OkDoberfest getting closer

Well, Terri and I ran the St. George Marathon last weekend and she qualified for Boston and I finished so we both met our goals. Now we can focus on the upcoming party.

I went through the brewing equipment that Terri's cousins gave me and found some pretty cool stuff. Along with the 2 old school 5 gallon kegs, there is an assortment of goodies that I didn't have. One of the interesting and useful pieces is the counterflow bottle filler. I guess you use it to fill bottles with already carbonated beer from a keg. This can come in especially useful to bottle a few to save from each batch.

Terri and I went down to O'Sheas and George helped me get everything I would need to use the kegs. I bought a new 5lb CO2 bottle and regulator and some new hoses. I had plenty of ball-lock quick connects already. I decided to keg both batches for the party to make it a bit easier to transport and serve. Also, I should be able to better control the carbonation this way as one of my concerns last year was that I over-carbonated the beer.

OkDoberfest

Getting ready for the big party. I have an IPA in the secondary and just brewed the OkDoberfest yesterday. I'll try out my new kegs on that one to cut down on the time needed to carbonate.