Legendary Brewer Honored w/ SF Beer Week Special Release
In preparation for SF Beer Week 2014, all of the best microbrewers in San Francisco gathered to make a special beer for homebrewer extraordinaire, Griz of SF Brewcraft. Griz was a mentor and a tough-love fellow that directed many of the Bay Area's top microbrewers to success. If you want to learn more about the ale that was made in his honor, please read the note below from Social Kitchen and Brewery's, Kim Sturdavant: For me, thinking of the recipe as a full size batch was in my comfort zone, so it was actually more of a challenge to scale it down for the test batch. I started with a list of ingredients used in the Lawnmower ale recipe the folks at Brewcraft give out, and then modified percentages to my own liking; keeping in mind the original intended balance of the beer. It was really fun to brew the test batch with no control over things like fermentation temperature, and have the beer turn out great none-the less. Sort of took me back several years to the moment I attended a free Monday night class taught by Griz who emphasized not sweating the details and assuring us our beer would turn out great. It did back then, and it did this time, too! The final recipe uses the exact same ingredients as the original Lawnmower Ale, but with more emphasis on the hops. We want to give people something they can really get their nose into, but keep it a classic easy drinking "lawnmower" type of beer; not that many of us in SF have lawns to mow. The hops we used were also sourced from a small broker out of Oregon called Indie Hops, who in my opinion reign supreme over varieties like the Liberty and Mt. Hood that are used in this recipe. It should also be noted that I grew up in Oregon and these hops smell like a hike through the hills outside my hometown of Eugene. What we've ended up with is a Hoppy American Blonde with distinct spicy, grassy, and floral hop profile. It's steering away from the modern hop trends of dank, resinous, tropical fruit bombs and I like it for that reason, as I'm sure Griz would, too. It's got classic flavors with a modern hop forward balance. Cheers, Kim ========================= Special thanks to: SF Brewcraft www.sanfranciscobrewcraft.com/ SF Brewers Guild sfbrewersguild.org/ Speakeasy Ales and Lagers www.goodbeer.com/ Magnolia www.magnoliapub.com/ Thirsty Bear thirstybear.com/ SF Beer Week www.sfbeerweek.org/ Social Kitchen socialkitchenandbrewery.com/ Almanac Beer Co. www.almanacbeer.com/ Music done by: Pumpgate pumpgatemusic.com/ James McDonald soundcloud.com/alcoves APM Music apmmusic.com =================== Brew Age is a short format video series, documenting the home brewers and microbrewers alike that are making a splash in the craft beer industry. It's a craft beer revolution! If YOU want to brew your own beer, learn how with the American Homebrewers Association www.homebrewersassociation.org/ More Brew Age on TestTube testtube.com/brewage Subscribe Now! www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Twitter twitter.com/brewagetv Facebook facebook.com/brewagetv Google+ gplus.to/brewage
