Research

The latest book to really rock my world has been Yeast The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation. It was written by two very well-known and respected guys in the beer world -Chris White of White Labs and Jamil Zainasheff who is a badass homebrewer, author, and owner of soon-to-open Heretic Brewing Co. This book confirmed a lot of things we had suspected in our beer, as well as opened our eyes to some incredible techniques for making better beer. Implementations are being made, equipment being considered and ordered. In our quest to make the best beer imaginable, this book will prove to be a valuable tool. For all you homebrewers or professional brewers looking to take your beer to the next level, get it. Now.

A few of the latest tasty beverages to be consumed around Rancho Relaxo in the name of "research." There are so many incredible breweries around the state, the country, and the globe. We are proud to be a part of such a wonderfully skilled and diverse industry.

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The space has been drawn, engineered (very basically), and more and more equipment is being ordered and received every day. We just placed an order through Premier Stainless for some beautiful, new 15bbl brites and fermenters, mill, pump, and heat exchanger. We are gearing up for construction which we have scaled back considerably, choosing to concentrate on the brewery and getting up and running; and figuring that we can always do the tap room buildout at a later date. For now, the best use of our limited money is to concentrate on what matters most - the beer. Everything else will fall into place down the road. And, the weather has finally climbed out of the frigid cold that we have been battling for the past several weeks - here's to warm thoughts! Happy Valentine's Weekend!

First Event @ Our New Home!

This past Monday evening we played host to our friends who run Noble Swine Supper Club and 32 wonderful, happy people. It was the first event to be held in our space since taking it over 17 days earlier. When Liz and Andrew of Noble Swine approached us a week earlier about using the space, we said sure, but realize this is a raw warehouse without much in the way of comfort. Well, as everyone would confirm, it takes just a little creativity and vision to create much from nothing! A big thanks to everyone who came out and made it a joyous and wonderful evening!