Sixty-Six Bottles of Beer on the Wall...
I could have sworn that there was an 2011 entry before this one. But, maybe not. Happy new year!

Next week I'm off to a wonderful vacation in sunny Cuba. It is yet another wedding vacation at a sunny location. Nothing wrong with that! I have never been on two such vacations in such a short time span. But before then, there was a chore that needed to be done...

Earlier this month I started a fresh batch of beer. The plan was to make something a little stronger than what was previously tried. To that end, I went with an Old Ale (also known as an English Strong Ale) recipe. It should have 6-9% alcohol by volume, but I only got an estimated 5.3% out of it. That is still stronger than my previous beers, and I have to admit that even uncarbonated it tastes great.

The other thing I wanted more of is bubbles. My beer seems just a tad undercarbonated, so I upped the priming dextrose. For experimentation, there are three types of bottles: twist-tops, regular pry-tops, and stubbies. With the higher priming, hopefully none of the sixty-six bottles explodes while I'm away...