Final Blog

This class truly was great. Yes, it was a lot of work outside of class, however it was enjoyable work… hell, I brewed beer! If it weren’t for this class I would have never brewed beer at all. I would have never gotten close with my dad by doing that project. I also learned a lot about our Internet world, which is weird because I’ve been spending my life on the Internet since 2008. I learned about anonymous and the crazy, cool, and outrageous things they do. I learned about my fellow classmates, and even my professor. Even though some didn’t share all of their thoughts in class, I made sure to be outspoken and had my voice heard. None of us were silenced and we were all given a voice, which is refreshing in the classroom setting. I had to take this class for a core requirement. I am a senior and pushed it off very last minute, but I’m happy I took it at this time. I really enjoyed coming to class and doing the work. 

For extra credit I didn’t exactly get the LinkedIn recommendation but I gave you the recommendation letter in class. 

Thank you for a great semester, and good luck!

Final taste test

I waited until the last possible second to do this post because my beer needed a lot of time! I bottled it exactly two weeks ago, which is how much time it needed to sit after the bottling process. I did not think brewing beer was this much for a process. When I did some research on brewing beer a lot of the bloggers and kits sell you on "if you can boil water, you can brew beer." Boiling water as a lot to do with it, but there is so much more. My dad called me last night from Ft. Myers and we cracked open our bottles together and enjoyed what we made with our bare hands. It’s a very satisfying feeling to enjoy something that you made from nothing. 

How it tasted? AWESOME. It is slightly malty, amber ale. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as strong tasting as my dad and I hoped, and it was a little foggy, not as clear as we wanted it. However, it is beer, it is cold, and it is good. 

More than anything this project has actually brought my father and me closer. My whole life he lived across the country and he wasn’t ever really around, and as a kid I didn’t really understand so I was angry with him for a long time. In high school I decided to patch things up, but we still weren’t that close. When I moved down to Florida my dad became only a 90-minute drive from me. We both have a passion for beer, and I know he has brewed it before; so turning to my dad for help was slightly out of my comfort zone. I was so happy I took that leap. We bonded more than I could ever imagine, and are planning brewery trips, and another future beer brewing session.