Medo
Well-Known Member
Ahoy hoy,
Well, breakup up here in interior Alaska is running a bit behind, and the birch trees, which i tapped a couple weeks ago, just started bearing their sweet nectar on friday. ill have the 10 gallons ill need for the brew
in no time( I do 2qts per lb). This year, I have decided to brew the Cascade Orange Ale for my birch sap brew. I think it will work just fine with it. Last year i did a porter, and though the porter recipe itself left a bit to be desired, the birch sap worked just great. So, this year, Im going to try it with one of my all time favorites. And since I use both the sweet and bitter orange, I think it will click with one of them. I dont know if it will be noticable this time or not. You couldnt tell with the porter, but it was alot stronger then this ale. But it was one of those on a whim at that moment or not things, so I gave it a shot. This year, I am in control of the variables, instead of they controlling me, so we will see what happens. Ill let you know how the brew goes once it goes. Up here in interior Alaska, birch is a hard wood (no, really) thats very dense, and is the firewood of choice (again, no, really) and is nothing like the birch we had in Michigan when I was growin up. Looks the same but this is some badass birch up here. I respect it, and therefore thought its sap should be the base of one of my beers.
Im hoping to be close to my target of 10 gallons tonight when I get home...
Ill post with updates as it progresses...
Adios....
Well, breakup up here in interior Alaska is running a bit behind, and the birch trees, which i tapped a couple weeks ago, just started bearing their sweet nectar on friday. ill have the 10 gallons ill need for the brew
in no time( I do 2qts per lb). This year, I have decided to brew the Cascade Orange Ale for my birch sap brew. I think it will work just fine with it. Last year i did a porter, and though the porter recipe itself left a bit to be desired, the birch sap worked just great. So, this year, Im going to try it with one of my all time favorites. And since I use both the sweet and bitter orange, I think it will click with one of them. I dont know if it will be noticable this time or not. You couldnt tell with the porter, but it was alot stronger then this ale. But it was one of those on a whim at that moment or not things, so I gave it a shot. This year, I am in control of the variables, instead of they controlling me, so we will see what happens. Ill let you know how the brew goes once it goes. Up here in interior Alaska, birch is a hard wood (no, really) thats very dense, and is the firewood of choice (again, no, really) and is nothing like the birch we had in Michigan when I was growin up. Looks the same but this is some badass birch up here. I respect it, and therefore thought its sap should be the base of one of my beers.
Im hoping to be close to my target of 10 gallons tonight when I get home...
Ill post with updates as it progresses...
Adios....