May 21, 2018

Brew Batch #96 Hemerodromos

It's taken almost 16 years but I AG'd like Han today for the first time ever. Inspired by the Hemerodromos, "day-long runners" (ultra-marathoners before there was such a thing) of the ancient Greek army, I wanted a low abv, smooth yet slightly tropical hopped beer for my first attempt. After some research the cream ale fit my bill but I diverted from the traditional hops and went with Calypso and Medusa to give it that Mediterranean feel. Missed my OG by 7 with 1.042+0.001@ 72F, so that puts my BE at 62%. Ouch! Thank goodness grain is cheap. But a new 105K burner is en route to help with my boil off volume and I'll rebrew maybe towards the end of summer if it turns out well.