I'm getting good at this. I like an early start on my brew day; today I mashed-in at 7:42am. I was done just six hours later. I'm getting good at this. If pro-mash is to be believed, I hit 80% efficiency today. 5.5 gallons of 1.0485 gravity wort with 8 lbs. maris otter, 1/4 pound wheat malt and a pound of crystal. I'm getting good at this.

I forgot the irish moss. I'm pretty good at this.

Here's a picture of the Pacific Ale:


Okay, that's more like a picture of the shirt I was wearing in 2005 when UNC won the national championship, but I promise there's beer underneath. The shirt needed to be retired, so I'm using it as a carboy jacket starting today.