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Two major events in my brewing life took place over the weekend.

First, several people have sampled my latest Pale Ale and all have really liked it.  Personally, I love it.  It matured and filled out perfectly in cold storage over the past month and it is an excellent beer.  I hereby dub it Raccoon Trail Pale Ale.  It is the first of my standard offerings I’ll try to always have available.

Second, I have a new deep freeze with the top sitting atop a wooden collar!  Yes, the kegging project began over the weekend.  I still need to drill tap holes, fill in the gaps and paint the thing.  Tomorrow, I hope to take a lunch break over to my LHBS and measure their kegs.  If they have the under-9 inch diameter version, I’ll take four.  I’ll need more than that, but I’ll scale in.  I’ll also order the gas and tubing supplies I’ll need.  I have a target completion date of September 7th.  On that date, I should be cold crashing the iffy stout I have had sitting in a carboy for two months.  It will be my first kegged beer.  I’ll also be brewing up the Raccoon Trail Pale Ale again for my next batch.

In other news, the Amber Ale is being cold conditioned now.  After a week, it is still quite cloudy and needs more time.  The flavor is good, so I am happy with this effort.  It is not the finished product, however.  I have several changes in mind for it.