Batch #125 - Summer Pale Ale

I admit that I'm a fan of bicycle road racing, and this July is the 99th annual Tour de France.  I'll catch up on my sleep in August!  Last year, British rider Bradley Wiggins crashed out of the Tour, but this year he came back with a well trained Team Sky, including great British riders Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish, to not only win the overall race, but to make history as the first British team to win this prestigious Bike race.  On Saturday July 28, they will race again in the London Olympics, hoping for a 2012 sweep of the best prizes in bicycle racing. Go Team Sky!
Summer must have at least one Batch of Pale Ale, and this is the first one.  Before the Summer gets away from us, I'll have to brew another!

MT

Batch #121: Coriander Rye Pale Ale

With Summer right around the corner, here's a thirst-quencher, made from Rye grains raised in our Roaring Fork High School edible forest garden.  Don't worry, the high school students don't get any of the beer, but they did get some of the grains for baking bread.

The label photo shows part of the high school "Growing Dome" greenhouse in the background, which was nearly surrounded by our grain trials, all non-GMO and Organic, of course.  The Rye grain adds a subtle sweetness to the Ale, and is combined with floral tones added by ground coriander seed.

We're back into weather conducive to outdoor brewing, so this is the first 10-gallon, all grain brew of 2012.  Here's to a productive Summer!

MT