gtn80
Well-Known Member
On Friday we went to the American Homebrewer's Association rally at Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine. After letting us have some of their delicious beer, giving us a tour of the brewery and showing us their barrel room, they gave us some tastes of some rarities.
The one that sparked my interest was the newest entry in their Fluxus line. The Fluxus beers are released every year to celebrate their anniversary. This year it's a Belgian Imperial Stout. The cool thing about it is that they double mashed it.
The way they described double mashing to us is that they sparge and runoff like normal, but when they do, they drained into a second mash tun that also had grain. They then mashed and sparged with wort, rather than water.
The resulting beer has an absolutely intense roastiness, about 12% ABV. They also add cocoa nibs in the whirlpool, combination of those was tremendous. It was a sample from the fermenter, so it was warm, no carbonation, but still absolutely amazing, and cool to see the results of what seemed to me at least to be a pretty innovative technique.
The one that sparked my interest was the newest entry in their Fluxus line. The Fluxus beers are released every year to celebrate their anniversary. This year it's a Belgian Imperial Stout. The cool thing about it is that they double mashed it.
The way they described double mashing to us is that they sparge and runoff like normal, but when they do, they drained into a second mash tun that also had grain. They then mashed and sparged with wort, rather than water.
The resulting beer has an absolutely intense roastiness, about 12% ABV. They also add cocoa nibs in the whirlpool, combination of those was tremendous. It was a sample from the fermenter, so it was warm, no carbonation, but still absolutely amazing, and cool to see the results of what seemed to me at least to be a pretty innovative technique.
