Alcohol sweater...

...more like alcohol parka.

Weather appropriate dress is important in the winter.

Shazam. Right on point.

Behold, as we brew a Maibock... on video.

Here is our recipe, which I came up with based on a couple hours of researching Maibock (pronounced "my-bock") brews that homebrewers before us made.

Steep 1lb Munich light at 150°F for 30 minutes

60 min. boil
6.6 lb Light LME
3.0 lb Light DME
2 oz. Liberty hops (1.5 at 50, .5 at 10)
12 fl. oz. honey

White Labs German Bock Lager Yeast

Theoretical Result - 8.0% ABV, 31 IBU, 7° Lovibond (OG 1.080, FG 1.019)
Actual Result (so far) - OG ~1.078

In less technical terms, it is a strong pale lager, with a good malty character, a hint of hops. Optimally it will come out golden-amber, with a thick, foamy head. It should be somewhat comparable to Rogue Dead Guy, if you happened to have had that. Anyway, without further ado, here are the videos.

 

Happy Brew Year!

We here at Wild Card Brewery have a nice little contest for you, our loyal friends and readers, to start off 2011 right.

As you know, we have made four brews to date:

*Bare Bones Amber Ale
*It Takes Two To Tangelo
*Silver Crown IPA
*Catch Me If You Can

Here's the thing - we are pretty bad as artists. So we're offering you a shot.

Here's the deal.

Make us a label. For any of the four brews we've made. It can be any art style you want. It just needs to be able to either fit or be scaled to 4"w x 3"h.

The two best labels for each beer get their choice of the following:
*Two 12oz bottles of the beer they designed the label for.
OR
*The ability to name a future brew

We don't have a lot of options for prizes - we are homebrewers, after all.

The Master

All entries can be submitted via email at cokes311@gmail.com, in person, or on our Facebook page

So bust out your inner Bob Ross and show us your best work



Contest entries should be submitted by March 1st. Winners, assuming any of you participate, will be notified around St. Patrick's Day.

Cheers!