Pumpkin Brew

Pumpkin from the Hanke Farm steeping with the grains.

Melissa brewed a Farmhouse Pumpkin Ale for the second brew at Sminke Brewing Co. Adam, Elisa, Ethan and Chris (Adam's mom) stopped by to give a helping hand. The yeast was very active about 24hrs after, then calmed down at about 72hrs after. We are going to bottle this one, and then start on the next one!

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Going Green

It's the Colorado way!
We went to a Halloween party Saturday night. We were "Going Green". Even had solar panels on our backs. There were some great costumes there: a couch, the standard slutty girl cop, a priest and pregnant nun, a pink flamingo, Sarah Palin and even an over sized box of Franzia including a tap on the front that you could actually drink the wine from!

You can see photos of our costumes as well as some pumpkins we carved with the Arce's last week HERE.