I woke up at 3am today due to jetlag.  I had 13 hours of sleep yesterday but last night, forget it.  I was up all night.  I’m staying tired all day today w/o a nap in order to get back to normal.

So, what better to do at 3am then to order some new brew supplies.. here is what I have in queue for the next few months:

• Bavarian Helles
• Raspberry Wheat Beer
• California Common (Steam beer)
• Patersbier – Belgian style ale

I’m still drinking my first ale and my Coopers IPA.  Right now, actually.  I finally bottled my first Lager right before leaving last week, I think it’ll be a week or two until it’s ready.  And let me tell you, it smelled great and tasted pretty good too.  Also, I’ll be bottling the Kolsch tomorrow!

I put in an order for a yeast starter kit.  I heard that my problems with the lag time on the lager was due to the yeast taking too long to activate.  So as soon as I get my starter kit I’ll brew up the Helles.  I should have a good set of batches for the summer when all is said and done!

Oh, and my new goal (if I nail the lager) is to keg.  So, looks like some money to be spent shortly!