Recipes
Saint-Valentine’s Metheglin
Is cinnamon an aphrodisiac? Lets find out…
Kiwi-Strawberry Melomel
Melomel = mead with added fruit. This is a great substitute for dry champagne.
Sparkling Cyser
A thirst-quenching but deceptively strong sparkling brew. Darker than most, because of the cider. Serve chilled.
Still of the Night Mead
A light, still straight mead, similar to a sweet white wine. Perfect as an aperitif or with dessert.
Traditional German Bock
A great Bock recipe for a traditional, triple decocted German Bock(bier).
Cherry Brown Ale
A fun-to-brew Brown Ale with some home toasted malts and a lot of cherries!
Doughboy Draught
Late WWI American-style Pilsner
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company: Schlitz Gusto (circa 1960’s) clone
1960’s-style American Pilsner, a clone of “The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous”
English Hard Cider
This cider is strong, still, and balanced, approximately 7 percent alcohol by volume.
New England Hard Cider
This cider is drier, slightly stronger, bubbly but not champagne-like, approximately 4.5 percent alcohol by volume.
Cidre Normande
This cider is light, sweet, fruity, and effervescent, approximately 3.5 percent alcohol by volume.
Dixie Cup Boardwalk Belgian Quadrupel
This was the beer that was given to each of the attendees of this year’s Houston Foam Ranger’s Dixie Cup Homebrew Competition. The theme was Fredopoly, based on the board game Monopoly and in honor of our annual speaker and homebrew pioneer, Fred Eckhardt.
