A Peek at Life as a Natic

This morning I woke up at about 8:30 to begin brewing a beer for Dan and some friends.  I have brewed this one before and it came out great so they wanted me to use this one for theirs as well.  It is a  Caramel Vanilla  Creme Ale.  The vanilla flavors come from 6 ounces of vanilla extract (in a 5 gallon batch of beer) and the caramel flavors come from a roasted grain that is being used in the brew which carries a caramelish flavor to it.  The creaminess comes from lactose (a sugar derived from milk) which will be added to the beer to give it a smooth silky taste to it.

This will be another great beer and should be ready in about 5 to 6 weeks.  At least one of those weeks we will be on our cruise LOL.

Patience boys!

For my own record, the Original Gravity was 1.050 (1.053 expected).