Strawbeery Beach Blonde Ale Brew Day

Here's a few pics from the Strawbeery Beach Blonde's brew day!

Hoppin' it up! I use a thin mesh paint straining bag to control the hops in my boil. It really cuts down on the trub going into the fermenter. There is a trade off though, with a minor decrease in hop utilization.

Mother Earth Brewing's cellerman Pete (Do you have my business card?) Frey. He stopped over to offer some great brew day advice. We had 4 people in the beer business over that brew day. It was great to get some insight on the distribution business from our neighbor Kenny, as well as Pete's friends from New Bern.

After the brew feremented out in the primary, I added 5lbs of strawberries into the secondary fermenter.

This brew is on tap right now. While there is only a slight hint of strawberries, this is a great light summertime brew!