For the most part, I am able to enjoy just about every style of beer, however there a a few I don't necessarily care for.
So ... working through this BJCP Style Goal has the potential of creating beers I may not like as much.
So, far, since I've started the Roll-a-Style list, I have not really rolled any styles that I downright don't like.
However, this one has that potential. We'll have to see.
If you read Roll-a-Style 12: 29D. Grape Ale, you probably were able to determine this was coming:
So ... the BJCP Style 29D. Grape Ale is basically a blend of beer and wine, and I don't really like wine.
But, I'm hoping the recipe will be more beer-like than grape-like. I guess we'll see.
I purchased the grains for this beer at the same time I bought the ones for Summer Lovin' American Wheat, at the very beginning of the month. I kept thinking I'd brew but never got around to it.
Until yesterday (Sunday). I actually didn't really decided to brew this until almost 7am, so I got a late start.
The recipe called for an overnight mash with a short boil, but due to the late start, I decided to shorten the mash, making this basically a Short and Shoddy brew day.
The mash started around 7:20. It was around 8 that I decided to shorten the mash, and I started draining at 8:05.
My pre-boil gravity was low at 1.037 (planned 1.041), but I decided to go with it.
One disadvantage of my 120 volt Anvil Foundry is that heating water from mash temperature to boil takes a long time.
The boil started around 9am.
The boil was planned for only 35 minutes, and went well. I was chilling by 9:35.
The OG of the wort was 1.042. My calculations said that the juice concentrate would contribute 15 points, so I ended up with an official OG of 1.067, which is actually just below the the BJCP style guideline specify, but I'm not going to worry about a couple of points.
The juice gave the beer a purple color. It certainly looks more like wine than beer.
I chilled the wort fairly quickly. I had the yeast pitched around 10am, making it basically a 3 hour brew day.
I've done quicker, but really only if I do an overnight mash, which eliminates the day-of mash completely.
The beer was bubbling away sometime late afternoon to evening, and is going strong as I type this.
So ... in a couple of weeks, we'll find out how much I like the Grape Ale that I designed.
Hopefully I don't hate it. I might have to find people to give it away to.
Stay tuned, and I'll let you know.
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