I purchased all of the ingredients to brew up my Native Brown Bitter Ale again for this reaping season. This is the same base recipe I did last year with locally grown Cascades. This year I didn't get free Cascade hops from the guy in New Hope, but I did get a pound of organic cascade hops from Hippity Hop Farms! While technically they aren't "certified" organic, this is only because you have to be farming organically for 3 years for certification. From my talks with Hippity Hops very own Paul P., they should be getting certified after next years harvest! I'll have a better idea of what I'm doing this time around as Hippity Hops tested the IBU's of their 2010 crop to a result of 6.4% AA! Cheers to Hippity Hop for doing it right in the Twin Cities! Not to many changes to the recipe this year, but I'm thinking I'll make it a little more bitter and dank...not too dank though. I did buy mostly Organic grains to go with my hops. Breiss has organic 2-row, and also Organic Chocolate at Midwest Brew Supply! With all of the ingredients I bought for the recipe, it looks like this one will by 89% organic! I don't think that's enough to be certified organic, but it is in my book!
Really glad you liked it! Like you said, it's a smooth Brown ale! I try to brew that brown ale every fall with locally grown hops! This years turned out very balanced!
Cheers!
Now you just gotta buy a brewing kit and start making your own beer! Or...just drink mine. I got way too much.
What kind of yeast are you going to pitch? Looks tasty as hell!
ReplyDeleteI went with the Wyeast British Ale II - 1335
ReplyDeleteNick, this was fantastic, Thanks for bringing that over Saturday night!
ReplyDeleteTodd
Hey Todd,
ReplyDeleteReally glad you liked it! Like you said, it's a smooth Brown ale! I try to brew that brown ale every fall with locally grown hops! This years turned out very balanced!
Cheers!
Now you just gotta buy a brewing kit and start making your own beer! Or...just drink mine. I got way too much.
Good to see ya again man.
Nick