Saturday, March 29, 2008

Seabridge Beer!


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One of the great things about living in Southern California is that we have just about everything possible within reach - from Ethiopian restaurants to glow bowling, and just about everything in between.

One neat and unique place is located right here in Huntington Beach. It's Brewbakers brew-on-premises pub, where you can choose from 80 different recipes and brew a batch of your own beer in about 2 hours. 2 weeks later, it's available for you to bottle and enjoy.

A few weeks ago, a group of Seabridge neighbors decided to give it a shot, and I have to say, the results were impressive. Moreover, it provided a terrific venue for socializing and catching up with neighbors. You don't even need to brew something - they have plenty of house-brewed beers there, and fresh bread and pizza. Kids can make pretzels and rootbeer.

The process is easy: we started with a vat of heated water, and added our grain. It steeped for a while like a big teabag. We then boiled the resulting liquid and added our malts. A little while later, the hops and other flavorings went in, and finally the yeast. Then we sent it into a large keg, where it fermented for 2 weeks. As if we needed another excuse for a party, many of us returned while 2 dedicated souls bottled each of the 72 bottles as the rest of the folk enjoyed each other's company (and the beer itself!)

If you're interested in sampling the results, just let me know.

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I would not have done this on my own, but sharing this experience with friends and neighbors and their families was such fun..I am not a beer drinker,but I must say I enjoyed the glass of beer I drank..Frankly, even a glass of water would have been special particularly when it is enjoyed with such neat people.