What we have here is a Amber Pilsner. It doesn’t quite conform to a BJCP style, but it’s darn good. The color, at 10˚ L, really catches the light and glows a beautiful light copper color. It pours with an off-white foamy head that really tops off the beer nicely. The aroma of this beer comes in part from the Tettnanger and partly from the Tettnanger. It is very floral with a hint of spicy. The flavor, however, contains no...
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The goal with this beer was to make a very light colored, light bodied, highly aromatic beer. Using equal parts Maris Otter, 2-row, and wheat malt, I was able to achieve most of that. The highly aromatic part came with the choice of hops and their additions to the boil. The first thing I noticed with this beer is it’s wonderfully light color and foamy white head. It poured beautifully into it’s glass. Upon closer...
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This beer didn’t come out exactly as I’d like it to. It is overly carbonated to the point where when you drink it, it immediately turns to foam in your mouth. This could be due to improperly measuring the corn sugar for priming, or alternatively, bottling the beer before it actually hits it’s target FG. Either way, I now have a very carbonated beer. The flavor is also not quite what I wanted. Part of that was due to...
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Here we go. This Doppelbock is a dark brown color with a thick, creamy tan head on it. There is a definite malty presence with slight toasty, almost coffee notes. It is very rich and smooth, giving off a wonderful warming feeling, without being too heavy. There are no noticeable aromas from hops, with a very low bitterness that lets the maltiness shine through. Though the warming of the beer may be more enjoyed during colder...
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After discovering I still had vanilla beans, I decided to make another vanilla flavored beer. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I had to include coffee and coconut as well. This sounded like a great combination for an Imperial Stout. In preparation for this brew, I sliced and scraped about 6 or 7 vanilla beans and soaked the innards and all into a cup of vodka. I let that sit (shaking every few days) for over a week....
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