Beaverdam Brewery - 2012 The Year in Review

<!--[if gte mso 9]> Carroll, Keith D Normal Carroll, Keith D 2 31 2013-01-02T23:22:00Z 2013-01-02T23:22:00Z 1 198 1129 Philip Morris USA 9 2 1325 14.00 <![endif]

I wanted to take a look back at my brewing from this past year.

Number of batches brewed: 6 (down from 8 in 2011)

Number of gallons brewed: 38 (down from 47 in 2011)

First brew day: 2/3/12 (97 days earlier than 2011)

Last brew day: 10/5/12 (43 days earlier than 2011)

Batch with highest alcohol: 7.5% B24 Hoptologist IPA (down from 7.7% in 2011)

Batch with lowest alcohol: 5.1% B23A Citra Ass Down APA and B23B Citra Funky Ass Down 100% Brett APA

Weighted average ABV of all batches: 5.623% (up from 5.36% in 2011)

Favorite batch to brew: B26 Man Down! Hefeweizen

Favorite batch to drink: B22 Once You Go Black, You Never Go Back (Dry Irish Stout)

Worst brew session: B24 Hoptologist/B25 Redneck Saison/B26 Man Down! It was a triple-header brew day and it lasted forever.

Favorite name: Hoptologist IPA

Amount of grain used: 87 lbs 9 oz. (down from 97.2 lbs in 2011)

Amount of hops used: 20 oz. (down from 29.65 oz. in 2011)

Biggest equipment upgrade: The faucets, manifold, etc. from my keezer

Biggest trend: brewing with wild yeast and bacteria; this started in 2011 but I currently have 4 carboys filled with lambic, flanders reds and an IPA that has been bretted

Goals for 2013:

1. Brew two more times than 2012
2. Brew my first temperature-controlled lager
3. Brew flavorful session beers