Three Guys Brewing

So, it's past my bedtime and I'm just now getting around to posting. For some reason, I was having a hard time thinking of something I had learned today. Just when I thought my day was winding down and I still hadn't learned something new, I talked to my friend Jared. Jared is something of a beer connoisseur. He's also an engineer. He likes to know how things work, and he's a hands-on kind of guy. So Jared has taken up homebrewing. He and two friends have created Three Guys Brewing. They made their first beer a few weeks ago. Tonight they began brew # 2.
So I asked him about beer. I learned that the most important part of home brewing is sterilization. He said if things aren't sterile, it affects fermentation and it results in bad beer. I also learned that most beers will take about 4 weeks to ferment. At first, I asked how long it takes to brew. But he said the word brew refers only to the mixing of ingredients, which happens within a few hours. The rest of the 4 weeks is spent waiting for the beer to ferment.

So in four weeks, brew #2 will be done. It's untitled so far, but it's a Porter. I have nothing nice to say about porters, except maybe that they aren't IPAs, so that's something. But the guys are true beer enthusiasts, and I'm sure they're excited to see how this one turns out.
There are a lot of other things to learn about the beer-making process, but I'm going to learn more about it firsthand, next time they start a new beer. And then I'll have some good pictures to go with it. As for tonight, finding a picture was tough. I wasn't at Jared's house while they brewed and I don't have any bottles of his first batch. So instead, the picture below is an example of what can happen when beer brewing goes wrong. Remember, sterilization is key. You'd never want to end up with this:
***Editor's note: the above pictured 'beer' was left in our fridge at a BYOB housewarming party we had in November. I promise you Elisa and I will not be drinking them anytime soon. Or anytime ever.