I drew the first few pints off my new cornelius keg last night - they were fantastic! I kegged the Midwinter Porter I brewed back in January. I wasn’t very satisfied with the last two dark beers I’d brewed - my mocha porter and stout both came off too malty, in my opinion. So with the Midwinter Porter I made sure to ferment them in the warmest part of the house and I gave it plenty of time in the primary. I racked it directly into the keg from the primary. It has a very pleasant, “clean” taste. I force carbonated it and that worked well. It is less carbonated than my bottled beers, but it really works for this style.

I brewed the steam beer this morning and pitched my yeast starter. There’s already some activity after less than 4 hours. Very cool!

All in all, a good beer weekend!