Time passes....

Wow. Hadn't written to this thing in years. I'm up to batch #192 now and closing in on 200 pretty quickly. Batches #193 and #194 are already planned. Batch #193 will be a Delirium Tremens clone. I've gotten the White Labs 570 yeast, made a starter, brewed a Belgian Blonde, and will be using that yeastcake to power through the Tremens. I've stepped up yeastcakes numerous times recently. The last was a 7% Wee Heavy to an 11% Wee Heavy and I have over a gallon of trub leftover at the end. Last January saw the highest ABV for me so far - 12.16% in a Belgian Quad. My other hobby of note is trying out 100% Wheat beers. I'm doing brew in a bag so a stuck mash isn't a problem. Batch #192 is Wheat Pale Ale made with 10 lbs. White Wheat Malt, WL051 (Cali V), and late hop additions of Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin. I milled the grains twice, once at .039" and then at .029". Since I had no Crystal malt, I took 3 quarts of the wort and boiled it down to a pint. Just the start of some caramelization there. Should add a little bit of character. I will likely dry hop with Simcoe and Nelson too.