From sean at fredcom.com Mon Aug 3 17:23:16 2009 From: sean at fredcom.com (Sean) Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:23:16 -0400 Subject: [Newsletter] Flying Barrel News Letter Message-ID: <4A775544.2070200@fredcom.com> *THE FLYING BARREL NEWS* *103 S CARROLL ST* *FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701* *301.663.4491* /*Flyingbarrel.com*/ /*Bob will be out of the shop from August 7 to August 14.*/ /*The shop will be open for business with Keith Howard, Scott and Joan.*/ _*Beer side*_ We just got the following fresh hops in: Amarillo (9.3%), Cascade (7.2%), Centennta; (9%), Chinook (13%), Goldings (5%), Magnum ((14.9), Mt. Hood (5.1%), Nugget (14.6%), Saaz (3.2%), Simcoe (12.9%), Sorachi Ace (12.4%), Willamette (5.1%), Fuggle (4.7%), Perle (5%), and Zeus (+++) We got a good supply, but they will go fast.... also have Wyeast and White Labs quarterly special Strains in, all of them... *WYEAST SUMMER ALES */*Available July through September 2009*/ *Wyeast 1450-PC Denny's Favorite 50** **Beer Styles:* American Amber Ale, American Barleywine, American Brown Ale, American IPA, American Pale Ale, American Stout, Braggot, Brown Porter, Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer, Cream Ale, Dry Stout, Fruit Beer, Imperial IPA, Irish Red Ale, Other Smoked Beer, Russian Imperial Stout, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, Strong Scotch Ale, Wood-Aged Beer *Profile:* This terrific all-round yeast can be used for almost any style beer and is a mainstay of one of our local homebrewers, Mr. Denny Conn. It is unique in that it produces a big mouthfeel and helps accentuate the malt, caramel, or fruit character of a beer without being sweet or under-attenuating. Alc. Tolerance 10% ABV Flocculation low Attenuation 74-76% Temperature Range 60-70?F (15-21?C) *Wyeast 3711-PC French Saison** **Beer Styles:* Saison, Bier de Garde, Witbier, Belgian Golden and Dark Strong Ales, Belgian Blonde Ale, Belgian Specialty Ale. *Profile:* Produces saison or farmhouse style biers that are highly aromatic with clean, citrus-esters. Expect peppery and spicy notes with no earthiness and low phenols. This strain enhances the use of spices and aroma hops, and is extremely attenuative but leaves an unexpected silky and rich mouthfeel in a very dry finished beer. Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV Flocculation low Attenuation 77-83% Temperature Range 65-77?F (18-25?C) *Wyeast 3739-PC Flanders Golden Ale **Beer Styles:* Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Specialty Ale, Belgian Dubbel, Triple and Quad, Belgian Strong Golden and Dark Ales, Belgian Blonde Ale. *Profile:* This well balanced strain from northern Belgium will produce moderate levels of both fruity esters and spicy phenols while finishing dry with a hint of malt. 3739-PC is a robust & versatile strain that performs nicely in a broad range of Belgian styles. Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV Flocculation medium-low Attenuation 74-78% Temperature Range 64-80?F (18-27?C) *WYEAST SUMMER YEAST** * *For July -- August* *WLP351 Bavarian Weizen* Former Yeast Lab W51 yeast strain, acquired from Dan McConnell. The description originally used by Yeast Lab still fits: "This strain produces a classic German-style wheat beer, with moderately high, spicy, phenolic overtones reminiscent of cloves." *Attenuation*: 73-77% *Flocculation*: Low *Optimum Fermentation Temperature*: 66-70?F *Alcohol Tolerance*: Medium *WLP566 Saison II *Saison strain with more fruity ester production than with WLP565. Moderately phenolic, with a clove-like characteristic in finished beer flavor and aroma. Ferments faster than WLP565. *Attenuation*: 78-85% *Flocculation*: Medium *Optimum Fermentation Temperature*: 68-78?F *Alcohol Tolerance*: Medium *WLP038 Manchester Ale Yeast* Top-fermenting strain that is traditionally good for top-cropping. Moderately flocculent with a clean, dry finish. Low ester profile, producing a highly balanced English-style beer. *Attenuation*: 70-74% *Flocculation*: Medium-High *Optimum Fermentation Temperature*: 65-70F *Alcohol Tolerance*: Medium-High (Notes on July/August: WLP351 Bavarian Weizen and WLP566 Saison II are remaining in Platinum. WLP700 Flor Sherry Yeast is being replaced by WLP038 Manchester. Please note, WLP700 Flor Sherry Yeast will be offered year-round beginning in 2009). _WINE SIDE_ /*Just a reminder...*/ Rember the *Chocolate Raspberry Port* . This has been one of our best sellers each year, this product is available for only a short time and is always in high demand. Don't get left out on this extraordinary gold medal winning kit. Winexpert has teased us already. They will not tell us what the limited edition kits will be, but have promised we will be pleased. _*CLASSES IN OCTOBER*_ We are going to have our beer class thru Frederick City Parks and Rec. We will have a wine class thru Frederick Community College. Buck will offer his famous brew class. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.flyingbarrelnewsletter.com/pipermail/newsletter/attachments/20090803/c4ea0078/attachment.html