Lawnmower beer
Its time to get those carboys humming with summer maybe finally perhaps arrived in Minnesota. Last time I thought summer was here it snowed the following week. This time it might stick though. I was out building 10 foot by 4 foot beds for the revamped garden we are planning for this year. Of course when my body is working manual labor my mind drifts off to lala, er, beer land.
Its Lawnmower Beer time! For those who are not familiar with the term, a lawnmower beer is one that is light in taste, light in ABV, but still flavorful enough that someone who actually likes beer might drink it.
Delving into my brew log I found this one, a Cream Ale. The style is named not because of any milk content but the creamy head… (I think.) I brewed this one in 2002. Its time for me to fire this one up again!
Lawnmower Cream Ale
3.3 lbs Briess Gold Malt Extract
1 lb Coopers light dry malt extract
1 lb Corn Sugar (I know, I know, but it was good!)
1 oz Cascade 60min
0.5oz Cascade 5min
Wyeast American Ale
Protect this one from light, it skunked on me pretty quickly. My notes indicate nice carbonation, good head and little finish, crisp like you want in a lawnmower beer.
Cheers!
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May 14th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
[...] Brew Dad - Nothing but beer wrote an interesting post today on Lawnmower beerHere’s a quick excerptLawnmower beer Its time to get those carboys humming with summer maybe finally perhaps arrived in Minnesota. Last time I thought summer was here it snowed the following week. This time it might stick though. I was out building 10 foot by 4 foot beds for the revamped garden we are planning for this year. Of course when my body is working manual labor my mind drifts off to lala, er, beer land. Its Lawnmower Beer time! For those who are not familiar with the term, a lawnmower beer is one that is [...]
May 14th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
My homebrew club (Symbeer) has made several batches of Ginger Beer that would make a great Lawnmower brew. I’m planning on setting up a few carboys of it. Plus it’s fast, roughly two weeks per batch. Low in Alcohol, great flavor, and very refreshing. (one warning, I’ve found I treat it a bit too much like water, and tend to drink it fast.)
May 15th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Therein lies the danger of lawnmower beers!
May 15th, 2008 at 1:01 pm