Homebrewed Ural goodness

In honor of (eventually) getting our Ural Patrol, Jodie and I decided to brew a commemorative batch of beer. On Dec. 30 we brewed 5 gallons of “Patrol Porter.” We’ve given it a nice long time to ferment and come together in the carboy (at right). After bottling it tomorrow night (Jan. 18) Jan. 20 (works out better for us) it will be ready to drink roughly around Jan. 28 31. With a little luck, that’ll also coincide with when our Patrol arrives… but if we have to crack one early, well, I think we’ll manage.

Nothing Like Homebrew

Our recipe and ingredients are from Eugene’s Home Fermenter Center, with two slight mods:

• Added 1 qt. strong black coffee (an organic dark Sumatra), because we love coffee and in honor of all the times I’m sure to be needing both caffeine and a beer while working on the bike
• 20W50 motor oil. [Warning, foilhead in-joke] Well, maybe. We’re still deciding whether to add regular or synthetic, but that’s a whole nuther oil thread right there

New Bike, New Beer

We love brewing a batch of beer in honor of certain events. For example, in 2007 we brewed a Belgian white beer (a Hoegaarden clone we dubbed “Jogaarden”) for Jodie’s birthday, and we also brewed a red ale the same day we got Ella, our coppery-toned pup, that we called “Ella Puppy Red,” or EPR.

And now, in honor of the bike, we’ll have the Patrol Porter. The beer fridge is always open to friends and fellow foilheads!

Since You Know You Wanted to Ask

You’re right. Since we’re getting a Patrol, this beer is, naturally, the “Patrol Porter.” But if we were getting a Gear-Up, then of course we would’ve brewed “Beer-Up!”