Jacob’s Summer Celebration Ale
Hey Dad, breast is best but what about a kick-ass strong ale?
Today’s the day … little Jakey is a little over a week old and I’m brewing the ale that will celebrate his birth (wet the baby’s head as we say). It’s going to be a big beer. Jacob weighed 8.8lbs at birth so I’ll be aiming for 8.8% abv. I’m also using his birth weight to determine the amount of hops used in the brew … 8lb 13 oz didn’t seem enough so I’ll be using 8lb 13oz of pellet hops in the kettle and 8lb 130z of leaf hop split between the hop percolator and dry hopping in tank. The hops used will be split between American and English varieties to reflect his English and American parentage and of course because he was born on July 4th! As another tribute to Jacob’s ironic birth date I’ll be using Liberty to dry hop with (and Liberty is derived from a cross of Hallertauer, so there’s a nod to his German Grandmother and his Great Grandmother … Jacob’s middle name, Evan, was chosen as a tribute to his Great Grandmother, Eva.) The beer will be released in about 3-4 weeks and then will be brewed for release on his birthday each year as is the case with William’s Winter Warmer. I didn’t have time to get any in time for this brew but next year we will also be using the American hop “Independence” (you see where I’m going with this!). We’ll have a low key release party at the Ale House, details will be posted in the near future.
Cheers
Steve
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Belated congratulations!
Is that a picture of his reaction to England’s non-goal against Germany?
Congrats! Looking forward to trying this one.
Sounds like a great brew, congratultations!