The citrus IPA was kegged on Sunday, 4/19/15, and man did it smell great!! Thanks to my less than skillful handling of the tubing used to fill the keg, I didn't have a chance to taste it. I didn't take a final gravity reading on it but when I last checked before cold crashing the beer, it came in around 1.010 which puts the ABV at 4.07%. This beer will be great for the hot days ahead.
Speaking of hot days ahead, Saturday, May 2nd, is when this year's Big Brew Day event will be held at Bosco's in Overton Square. In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) created AHA Big Brew as an annual event to celebrate National Homebrew Day around the world. AHA Big Brew is held each year on the first Saturday in May. Bosco's has hosted this event many times and graciously provides their Bombay IPA wort and their house yeast to all participants. Home Brewers take it from there tailoring a beer to their liking via wort additions, hop schedules and boil time. All are welcome and many experienced brewers will be on hand from the Memphis Brewers Association to share their knowledge and possibly some home brew. I encourage anyone who's ever had any interest in home brewing to come out and see what it's all about. The great thing about home brewers is that we're a friendly group that loves to bring others into this hobby that we all love. My plan is to be at Bosco's around 8:30 to get set up and ready to brew. I'll have 5 gallons of the recently kegged citrus IPA on hand and I doubt you'll go thirsty given that most participants will have beverages on hand. I hope to see many current and potential brewers at Bosco's on the 2nd!!
Cheers
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