We grow the hops, so we have to brew the beer. Back again this year by popular acclaim is our all Suunycroft Farm hops Fresh Hop Brown. Despite a very dry summer the hop harvest was robust, 28 oz.
Malts:
Munich Malt Extract 6 lbs
Briess Sparkling Amber DME 1lb
Specialty Grains:
Briess Chocolate Malt 8.7 oz
Belgian Special B 9 oz
Briess Victory 8 oz
English Crystal Malt 77L
Hops:
60 min 4 oz
10 min 4 oz
Flame out for 20 min 4 oz
Yeast:
Safale S05
Harvest this year was 11 oz dried. I decided to use all the hops this year because the hops I saved from the harvest last year are still in the freezer. This recipe is almost the same as past years.
Malts:
Munich Malt syrup 6 lbs
Bries Sparkling Amber DME 10* 1 lbs
Specialty Grains:
Briess Chocolate Mslt 8 oz
Belgian Special B 8 oz
Briess Victory 8 oz
English Medium Crystal
Hops;
60 min 4 oz
10 min 4 oz
flame out for 20 minutes 3 oz
Yeast:
Safale US 05
Brewed 9/9/2021
August 20,2021
Extract kit from Northern Brewers
I added the yeast too early in the cool down and killed it. Because I didn't have a backup yeast packet I added bread yeast. The final product was very drinkable. and didn't have any off flavors. The tasting notes in the packet listed toast as a flavor, so maybe that taste, to those who could sense it, was enhanced.
Although 2020 summer was very hot and dry (record hottest summer ever and drought conditions in September), or maybe because of, the harvest was robust at 11 oz. A review of past hop harvest show the record at 15 oz in 2011 and next highest 12 in 2010. Still 11 is a very goog harvest and way above recent years.
Base Malts
Munich Malt Extract Syrup 6.30 pounds
Spray Dry Malt Extract: Plain Amber Color 8 1 pound
Specialty Grains
Briess Chocolate 8 oz
Belgian Special B 8 oz
Briess Victory 8 oz
English Medium Crystal 8 oz
Hops (all Sunnycroft fresh picked)
4 oz 60 min
2 oz 10 min
2 oz flame out for 20 min
Yeast: Safale S-05
Brewed 9/20/2020
