lambic brewday, teaser video
as you might have guessed, the majority of my available brew time over the last few months has been spent working on the phantom carriage project.
- instead of filling this year’s sour beer pipeline in my basement, I have been starting another, more substantial pipeline by helping develop an ever-growing barrel collection over in torrance based on my own wild lineup.
- the latest batch destined for the barrel racks was also the first one completed using the phantom carriage’s 3bbl nano system. although a simple lambic-style recipe (60/40 pils/wheat, low alpha bittering) and a single infusion mash schedule promised a straightforward brew day, snags such as a missing mill, thermometer discrepancies, a wonky burner, and a flawed kettle whirlpool design resulted in long hours and headache for everyone involved. on the positive side, the mash and sparge went down without a hitch, system efficiency was terrific, and all the other hiccups can easily be addressed during the next brew day.
- on another note, the phantom carriage facebook page is live – check it out! MS and I have been working on delivering a steady stream of content for the page, including details on upcoming releases and events. for example, check out the teaser video I tossed up yesterday, featuring production and a soundtrack by yours truly. more great developments are on the horizon – stay tuned!
Tags: facebook, lambic, phantom carriage
