DrankTank : The Beverage Blog

It has been a sad month at the Shularbrau brewery.  On Superbowl Sunday, of all times to have bad beer luck, I realized that my converted freezer had stopped working.  After getting advise from several sources, I decided it was going to be cheaper to junk it than try to repair it.

So sad.  It only lived to 1 1/2 years old.
So I rushed around and got a new freezer; same brand, same size, slightly different model with only a few annoying features (the damn cord comes out front instead of the back… what kind of sense does that make!?).  Unfortunately, the lid hinges are slightly different, so I can’t swap the tops and avoid having to cut another freezer up to mount the tower.

In case you were wondering, I’ve spent any free “online” time for the last 4 months away from Dranktank and on Whiskerino… so there’s my excuse for the worst posting record since the beginning of Dranktank.

The good news:  The beer is cold and plentiful at the Shularbrau garage.  Christmas about killed my brewing spirit… pumping out 4 “holiday” batches including a Jalapeño, a Christmas Ale, a Maple Syrup Porter, and a German Alt.  Since then, I’ve been trying some new processes and new recipes including a Kolsh, Irish Red, APA, Cream, and this week I brewed an Oatmeal Stout.