The public has spoken!

... and while the four of you were fairly split, the cider seems to be the order of the day. Since it came from a vote, I'll try to come up with a more-daring recipe this time, not just toss some juice in and call it good. Stay tuned!

(See? I say three of you will be success, and I get four votes. Good job, internetland!)

Now, of course, the dirty secret -- I actually can make cider without tying up my main equipment. So, the bitter and imperial stout will also have their day!

But they have to wait their turn. Right now, a carboy full of black IPA is sitting in the basement, waiting to be bottled this weekend. After that, the weekend of July 4 I'll throw together my first red ale, using a recipe suggested by the Nampa homebrew store.

Yet of course, my photo of it was before it was poured together in a glass jar.

Probably a fourth of both of those batches will head with me to Oregon in two months, to share with a gathering of old college friends. If we're lucky, the ESB might join them...