Brewing on a blustery day

Toquima (left), Lana (middle) and Riley (right)
Everyone wanted to play boxer style today.

Clay is embarking on a new hobby, making home brewed beer, and we started today.  The sun was shining and it was a pretty day, but a stiff wind made it pretty chilly. 


It was also a good day for dog play.




Our cooker is a turkey fryer.
It will also make a nice lobster pot.





Trooper and Toquima (standing), Riley and Lana looking on.





Adding the malt









Lady has developed a couple hot spots
so she's wearing a soft cone until they heal.
The soft cone is nice, but she still feels very put upon.





The mixture had to boil for an hour.



Adding pelletized hops.  Good smell.

Toquima, Augie, Riley, and Trooper

Hercules doesn't really play with the other
dogs, but he sure loves to play ball.



Lana, Toquima, and Riley




Lana and Trooper



The cooling coil and thermometer






After the cooking, near the end, adding the yeast.
Now we have a week or so of fermentation.

Lana, Toquima, Riley, Trooper

Trooper on his sentinel post.  Toquima joins him up there sometimes.