Barrel Harbor

Visited another brewery over the weekend but it looks like two more opened!!! Plan 9 Alehouse in Escondido and Two Kids Brewing in Mira Mesa are now open. This is a picture of Barrel Harbor. They had six beers on tap.

Hess Brewing North Park

Visited here last Saturday 9/14 and had some tasters. A set of 5 4.5 oz for $14 which includes a glass.

Pumpkin Ale

Brewed up some pumpkin ale from a recipe in the Sep/Oct 2013 issue of Zymurgy. I used two cans of Libby's pumpkin at 29 oz each and 12 oz of maple syrup and 16 oz of honey. OG of 1.064

I used some dry Windsor yeast and it started bubbling in in less than 9 hours.

Coconut Porter

Just brewed up a Coconut Porter and got an OG of 1.064. I will toast the coconut at about 325 degrees for 20 mins and add it in the secondary.

Citra/Amarillo/Simcoe IPA

Just made this yesterday and hit O.G. right on target at 1.064 Added 1oz Simcoe at 60, 1 oz Simcoe at 20, 1/2 oz each Citra and Amarillo at 10 and then again at 5 Going to dry hop 1 oz each Citra and Amarillo in secondary for a week.

Three more San Diego Breweries Visited

Checked off three more San Diego breweries on the current list of 70. Visited Indian Joe Brewing up in Vista first. They had  a nice Hazelnut Chocolate Stout and a nice American Indian IPA that I liked #10 on this list.

Next up was Belchin Beaver Brewery and they had Ol' Dirty Barrel a RIS aged in Rye Bourbon barrels for 7 months. Nice flavor and not too overpowering on the bourbon taste.

Next was Stumblefoot Brewing Co. and they had Otay Chipotle Stout which had a mild heat that went well with the stout flavour.

Cascade Pale Ale

Just brewed this and got an OG of 1.06 with 5.25 gals. Looking to make a nice hoppy low-alcohol summer pale ale.