I lagered it for three weeks and it turned nice and smooth. However I wasn't expecting the wheat beer banana flavor. Which is good when you expect it, but wasn't what I was looking for in this brew.
Lagering
Racking
Ingredients:
5 lbs. of Canadian light syrup
0.25 lbs. Cara-Pils malt
1 lb. Corn sugar
1 oz. Northern Brewer (bittering)
0.25 oz. Saaz Hops (finishing)
1 packet of Saflager lager yeast
I might be able to enjoy the banana and clove taste of similarly style beers but I had a bad introduction to them. It all happened back in the spring of 2001, I was wandering aimlessly around the streets of Munich with a freshly minted Australian friend who was staying at the same hostel. With nothing to do that night we decide to see a movie, Castaway in fact.
I order a beer in the movie theater, and being a poor exchange student, I hadn't had a beer in more than a week. I was itching for the sweet taste of golden brew. But what do I get? A mouth full of banana and spice. Maybe my palate wasn't fully developed. Maybe it's like reaching for a glass of milk and sipping orange juice instead. But that made a lasting impression on me.
Therefore, the Pilsner kit is excellent, smooth, drinkable, crystal clear. It just tastes like bananas.
No comments:
Post a Comment