8 of Bockfest weekend. As I cleaned, rinsed, sanitized, filled, and capped the 52 bottles that were needed, I realized that I need to start kegging more beers. This is my first lager of the year.

Pale Ale is on tap!

I have kegged my first beer! I force carbonated an American Pale Ale on Saturday, and had a sampling that night. I was happy with the taste, although the carbonation was better on Sunday night. You will have to stop by the house to try this beer, and be sure to do it soon, because it may not last very long. I am already planning my next kegged beer.