Patersbier (Northern Brewer kit)
All pils malt (6 lbs Pilsen LME; 0.5 lbs carapils steeped at the beginning of the boil)
- 0.5 oz Saaz (60 min)
- 0.5 oz Saaz (10 min)
Westmalle yeast (Wyeast 3787)
OG ~1.040
FG ~1.008
Estimated ABV ~4%
Pours a light shade of hay with brilliant clarity and a massive creamy, rocky head with excellent retention and equally good looking lacing.
The aroma is very complex and definitely displaying its pedigree: phenolic, fruity (pear, apples), and a spicy bite that (perhaps) derives its sharpness from CO2 bubbling out. Some bottles sampled about a week earlier had a banana note that could be attributable to warm fermentation, and seems to have cleared away.
Tastes lightly fruity, with notes similar to aroma but quite low in their strength. A very mild hop bite at the end, that is noticeably tamer and more desirable this way. The "homebrew" (amateur) note is still there that I often refer to as "house character" :/
Overall clean, light bodied, very crisp and very refreshing. Bonus is lower alcohol, certainly very low for its complexity and flavors, and truly sessionable.
All pils malt (6 lbs Pilsen LME; 0.5 lbs carapils steeped at the beginning of the boil)
Hop additions:
- 1 oz Hallertau (60 min)- 0.5 oz Saaz (60 min)
- 0.5 oz Saaz (10 min)
Westmalle yeast (Wyeast 3787)
OG ~1.040
FG ~1.008
Estimated ABV ~4%
Pours a light shade of hay with brilliant clarity and a massive creamy, rocky head with excellent retention and equally good looking lacing.
The aroma is very complex and definitely displaying its pedigree: phenolic, fruity (pear, apples), and a spicy bite that (perhaps) derives its sharpness from CO2 bubbling out. Some bottles sampled about a week earlier had a banana note that could be attributable to warm fermentation, and seems to have cleared away.
Tastes lightly fruity, with notes similar to aroma but quite low in their strength. A very mild hop bite at the end, that is noticeably tamer and more desirable this way. The "homebrew" (amateur) note is still there that I often refer to as "house character" :/
Overall clean, light bodied, very crisp and very refreshing. Bonus is lower alcohol, certainly very low for its complexity and flavors, and truly sessionable.
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