Texas Carboys club brew-in

This past saturday Mr. Joe White hosted the Texas Carboys club Brew-in at his home in Leander, TX. Three 7 gallon all-grain batches in 6 hours. Everything was brewed in preparation for the club picnic on May 21st. The brews were a Pale Ale, Porter, and a Weiss beer.

I arrived a bit late and ended up having more to do with the clean up than the brewing but I enjoyed myself all the same. I don't have the recipies to share but I will try to get them in time for my post about the club picnic.

Cheers,
 - Jay

Texas Carboys meet up at the Thirsty Planet Brewery

Back on February 26th Rachel joined me to my first meeting with the Texas Carboys home brewing club. We were fortunate because this one just happened to take place at the Thirsty Planet Brewery in south west Austin (the same neighborhood that Jester King Brewing is located in). Normally club meetings take place at The Dig Pub a great little beer & wine bar located in Cedar Park.

The Carboys were inviting and down to earth. I felt comfortable from the start. I think I met about half of the group (some members did not attend and others I did not have the opportunity to introduce myself to). I'm really looking forward to future meetings. This was a great opportunity to see new parts of Austin and get to know people that share my love of beer and brewing. Beer geeks are my kind of people.  

Brian Smittle owner / brewmaster of Thirsty Planet gave the group a tour of the brewery after we sampled home brews and libations provided by the brewery.

Cheers,
 - Jay