My Mom died in 2010 (age 53) from Lupus and every year, several times a year the family gets together to remember & celebrate Mom. Each year there are a few of us that cook something, make something, bring something or whatever to share with everyone else as a keepsake or tribute to Mom. Well, my mom was once a home brewer back in the 80's & would be very supportive and interested in my brewing. Her birthday is coming up in July and we will have a family get together at that time. I would like to brew something next weekend to serve at the get together.
It needs to be a beer that non beer drinkers can drink (no stouts, ipa or porters). I want the flavors to have some relation to Mom. Her favorite flower/plant was hibiscus and she grew several so I would like to use some hibiscus flavor & it would be great if I could even use whole flowers from some of her still living plants. Also, in her last years she really enjoyed biscotti in the morning & began making her own. Almonds were also her favorite nut. She loved the wild black berries here in Texas and we would pick and freeze a ton of them.
So, I'm leaning towards a berry(black or rasp)& hibiscus wheat beer, but I don't know how to get a biscotti flavor or if it would even mesh well with the others. The other problem I have with wheat beer is clarity, most of the people who will be offered this beer are BMC types and I doubt a good number of them have ever even seen a wheat bear.
I'm thinking more towards an extract kit & just adding some flavor at some point since I only have one chance to get this right. I have done partial mash & I'm not afraid of BiaB AG batches if that is a better option.
Any suggestions guys?
It needs to be a beer that non beer drinkers can drink (no stouts, ipa or porters). I want the flavors to have some relation to Mom. Her favorite flower/plant was hibiscus and she grew several so I would like to use some hibiscus flavor & it would be great if I could even use whole flowers from some of her still living plants. Also, in her last years she really enjoyed biscotti in the morning & began making her own. Almonds were also her favorite nut. She loved the wild black berries here in Texas and we would pick and freeze a ton of them.
So, I'm leaning towards a berry(black or rasp)& hibiscus wheat beer, but I don't know how to get a biscotti flavor or if it would even mesh well with the others. The other problem I have with wheat beer is clarity, most of the people who will be offered this beer are BMC types and I doubt a good number of them have ever even seen a wheat bear.
I'm thinking more towards an extract kit & just adding some flavor at some point since I only have one chance to get this right. I have done partial mash & I'm not afraid of BiaB AG batches if that is a better option.
Any suggestions guys?