What to Wear when brewing a Scottish Ale?

[MacMullen]

What to Wear when brewing a Scottish Ale?

A kilt, of course! Also, wore my Christmas present, a Guinness Extra Stout hat to make sure no highland bitties made it into the beer from off my head.



And, the white Guinness shirt (also a present) was a bonus, as the bleach I use to sanitize my brew equipment won't stain the white shirt.

I was brewing my Doggie Dubh Wee Heavy. Almost a month to ferment, then a couple of weeks in the bottle, being at least 10% alcohol, it should be ready just in time for the frigid nights of February.

Of course, if you're brewing it helps to have a couple of assistants. Here's my daughter, in a kilted mini:


And here's Hosehead with her new Guinness cap:

[Verlyn]

Too funny. I am about to do up a batch of india pale ale and am wearing my clan tartan. You daughter is adorable.

[Riverkilt]

Hey Joel,

I got drunk a lot and rolled in the doggie dubh, but never drunk any.

The dog picture is marketable somewhere...what a shot! Good thing dogs don't speak English.

Cute kid too. Don't blink, they grow up fast and make you a granddad before you realize it. Mine's 37 now...what happened?

Ron

[GMan]

Great shots Joel, especially your able bodied assistant (what a cutie).

[Bil]

That is OUTSTANDING!!! I think I'm ordering one of your Doggie Dubh shirts for my brother... now where do I get me hands on the beer??

[MacMullen]

That is OUTSTANDING!!! I think I'm ordering one of your Doggie Dubh shirts for my brother... now where do I get me hands on the beer??

I'm glad to hear you like it. I think that's my favorite of the shirts I've done.

Obviously, the No Bucks Brewery can't sell beer, as we have no money for the kind of permits that are required for that sort of thing. If you're a homebrewer, you can follow the recipe on my Beer page and brew some for yourself. Just make sure you observe the disclaimer: "Warning: High Alcohol Content: Consuming one bottle may result in an overwhelming urge to sleep. Consuming two bottles may result in a domestic disturbance."

As I've noted in another post, anyone who shows up at my house in a kilt gets a free beer! Although, Marquette is a long way to come from California just for beer.

Cute kid too. Don't blink, they grow up fast and make you a granddad before you realize it. Mine's 37 now...what happened?

I know what you mean. My other daughter is 13, with a teenager's attitude to go with the age, and it seems like only a couple of birthdays ago that she was my cute little Baby Beans.

Too funny. I am about to do up a batch of india pale ale and am wearing my clan tartan. You daughter is adorable.

Anyone want to do a kilted homebrew exchange?

[Andrew Breecher]

I'm bottling my dark pumpkin beer tomorrow (today, look at the time!), and I have a coffee stout in primary. My next will be a roasty winter braggot aged on some oak chips I've had soaking in brandy for six months. Then a barleywine so I can get it aging before I leave for five months at the end of April.

Andrew.

[MacMullen]

I'm bottling my dark pumpkin beer tomorrow (today, look at the time!), and I have a coffee stout in primary. My next will be a roasty winter braggot aged on some oak chips I've had soaking in brandy for six months. Then a barleywine so I can get it aging before I leave for five months at the end of April.

Andrew.

You're doing this all kilted, I assume? :mrgreen:

See, now, that's hardcore. I barely have the patience to wait a month, much less six! Hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor!

[Andrew Breecher]

You're doing this all kilted, I assume? :mrgreen:

Everything I do is kilted; I haven't worn trousers in 2+ years.

See, now, that's hardcore. I barely have the patience to wait a month, much less six! Hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor!

My 16% imperial stout was worth waiting 8 months for! It keeps getting better every month.

Andrew.

[Bil]

I'm glad to hear you like it. I think that's my favorite of the shirts I've done.

Obviously, the No Bucks Brewery can't sell beer, as we have no money for the kind of permits that are required for that sort of thing. If you're a homebrewer, you can follow the recipe on my Beer page and brew some for yourself. Just make sure you observe the disclaimer: "Warning: High Alcohol Content: Consuming one bottle may result in an overwhelming urge to sleep. Consuming two bottles may result in a domestic disturbance."

As I've noted in another post, anyone who shows up at my house in a kilt gets a free beer! Although, Marquette is a long way to come from California just for beer.

Thanks for the link. I'll give it run. I like that fact that it ferments between 65 -70 degrees. That's typical temp. for this time of year around here. Usually I'm brewing when it is in the mid 70's to low 80's. When it get's a bit cooler I head over to the Steam Beer style beers. Nice to have more options.