Okay, we couldn’t have an issue talking about additions and leading up to Christmas without a festive brew or two.
We were introduced to this beauty, “Bad Santa” APA by one of our founder members. Dave and his motley crew have banded together to form a beer club in Shrewsbury called The Beer Foundry. At selected weekends they mash up a brew, and I’m hazarding a guess that there’s a lot of “sampling” in between to inspire their next beer-making weekend (Am I right, fellas?). Each are armed with a Dark Farm 5L mini keg to share their rewards at the end.
By the way, we offer discounts to homebrew clubs. Email us for info: gareth@darkfarm.co.uk
This is the latest recipe on their hit list, adapted from the book ‘Beer Craft’ by Jon Finch.
BATCH: 20L
BOIL: 60mins
OG: 1.051
BOIL: 25L
TEMP: 67oC
FG: 1.012
ABV 5%
The Grain
3.5 KG Maris Otter Pale
0.2 KG Crystal 40L
0.2 KG Munich
0.2 KG Cara Munich
The Hops
30g Northern Brewer Boil, 60 mins
The Yeast
White Labs Irish Ale
Additions
Maple Syrup, 350ml (Mash)
Cinnamon, 3 sticks (Boil)
Vanilla Bean, 1 (Boil)
Cherry extract, 350ml (Secondary)
Irish Moss
And here’s the team on brew night (4 of the 7 founder members). L to R: Mark Davies, Nick Lincoln, Dave Parry, Richard Buckle.
We would love to hear your brew story and recipes! Send them to: gareth@darkfarm.co.uk
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