Yet another Fermentation Friday is upon us. This month’s host is my old friend Ted (I can call him that because we’ve met!). The subject is:
a. What part of the your brewday brings you the most JOY?
b. What part particularly brings out a good deal of STRESS?
This is great to think about. I love to think about all the reasons I brew. The smell of the grain, the sound of propane running, the thoughts of beer. It’s a great thing.
For me, the part of brewing that brings me the most joy is when I strike and take my temp and I am spot on. This is like striking a 7 iron from 150yrds out and dropping the ball in the middle of the green on the last hole of the day. This is what keeps me coming back. The aroma of the grain brewing, sugars, conversions, steam…ah that’s good stuff.
The most stressful part of the brew day for me is the clean up. I know that’s kind of a cop-out because no one likes cleaning, but the whole process of trying to close out the brew day when I am tired and really concerned about making sure my brew starts bubbling, really tests my patience. It feels like no matter how many things you clean and take to the basement, there is always more crap to clean and then take to the basement.
Happy Fermentation Friday.
