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So an old timer comes into my shop last Friday looking for some LME. I only carry DME and explain to him the difference. He's on board and then asks for the Hops and Yeast. I take him to them and he grabs some Cascade and a Nottingham. I then ask him if he'd like some Grains for steeping and he looks at me with a question as to why and what for. I explain adding character, flavor, sweetness... He shakes his head and says," I just put everything in the Carboy and sprinkle the Yeast in."
OK, so I briefly explain the benefits of a boil and getting different contributions from the Hops. He's not buying it. He repeats himself and goes on to say " It makes Beer and I like it"
Sale complete!
Fast forward to this Wednesday. My employee Tim is in for the day shift and I have a million things going on with the build out plans, transfers, kegging, wine work, etc. I told him I'd brew a small batch with him last week, but there's no time today. He's fine with it.
Then I go back to thinking about the old timer and I say to Tim, " Want to do a small brewing experiment"? Sure he says and I go on to fill him in on the old timers "method".
I don't want to waste anything so I revamp his plan a bit and we brewed! Total invested time about 5 minutes.
Here's what I did;
Sanitize a carboy
Pour 3# Golden DME into the carboy
Pour 1.5 gallons cold water on top of the DME and give it a shake.
Heat 1 gallon water to a simmer on the stove top.
Add 1 ounce Lemon Drop Hops to the simmering water and swirl up a bit.
Remove from the heat, Put the lid on and set a timer for 30 minutes.
After the steep, pour this hop water into the carboy and give it a good shake.
Put carboy in a swamp cooler to get it down to pitching temperature.
Pitch fresh yeast slurry off a Cream ale I just transferred.
Krausen in 2 hours.
And now... I'll serve it to my employees at our Holiday party on the 28th.
2.5 gallons of "Cream Ale" ish beer! 5% 15 IBU, no grain, no boil!
Just for fun!
OK, Feedback, comments and other fun experiments please.
Cheers,
Brian
OK, so I briefly explain the benefits of a boil and getting different contributions from the Hops. He's not buying it. He repeats himself and goes on to say " It makes Beer and I like it"
Sale complete!
Fast forward to this Wednesday. My employee Tim is in for the day shift and I have a million things going on with the build out plans, transfers, kegging, wine work, etc. I told him I'd brew a small batch with him last week, but there's no time today. He's fine with it.
Then I go back to thinking about the old timer and I say to Tim, " Want to do a small brewing experiment"? Sure he says and I go on to fill him in on the old timers "method".
I don't want to waste anything so I revamp his plan a bit and we brewed! Total invested time about 5 minutes.
Here's what I did;
Sanitize a carboy
Pour 3# Golden DME into the carboy
Pour 1.5 gallons cold water on top of the DME and give it a shake.
Heat 1 gallon water to a simmer on the stove top.
Add 1 ounce Lemon Drop Hops to the simmering water and swirl up a bit.
Remove from the heat, Put the lid on and set a timer for 30 minutes.
After the steep, pour this hop water into the carboy and give it a good shake.
Put carboy in a swamp cooler to get it down to pitching temperature.
Pitch fresh yeast slurry off a Cream ale I just transferred.
Krausen in 2 hours.
And now... I'll serve it to my employees at our Holiday party on the 28th.
2.5 gallons of "Cream Ale" ish beer! 5% 15 IBU, no grain, no boil!
Just for fun!
OK, Feedback, comments and other fun experiments please.
Cheers,
Brian
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