Staggered nutrient additions. Fermented low 60s °F. I generally prefer to blend after fermentation is finished, but this was a project to use some honeys I labelled “difficult”—each had something I liked but also had at least one…
This is a variation on my silver-medal-winning recipe from NHC 2021, Sticky Fingers. This year’s variation, a rose saison, is named for a dear family friend who is also a strong female scientist with some French ancestry.
The winning entry was a blend of seven beers. The recipe provided here is the bulk of the blend. My approach is to make several sour stock beers, age them 6 months or so, brew/ferment some fresh saison…
Mash at 155°F (68°C) for 60 min. 90 min boil. Pitch with a healthy yeast starter. Ferment at 50°F (10°C) for 10 days. Perform a diacetyl rest at 68°F (20°C) for 2 days. Lager at 38°F (3°C) for…
Perform a 30 min. single infusion mash, followed by 30 min. recirculation using a HERMS, increasing temp to roughly 170°F (77°C) at mash out. Conduct a 90 min. boil, with the first and only hop addition taking place…
Mark Schoppe of Austin, Texas, a member of the Austin Zealots, won a gold medal in Category 29: Spiced Beer during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Chico Milani of Clorianópolis, Brazil, a member of Acerva Catarinense, won a gold medal in Category 28: Fruit Beer during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jeremiah Baer of Collinsville, Illinois, a member of the East Side Brewers, won a gold medal in Category 27: European Sour Ale during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Belevender of Warren, Michigan, a member of the Pontiac Brewing Tribe, won a gold medal in Category 26: Strong Belgian Ale during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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