Czechoslovakian Pilsner
Nov. 28th, 2010 12:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiderplanetIt's time for a beer brewing update on Ye Olde Dreamwidth.
Today we bottled Hex Nut Brown Ale, which was brewed in the middle of September.
Last week, we started another batch of "Butterbeer," the most requested beer we've made. Butterbeer is one that is well liked by folks who don't usually care for beer, and it's much sweeter than most beers. It's not one of my favorites, but part of the fun of beer brewing is in the sharing, so there it is.
Yesterday, we started the annual lager. This time, it's a Czech lager/Czechoslovakian lager/Bohemian Pilsner... call it what you will, it's made with the officially sanctioned Czech Pils Yeast.
This beer satisfies the BJCP guidelines for "Bohemian Pilsner". If this one turns out, it will be entered in the Minnesota State Fair. Last year's lager needed more ferment time, this year's started about two months earlier.
Fun, useless trivia - A commercially made version of this beer is sold under the brand name "Budvar," created by the "Budweiser" brewery in the Czech Republic. The style originates in the town of Budweis, the location of the Imperial brewery of the Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th century. The name "Budweiser" means "product of the town of Budweis." Last year, Anheuser Busch attempted a legal suit to claim that they owned the name of the town... or something. The brand "Budvar," produced by the Czech Republican "Budweiser" company is sold as "Czechvar" in the U.S.
Today we bottled Hex Nut Brown Ale, which was brewed in the middle of September.
Last week, we started another batch of "Butterbeer," the most requested beer we've made. Butterbeer is one that is well liked by folks who don't usually care for beer, and it's much sweeter than most beers. It's not one of my favorites, but part of the fun of beer brewing is in the sharing, so there it is.
Yesterday, we started the annual lager. This time, it's a Czech lager/Czechoslovakian lager/Bohemian Pilsner... call it what you will, it's made with the officially sanctioned Czech Pils Yeast.
This beer satisfies the BJCP guidelines for "Bohemian Pilsner". If this one turns out, it will be entered in the Minnesota State Fair. Last year's lager needed more ferment time, this year's started about two months earlier.
Fun, useless trivia - A commercially made version of this beer is sold under the brand name "Budvar," created by the "Budweiser" brewery in the Czech Republic. The style originates in the town of Budweis, the location of the Imperial brewery of the Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th century. The name "Budweiser" means "product of the town of Budweis." Last year, Anheuser Busch attempted a legal suit to claim that they owned the name of the town... or something. The brand "Budvar," produced by the Czech Republican "Budweiser" company is sold as "Czechvar" in the U.S.
