Check out the podcast we recorded of the tasting:

Listen to the Podcast (44:32)

or download it from iTunes

On Tap:

• Aarron – Captainschair -> Lactose
• Derek – Lutherhaus -> Molasses
• Erik – Topfermented -> Abbey Ale yeast
• Joseph – HopfenTreader -> Toasted Oats
• Nate – THFB_nate ->Maple Syrup
• Peter – SimplyBeer -> Bourbon Barrel
  

Download the podcast and listen to all the details about how these stouts turned out.

As I said before a great set of beers that made this First Brew-off an overwhelming success.  When all was consumed the overwhelming favorite was Derek’s Molasses addition.  The molasses gave this beer a wonderful aroma and great flavor.  Well done, Derek.  As winner of the first Brew-off, you get nothing, except the satisfaction of knowing you made a great beer that was truly appreciated by a bunch of beer geeks.

There will be a second Brew-off coming, please contact me if you’d like to join in on the fun.  You don’t need to be a blogger or even an experienced brewer, just willing to throw your beer into the ring!

Beer Blogger Brewoff, the Results are in! is a post from: Simply Beer

Aaron – Captain’s Chair(@captainschair)
Derek – Luther Public House(@LutherHaus)
Erik – Top Fermented(@topfermented)
Ethan – Geek Beer (@geekbeer)
Joseph – Hopfentreader (@hopfentreader)
Michael – Thank Heaven For Beer (@heavenlybrew)
Nate – Thank Heaven For Beer (@THFBeer_nate)
Peter – Simply Beer (@simplybeer)
Thomas – Beer Genome Progect (@TomBGP)

So what is the “Beer Bloggers Brew-off“?

We are all going to brew the same base Stout recipe with the same time frame, but we all get to change ONE thing about the recipe, our secret ingredient.  The secret ingredient can be anything, as long as the 5 gallon batch is completed on time.  Once the batch of beer is bottled, we’ll ship each other a couple bottles of our Stout and we do a virtual tasting. I will record a podcast for all to hear.  Sounds cool, huh?

The recipe:

9 lbs. Domestic 2-Row barley
16 oz. Chocolate Malt
16 oz. Roasted Barley
4 oz. Flaked Barley
4 oz. Caramel 60°L

1 oz Williamette hops (60min)
1 oz tettnang (2 minutes)

60 min mash @ 152
~75 min sparge @170
60 minute boil.

American Ale Yeast (wyeast 1056)
base recipe has estimated gravity of ~1.051 and finish around 1.014.

The Schedule:

Brew day will be December 13th, Beer bottled on January 10th, 3 bottles of Beer shipped to each of us on Feb 1st Tasting on Fri Feb 12th(subject to change)

Very simple!  I’m excited to see what these accomplished homebrewers can put together.  I’m sure it is going to be 6 exceptional brews that we’ll be tasting Febuary.  If your a blogger and would like to be part of this and can meet the schedule.  Please contact me.

Beer Bloggers Brew-off is a post from: Simply Beer