Brew Batch#87 Pill Roller Pils

So after Seibel, I wanted to at least try a lager since my 25 gallon keezer was bone dry! That day came today with a little pilsner concoction called Pill Roller Pils. Base was simple and the 100% Saaz aroma filled the chilled garage with a wonderful steamy warmth. So the keezer is set at 58F and I was able to knock it down to 65F by itself with my new pump and the use of ice water through the chiller within 15mins. So with an OG of 1.046+0.001 @65F this one has a spot on start.

Our Tastes-- Cusqueña Dark Golden Lager

Raising a bootlegger properly is a tough chore, but the Alfalfa train went international on this one! Straight from Cusco, Peru to my mouth comes Cusqueña. Yes, I understand it's a mass produced dark golden lager but man can they knock it out right south of the equator. Cusco was once capitol of the Inca Empire founded in 1100AD and still has the Plaza de Armas as it's central square. At over 11,000 ft it's hard to imagine obtaining gravity fed mountain water, but that's the base. Cervecera Alemana "German Brewery" was founded October 1, 1980 by Ernesto Günther and quickly became a crowd favorite with it's much lighter lager as the natives were used to chicha to begin with. The 100% barley malt bill makes the body better than a pilsner and the Saaz is a standard hop. A wonderful white head sat atop for quite sometime as the bubbles gripped to the ole No Shave. At 5% this little beauty has been the feather in the cap of the Alfalfa Train's to date. 

Brew Batch #86 REINKE'S REVENGE 2017

A month behind on getting this one out but the results look to be phenomenal. Changed the grain bill from last year to reflect some midnight wheat instead of so much roasted bill. Kicked up a 1L starter for this one because with Pf's help at One True Bine Brewing Co, we overshot the OG by 6 points to give OG 1.102+0.00 @68F and will need the extra yeasties. I'm toying with putting half on raspberries and vanilla beans, but let's see how she drops first. 

Brew Batch #85 Southie-12

Into the keg she went today at a healthy FG 1.016 to give 8.3%abv. Taste is estery and warm, so hopefully a couple of weeks at room temp while I attempt my first Pilsner will change the profile a little. Overall, I'm very happy with the results, perhaps more dark malts the next go around but I'll take this as a 90-93% average on what I was trying to get out of this perennial favorite.