Kviek Cider

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So I needed to brew something with Kviek yeast for a club monthly brew. I figured everyone was going to do some kind of beer. So I decided to do a cider.

The lhbs has a few choices in Kviek, but the dried Voss is one I didn’t use before.

Other than that, I’m just going to do as simple of a recipe that I can. 3 gallons Juice, 1 lb brown sugar and the Voss. Of course will be doing the nutrient program with it.

(yes this is juice)

Starting gravity was 1.070. but hopeful that I’ll be able to get this bottle primed for the August meeting. We will see!

Wheat IPA(?) Kegging

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Got around to getting the Big Brew Day beer packaged up.

Opening the fermenter it sure smells like a wheat beer

Was planning to bottle, but my bottling bucket split at the valve.. but we had a mini keg on hand. Only a 2.5 gallon so we needed a couple of bottles as well.

Was kind of surprised that it wasn’t as bitter as I expected. That ounce of Chinook in a 3 gallon should have had some oomph behind it. But it’s pretty tame. Bitter for sure, but I think it should have been more.

Tastes pretty good now, but will wait a week or so before doing a real review. And by then the Red IPA should be in keg and ready as well.

The Farmers markets will be up soon, so we will be switching the focus more on cider and wine, and pickling things

Stay tuned.

Mini Big Brew Day

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It was Big Brew day this past Saturday. I didn’t brew one of the National recipes but I did brew.

Threw together a mini batch of White IPA. Or something close to that. Had to sub in Fuggles for the Saaz. And used a Saison yeast. But these all should go with a basic 50% wheat grain bill.