Date: July-August 2005
10 Thirst Quenching Summer Beers
Digital and Plus Members OnlySummer’s here and it’s time to brew some thirst-quenching beers. In our continuing series of stories celebrating our 10th anniversary year, we present 10 beer recipes from BYO editors, authors and contributors. These beers are light to moderate-bodied beers that are well-balanced for summer drinking — beers to have if you’re having more than one
Heineken International: Heineken clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis classic Dutch lager available in green bottles across the world is still brewed using the same recipe since first made available in 1873.
Brew Your Own’s MC Hawking’s Event Horizon (Raspberry Wheat)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHere’s one we developed especially for this recipe collection. This beer takes less than 90 minutes to make on brewday. For best results, follow the instructions closely — even though some of the steps are a bit unusual. MC Hawking’s Event Horizon is a crisp, wheat beer accentuated by the raspberries, which add a tart, fruity note. This beer will disappear like it’s been sucked into a black hole.
Paul Zocco’s Flemish Red Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPaul Zocco, owner of Zok’s Homebrewing Supplies, in Willimantic, Connecticut says, “I spent a day at Rodenbach inhaling a few Grand Crus, one of the world’s best Flemish Red there is. This beer recipe has won many golds in New England competitions and it made the second round in the 2005 National Homebrew Contest.”
More Beer’s California Common
Digital and Plus Members OnlyJason Petros, of More Beer, sent us his recipe for a California Common beer.
Steve Piatz’s Sterling Pilsner (Bohemian Pilsner)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRecipe autor Steve Piatz says, “Sterling Pilsner is a Bohemian Pilsner and is unique only in the use of all Sterling hops rather than the traditional Saaz hops. The first batch was the result of winning a sample of really fresh Sterling hops from HopUnion in a contest back when Sterling wasn’t widely available. According to HopUnion Sterling was released in 1998 and is perceived as similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination and is finding favor as a Saaz replacement. Since my water supply is extremely high in carbonates and Pilsen’s water is very low in mineral content, I blended 0.5 gallons (~2 L) of my water with enough reverse osmosis water to make the batch.”
Anita Johnson’s Kölsch
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAnita Johnson, owner of Great Fermentations of Indiana, in Indianapolis says, “This Kölsch recipe is a crowd pleaser. We have served it at homebrew club meetings, public beer festivals and in the Indy Runners’ recovery tent at the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini Marathon (the country’s largest 1/2 marathon). I like this beer because it has lots of flavor but is light and thirst-quenching. The Wyeast 2565 leaves a tartness that I really like. So simple but yet so good!”
Denny Conn’s Cream Swill (Cream Ale)
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDenny says, “This turns out so well as a mini-mash beer that I’ve never been tempted to come up with an all-grain version.”
Steve Bader’s Belgian Wit
Digital and Plus Members Only“This beer is a favorite hot weather beer due to its lighter body and refreshing taste from the coriander and bitter orange peel. Hop bittering levels are subdued to let the coriander and bitter orange peel come through in the bitterness.” – Steve Bader Bader Beer & Wine Supply
www.baderbrewing.com
Springfield Brewing Co.’s Mueller Wheat
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOur wheat is dry, crisp and refreshing — and has a certain ‘snap’ from the malted and raw wheats used, as well as a spicy hop nose from the Liberty hops. The foam has a rich, creamy and rocky appearance. Our wheat beer has been our number one seller since we opened in December 1997 and won a gold in the American-style wheat beer category at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in 2003 and a bronze in the same category in 2004. — Ashton Lewis – Springfield Brewing Co.
Wiener Blut Vienna Lager
Digital and Plus Members OnlyRecipe author Chris Colby says, “Wiener Blut is a malty, lightly sweet amber lager with slightly more German noble hops than usual.” Silver medal winner at the 2004 National Homebrew Contest.
Brewery Ommegang Hennepin clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHennepin is Brewery Ommegang’s flagship Belgian-style golden ale. Brewed with coriander, ginger root, and bitter orange peel, this beer is full-bodied, hoppy, and crisp.