Patrick's Brew Day 
In Sept. 2006, I brewed two beers on a Saturday, a Wild Beer using Brett. Claussenii, and a Saison spiced with rosemary and thai basil.
Brett Claussenii starter. The White Labs culture was not pitchable, so this took some effort to propagate for use as a primary yeast. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
1L Wyeast Forbidden Fruit starter for the Saison. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
Weighing the grains for the Saison. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
Milling the grains using my Barley Crusher and a drill. I'm able to mill 20 lbs. in about 4 minutes. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
My brewing rig-- a gravity fed 10 gallon B3 system. I just added natural gas, which is great. No more running out to Home Depot mid-boil for a propane refill! - Patrick Rue (PMR)
Adding water to the mash tun. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
Sparging. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
Sparging. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
FWH sludge. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
A vigorous boil prior to chilling. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
The krausen from the Saison 14 hours from pitching. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
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The Brett is taking off a little slower. This is after 14 hours. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
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The Brett finally started up after 30 hours. This is at 48 hours after pitching. I let this ferment out for 5 weeks while on vacation. It's now at a very low 1.003, and funky as hell. - Patrick Rue (PMR)
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