Sam Adams’ LongShot hombrewing contest was announced fairly recently and this year the contest is focused on beers that fit into the specialty beer category, known as Category 23. These are beers that don’t fit into any other category. Either they are brewed with unusual ingredients, following unusual practices, or are just bigger, stronger versions of other styles.
I talked to Mike about doing something stupid for the contest and he supported the notion.
So, I racked a gallon of my Irish Red into a growler and mixed in another ingredient to start up a specialty beer.
I was going to keep the whole thing a secret but I guess I figured someone will care about this goofy project.
I will keep the type of beer under wraps until I bottle it, which will be next week. Then, all will be revealed and we can have a good laugh.
Or, I could surprise myself and have it turn out well. 🙂
Dan H
Hey you never know what a little adjunct will do for your wort. Some of the best brews I’ve come up with started out as pure folly. A month ago I dry hopped a perfectly good Black Porter with an once of Fuggles as I was looking for a better Hop nose. I opened the first bottle two days ago and was blown away by the aroma and extra hoppiness of this brew. So go for it!!