Brewing Year in Review

I started this blog on June 27, 2012. It's been a bit over a year, and so I wanted to summarize the year's brewing activities, review what went right and wrong, and plan for the next year or so of brewing.

June 2012 to October 14, 2013

Recipes Brewed and Recorded: 23

Tastings and Reviews: 20

Best Brews: American Stout; King Titus Clone ; Smoked Mild; American Brown Ale

Crappiest Brews: Hefeweissen; Cascade Session IPA; 3944 Wit

New Equipment: Turkey Fryer; Immersion Chiller with recirculating pump; 8 gallon pot for direct-heated mashes; Refractomer for easier gravity readings; Better Bottles; buckets and racking / bottling equipment for sours; measuring stick for water / wort volume; a whole bunch of bottles

Goals for Upcoming Year

1. Develop at least one house recipe of some kind that I know and can consistently brew well
2.  Improve my brewing technique and precision
1. Take gravity of 1st, 2nd runnings, pre-boil beer, and post-boil beer
2. Accurately measure the volumes of brewing water and beer
3. Accurately measure the weight of all of my ingredients 
4. Perhaps build a Jamil-O-Chiller
3. Brew styles I haven't brewed before
1. Belgian beers / Abbey Ales
2. Scottish Ales
3. Another sour 
4. A few more high-alcohol beers that I can put in some of the many bottles I have lying around
4. Do some team brews with members of the club