Friday, September 18, 2009

Muleshit Ale

Bindle-stiffs and Gunslingers,

We've had the good fortune of discovering hop vines in the wilds of our new digs. My dad calls this place Muleshit, NY. I'm not sure why. Nevertheless, we name this beer after his name for our country home. It is a simple, no fuss, beer, brewed with the choice hops growing around a fence cutting across a field. I've seen turkey's there. I plan to hunt them.

6 lbs Gold Malt Extract

1 handful of hops at 60

1/2 handful at 10

1/2 handful at 2

American Ale Wyeast smack pack

Friday, September 4, 2009

Cream Ale II

This is another favorite of pros and amateurs alike. It was one of the first beers we made and still one of the best.

Northern Brewer modified the recipe slightly, switching from Willamette to Cluster hops. We will see if it works! The first recipe is here.

Cream Ale II

Specialty Grains
.75 lbs Gambrius Honey Malt
.25 lbs Dingemans Biscuit

Fermentables
6 lbs Pilsen Malt Syrup

Boil Additions
1 oz Cluster (60 min)

Cheers!

Rasberry Wheat

Die-hard beer fans turn their noses up at wheat beers. A double nose up for the flavored wheats--generally considered amateur or pedestrian quasi-beer for folks who don't regularly like beer.

I say wheat beer is the people's beer! This recipe is too good to turn down. Here is a classic BSB recipe made famous by WK.

Rasberry Wheat

6.3 lbs Wheat Malt Syrup
1oz Hallertau (60 min)
Yeast: Wyeast #3333 German Wheat

Rasberry extract added to the bottling bucket at bottling.

Rock on, foam-face!