Brew Batch 164 Reinke's Revenge 2021 CoVid Edition (cont'd) Alpha variant

I know what you're thinking. Beat-12's already brewed Reinke's Revenge this year. And yes, you'd be correct. But as the Covid madness tarries on, why not tip the hat to the variant that started it all.... Alpha α aka B.1.1.7. This one has the same base as Δ and last year's CoVid edition but instead let's dry-hop it with a hefty amount of Fuggles shall we? OG 1.130-0.001 @59F should give it a nice antimicrobial effect. 

FOAM Cup 2021

 

FOAM cup 2021 came and went with 2 Beat-12 entries in it, Vanilla Cyanidine and It Ain't Helen...Georgia. The competition was deep with 475 brews and part of the High Plains Brewer of the Year circuit. (Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, or Minnesota). Vanilla Cyanidine oddly enough after garnering a 29 and 29.5 in previous comps it seems to have settled a bit with the best feedback being "Reminiscent of a warm cherry pie with melty vanilla ice cream". The 38 overall got it a 🥉 though! Then my lowly 2nd brew attempt on It Ain't Helen...Georgia. RP@OTB said don't change a thing on batch#1, so I didn't (except for the yeast, had to try the Munich 2203 on it). The consensus on it was to lower the bitterness a touch, which is easy to do, but overall the brew was to style with good bread/crackery notes and a clean crisp finish. 39 overall, 🥇! So OK is no longer an elusive state on the medal board and I've got to say there's a masterful difference in the BJCP cert'ed scores. They were in depth scrawls of consciousness by people that were "in" the beer moment.  That I can truly appreciate and the scores were even posted early. Both entries got a 40 from one judge or the other, so super proud. 

Brew Batch 163 Reinke's Revenge 2021 CoVid Edition (cont'd) Delta variant

The day after International Stout Day couldn't be any more special or appropriate without brewing Reinke's Revenge. Since we as a species are still in the thralls of CoViD, it seemed only fitting to continue last year's wildly successful series with another this year. So building off of last year's base coming in with OG 1.120 +0.000 @66F, I give you Delta (B.1.617.2). And to celebrate it's East Indian "influence" this one will be pepperized to the heights of PAAs Pirate Bomb! ca 2017, but I'll save the additions until kegging. 

Brew Batch 162.5 Au Naturale (formerly known as At The Kiddie Table)

So going forth this batch will be known as Au Naturale.  Reason being is in my haste to get it chilled and fermenting on that monster Omega B63 pitch I forgot to boil it. Fear not, this is apparently how it's been done before (kind of). So "no boil" beer is beer that the wort either does not reach boil or only boils for a short amount of time. So, the sparge was at 163F for about 2 hours therefore it's pasteurized going into the bubbler. Most milk pasteurization is basically 145F for 30 minutes or 162F for 15 seconds so that part's covered. FG 1.006+0.000@ 64F to yield 6% so it ain't table bier anymore either. Plus I dry-hopped in on 1oz of Moutere and 2oz of Pacific Jade. Regardless of how it turned out there's only 4 gallons to quaff.