snarf7
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Just tried this year's version and man oh man is it freakin delicious. Fortunately they put the details on their website:
Grains: Maine Malt House 2-Row Malted Barley, Blue Ox Malthouse 2-Row Malted Barley, Maine Grains Raw Wheat, Aurora Mills & Farm Oats
Hops: Jarrylo, Centennial, Local Aroostook Hops for bittering
Yeast: House
Description: Sixteen Counties has an amber hue with notes of honey, tropical hops, citrus, and a hint of cereal grain. The beer’s malt-forward flavor is meant to showcase the next generation of quality farming in Maine.
So some questions:
1)It sounds like a backbone of mostly American 2-row, but what of the wheat and oats? What is 'raw wheat', is that just unmalted wheat?
2)assuming a 5 gal brew, what % should I target for my wheat and oats? The beer is a nice golden color with a definitive haze that makes it translucent (where you can see the outline of your fingers thru it, but no detail thereof). The oats I'm assuming are mostly for mouthfeel?
3)Hops - I'll use something else for bittering, and I have Centennial on hand and I've used it before so I know what it tastes like but what about these Jarrylo hops? It says it has spice and banana to it but I'm wondering how much to add and when? To me it seems like most of them should be late additions.
hopefully you've tried this beer or can offer some advice, thanks!
Grains: Maine Malt House 2-Row Malted Barley, Blue Ox Malthouse 2-Row Malted Barley, Maine Grains Raw Wheat, Aurora Mills & Farm Oats
Hops: Jarrylo, Centennial, Local Aroostook Hops for bittering
Yeast: House
Description: Sixteen Counties has an amber hue with notes of honey, tropical hops, citrus, and a hint of cereal grain. The beer’s malt-forward flavor is meant to showcase the next generation of quality farming in Maine.
So some questions:
1)It sounds like a backbone of mostly American 2-row, but what of the wheat and oats? What is 'raw wheat', is that just unmalted wheat?
2)assuming a 5 gal brew, what % should I target for my wheat and oats? The beer is a nice golden color with a definitive haze that makes it translucent (where you can see the outline of your fingers thru it, but no detail thereof). The oats I'm assuming are mostly for mouthfeel?
3)Hops - I'll use something else for bittering, and I have Centennial on hand and I've used it before so I know what it tastes like but what about these Jarrylo hops? It says it has spice and banana to it but I'm wondering how much to add and when? To me it seems like most of them should be late additions.
hopefully you've tried this beer or can offer some advice, thanks!