Updates and Brew # 15

Kegged the Ayaz Ayaz Heart-y Hopemeal Stout, and blended 2/3 with the Bourbon Goatmeal Stout, so it has a slight bourbon flavor, and tasty, and the other 1/3 by itself. It racked at 1.015 bringing the abv to 5%, so it's really drinkable. Lighter in color than I expected, but a nice creamy oatmeal body and taste.

Next up is Brew #15, soon to be called MexiCali TropicIPA. It will be a tropical fruit IPA, with a touch of mango in the secondary, and tequila soaked oak chips, as well as some agave nectar, etc. The hops list includes Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Williamette, and Citra... all the citrus fruity hop varieties I can pack into it. It should weigh in around 1.065 for about 7% abv, and 75 IBUs. Should be a really interesting beer. Brew happens this coming Saturday, July 24 around 1-2PM.

More brewing updates

From Alpha to Wazoo was kegged yesterday, it racked in at 1.017, adding just a touch of sweetness and bringing the abv to around 7%. The addition of the bottle of Wazoo in the secondary really added a huge Wazoo kick, with more lime and ginger coming out, and a lot more heat. Still get the coconut flavor. The addition of fresh Cascade hops in the secondary added some hop flavor as well, but that and the bitterness are overshadowed by the Wazoo and heat, so it's hard to tell how it will taste after carbonation and chilling. We shall find out on Sunday when it gets brought to Dr. Gonzo's cookoff.

The next update includes the next beer that will be brewed on Saturday. It is dedicated to the memory of Behrooz Ayaz, who left us unexpectedly last Sunday, to a heart attack at the age of 51. He was healthy and fit, but due to heart clogging genetics he Aorta was completely clogged. With this, I decided to make an oatmeal stout, for oatmeal to help with cholesterol, low abv and low calories, but nice and hearty body and taste. It will be called Ayaz Heart-y Hopemeal Stout. It will ring in at an estimated SG=1.053 and abv of 5%, with 43IBUs.