St. Peters Organic Ale Clone

[Trappist Artist]

Here's my recipe...Your thoughts!


3.2 Kg John Bull Light Liquid Extract (two cans)
1 lb. Crystal 20
1 oz Hallertauer boiling
0.5 oz Cascade boiling
0.5 oz Cascade 15 min.

White labs english ale yeast

I couldn't get any New Zealand organic hops, nor any water from under the St. Peter's brewer. Hope city water will do...

 

[nickwc5]

try this website http://www.breworganic.com
they have all organic ingredients

 

[disaffected]

I might try some organic brews. I've had three recently, all extremely nice and clean tasting. I don't know if that's because they use certified organic ingredients or not, but at least they had that in common.

They were:

Stone Mill Organic Pale Ale, Green Valley Brewing
Organically Produced Ale, Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)
Organic English Ale, Duchy Originals

All very good.

 

[Trappist Artist]

Thanks for the web site, they had the exact hop I was looking for, and if I were and all grain brewer I'd be able to use the grains too!

 

[Fiery Sword]

The web page is excellent. I do a lot of their kits and they are absolutely top-notch. They are a bit pricer than a lot of places, but hey - organic stuff does cost more to grow/process so that should not be a surprise. Their customer support is always excellent (I once won 10 $50 AmEx gift cards and they spent 20 minutes on the phone w/ me applying them all to one order!) and their kits are extremely well balanced. they don't have the kit-variety of a Austin Homebrew or anything, mostly good, standard beer types.

Plus, 7 Bridges malt extracts come in bags (which are in their own box). I think they are MUCH easier to handle and use than plastic tubs.

 

[Trappist Artist]

I am new to brewing with organics. What kind of differences can I expect?

 

[Fiery Sword]

I am new to brewing with organics. What kind of differences can I expect?

For starters, you can expect it to cost more. Brewing-wise, there is no real change. Same procedures exactly. I order a lot of stuff from the previously mentioned 7 Bridges CoOp (www.breworganic.com) for the "freshness" reason, not necessarily the organic or cost reasons. I find that their malts and hops are first-rate and are often noticeably fresher than other internet-order places. Their instruction if you are trying to get into mini-mash are excellent and can server as a reference and learnind experience if you are looking to go all-grain down the road.

Good luck!