Beers in the Closet

Unfortunately, we (Matt'nPat) are just homebrewers, so our current stock and stash of fermented, fermenting, and to be fermented lives in a nice closet under the stairs. To be fair, the closet does keep a nice, stable temperature for fermentation

Currently,there are two carboys going in the closet, both reddish in hue. The furthest along is a hoppy red ale that was brewed on February 2. The hope is that this red will satisfy Matt's craving to go buy a six pack of Jamaica Red every Thursday night. (This being said, there is certainly nothing wrong with doing so: Mad River Brewing Company Jamaica Red Ale, 6.5%)

The second is for me (yes!).  It's a sweet amber ale, styled after the Alaskan Amber, but with a hint of Fat Tire.  It uses Belgian yeast, the best kind of yeast, really, and I am very hopeful that it will turn out wonderfully, despite the accidental explosion out the fermentation lock that caused a snowball of lekkere (delicious, Dutch) Belgian yeast to fling to the closet ceiling.  We believe this was because of the combination of the happening state of the Belgian yeast we re-pitched onto, in combination with the low sugar/low alcohol content of the amber.  (I'm hoping for a weekday night drinkable 3.5%)

More on these current projects soon.  I'm just not sure how much of the recipes I am allowed to divulge.
At least not until we know how good they are. ;)

Also, I feel obliged to add that beyond Matt 'n Pat (me) there is also currently Jordan, who has been an asset to our brewing projects for the past few months. Unfortunately, MattPat has been together a big longer, and MattPat rolls off the tongue a little better than MattJordPat or JordPatMatt or...

Happy homebrewing!