The 3 Month Event Known As "Brew-A-Palooza"

Hoffman and I are looking to get more familiar with the whole brewing experience, so we are introducing an event known as "Brew-A-Palooza".

What is "Brew-A-Palooza"?

Brew-A-Palooza consists of homebrewing 5 different kinds of beers over the course of 3 months. We will be deciding the first beer, and then asking friends to pick what beer they want us to make next via Facebook, Twitter and possibly even Google + (if anyone is on there). We are not looking at refining a recipe for any certain beer, but want to try some crazy recipes and just learn more about the brewing process in general.

How can I be a part of Brew-A-Palooza?

We will be creating a public facing Google calendar so everyone can see when we are brewing, transferring, bottling and of course....when the beer is ready to drink (this is my first time creating a public Google calendar, so let me know if you are having issues seeing it). The reason we wanted to have this calendar available to everyone, is because we want people to join us on this experience. If you have ever wanted to learn more about the brewing process or just love beer in general, you are definitely welcome to join us at any event!

The actual brewing process can easily be done in a day, what makes this challenging is the amount of time that the beer has to be in the primary and secondary fermenter, then letting the beer condition in the bottles for a couple weeks, and what we've found out to help, is having the beer kept cold a couple weeks before drinking it (this seems to really help on the overall finish of the beer).

When does Brew-A-Palooza start?

We just ordered our first beer, the Boundary Waters Wheat from Midwest Brewing, along with some additional equipment that we will need to pull of 5 different kinds of beers in 3 months. We thought what better way to start this whole event, then this Saturday on Cinco de Mayo! On this day we are looking at inviting over all our friends over to help in the brewing process of our first beer. To help kickoff of this event, along with actually brewing the beer we are looking at holding a blind-taste testing competition. The winner of this competition will get a free six-pack of the beer we are making that day (when it's ready of course).

Blind Taste Test Competition

This will be a fun way to test everyone's taste buds and see how well you can distinguish one beer from the next. Right now I'm thinking of having different categories, see if you can actually tell the difference in the domestic beer contest between Miller Lite, Coors Light and Bud Lite. Then we can have a section for craft beers and see if you can tell the difference between Red Ales, IPA's, Wheat Beer's, etc.

Campfire and grilling if weather permits

Along with all of the beer activity going on, we will be grilling outside (weather permitting) then ending the day with drinking different kinds of craft beers over a campfire.

Let me know if you are interested in coming over! Just comment below or email me at: pfieffer44@gmail.com.

How can I follow Brew-A-Palooza?

Over the course of these 3 months, I will be documenting each brewing process on this blog. I will be keeping everyone updated with pictures on how the beer is looking during fermentation, bottling and what it looks like when poured in a glass. I will also be letting everyone know about upcoming events and what we have been learning through the process.

So make sure to check back to this blog often!