Here are some pictures of the new brewery.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Amber with Spearmint
I don't know why I was obsessed with using spearmint in a beer, but I was and this is the result. I am also a fan of amber ales and was disappointed with our first amber attempt, so I combined my need for a better amber ale with the need to put spearmint in a beer. We also had to move our brewing location due to unforeseen difficulties, so this is the first beer brewed at the new location. I also want to thank my friend Rob (not the one in our little beer club) for donating a refrigerator so that I now have complete control over fermentation temperatures. I will let you know how I think that effected the beer in my tasting comment. Finally I experimented with large amounts of steeping grains. I steeped 4.5 lbs of Honey, Crystal 30, and Cara-Pils grains. This beer used Galena and Liberty hops, Spearmint in the secondary fermentor, had an OG of 1.046, and 22 IBUs.
Here are some pictures of the new brewery.
Here are some pictures of the new brewery.
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I thought this beer had a good looking head, but it died too quickly. It tasted almost creamy (I think the refrigerator fermentation and the Cara-Pils grain might have caused this) in a good way, with just the right amount of hops and spearmint flavoring. It did have a bit of a grassy aftertaste which I am hoping will dissipate with more aging. Overall this is a much better amber than our first one and might even be our best beer if given another two or three weeks of aging. I will check back and let you know what I think in a couple weeks.
ReplyDeleteThe spearmint flavoring made this amber sweeter than I expected, but it was still a great flavor. The beer almost tastes like liquorice to me. I'd be interested to try some and then have some jager to see a flavor comparison.
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