What's Your Lawnmower Homebrew?

[GHBWNY]

This does NOT include anything store-bought, or from a tap or bottle at your local brewpub, no BMCs, comm. craft beers, someone else's homebrew, etc.. ONLY YOUR OWN homebrewed goods.

Mine is a recently-brewed bitter lime ale. I've been trying to justify the end result (which is less than my best and I will not attempt to brew again) and decided it will be my first official "lawnmower beer".

So, what about yours? Is it in the pipeline yet (at least for you northerners like myself)?

 

[poptarts]

Helles / Pilsner / Patersbier are all on my goto list in the summer, just recently made a semi sour berliner that will be added to that list too after a couple tweaks.

 

[Auger]

My lawnmower requires both my hands, but my post lawnmower beer is usually a homebrew kolsch or citrus pale ale.

 

[LLBeanJ]

Nothing official, but usually some sort of wheat brew, either American, Belgian, or German. I usually have one or more of these varieties on tap all throughout the summer months specifically for those hot days working around the house. As far as pipeline, I have a Belgian Wit in the keg as of last Sunday and a Hefe in the fermenter now (also as of last Sunday).

 

[m00ps]

I did a quick-turnaround gose with WLP585, latic acid, and a hefty portion of acidulated malt that turned out much better than I couldve hoped

Otherwise, can a lawnmower beer to 7-8% Cause I would definitely pick one of the saisons Ive got

 

[lumpher]

Mine is an American Wheat with bitter Orange. Got about 1/3 of a keg left. Drank some yesterday while mowing my grass in 90 degree heat.

 

[TheCADJockey]

2 row/crystal20/nugget/05

Once I get a mill, I'll buy the 2 row in bulk and attempt to use my freezers full of nugget.

 

[1977Brewer]

I did a quick-turnaround gose with WLP585, latic acid, and a hefty portion of acidulated malt that turned out much better than I couldve hoped

Otherwise, can a lawnmower beer to 7-8% Cause I would definitely pick one of the saisons Ive got

I was thinking the same thing. A nice refreshing dry little 8% saison.

 

[bobeer]

i do a version of the centennial blonde that's on here but i beef mine up a bit to 6% and make it more of a pale ale with more IBU's, lots of late hops and I dry hop it. It's very good and goes down a little too easily on a sweltering day. Looking forward to brewing it soon!

 

[kenoglass]

last summer it was a wit, this year most likely my Gose!

 

[m00ps]

I was thinking the same thing. A nice refreshing dry little 8% saison.

If you can finish the rest of the ones I got you in a single lawn mowing session I'll send the remaining stock your way by freight

 

[jschein]

Arogant Bastard clone

 

[nDub]

The cream of three crops ale found somewhere on the forum. Although I sub one pound of flaked corn for flaked rye and dry it out.
5.5 gallons
5 lbs two row
1 lb flaked corn
1lb flaked rice
1lb flaked rye
0.5-1 oz cascade 60 minutes
S-04
edit: I guess this would be cream of "four" crops...

 

[1977Brewer]

If you can finish the rest of the ones I got you in a single lawn mowing session I'll send the remaining stock your way by freight

HA! After I bottle my batch I'll have what, three cases of HB saison on hand? That should get me through to June.

Saving your dregs, BTW. All of them, in one big farmhouse culture, brett and all. Might dump some sour dregs in there too. I'll pitch it and a pack of Belle in the next one.

 

[JonM]

Pretty much any SMASH, except Munich, which is a little heavy for sippin' on the back porch on a summer Sunday afternoon. Jamil's Hefeweizen is a good one too. Another vote for Patersbier which, the way I make it is technically a SMASH too.

 

[ThinBrewLine]

Centennial Blonde, easy on the cardamom....I gotta mow 4 acres, some parts with a steep grade, so a mid-level ABV is needed for safety reasons!

 

[iijakii]

Man about all I make these days are beers you want to drink 10 of on a nice afternoon.

DEM!
5% smash with whatever base + centennial, chico
pils/helles/kolsch

 

[kh54s10]

I too have to use both hands to mow the lawn, after that I drink whatever I have on hand. I have never been one to stick with light beers in the summer and heavy beers in the winter. I usually have several styles on hand at any time. A nice stout will do me well mid summer as well as a light pale ale will work mid winter.

Though I have been working on a Pale ale based on one by Long Trail Brewery. They no longer brew it though so I can't make a side by side comparison any more.

 

[GHBWNY]

I too have to use both hands to mow the lawn...

Same here, even though I use a small rider. Being on the side of hill, very bumpy, lots of trees, bushes, deck posts, pool, etc. to go around, there's rarely the opportunity to one-hand it. What few attempts I have made at using the built-in drink holder on the mower have resulted in transforming an otherwise refreshing quaff into tasteless, flat gutter water. Of course, if it were a BMC, it wouldn't be that noticeable.

 

[Natdavis777]

Cream ale or a hefe. Both go down so well on a hot day.


Or a cold day...

 

[bigken462]

I always keep a ice cold keg of Kolsch and Blue Moon on the ready.

 

[theDREWery]

Stout + lemonade, sooo good! :rockin:

This is a frequent bicycle season necessity.

 

[GHBWNY]

I always keep a ice cold keg of Kolsch and Blue Moon on the ready.

Blue Moon

 

[m00ps]

Blue Moon

I wasnt gonna say anything.........

 

[iijakii]

Isnt Blue moon incredibly sweet? Ive only tried it once many many years ago. Not my picture of a lawnmower beer. Kolsch though hoooboymanitellyouhwatboyomangodamn

 

[GHBWNY]

I wasnt gonna say anything.........

Not that I'd turn down a B*** M*** after a long, hot day. I was just more curious as to what others specifically BREW as their lawnmower beer. Finding a trend in hefe-citrus-saison styles offered here. Could it be there is a definable threshold between a "sipper" and a "thirst quencher"?

 

[m00ps]

Not that I'd turn down a B*** M*** after a long, hot day. I was just more curious as to what others specifically BREW as their lawnmower beer. Finding a trend in hefe-citrus-saison styles offered here. Could it be there is a definable threshold between a "sipper" and a "thirst quencher"?

well the original saisons were reportedly "table" strength at 3-4% and brewed specifically for the fieldhands to drink for refreshment since potable water was harder to come by

 

[Harry482]

Maris Otter and east kent golding smash. Mash 10lb mo at 152. 1oz 60 min and 1 oz 20 min. So easy and so good!

 

[GHBWNY]

well the original saisons were reportedly "table" strength at 3-4% and brewed specifically for the fieldhands to drink for refreshment since potable water was harder to come by

Something tells me that with an allowance of 8-10 liters per day, they probably wouldn't have drunk that much potable water even if it had it been available. Maybe they had to mow the lawn when they got home.

 

[balrog]

BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde
Simple Kolsch
Nilo's #12 BM Clone
Yooper's Haus Pale Ale