Batch #12A-7A
Saint Matthew the Tax Collector is the 7th of 12 brew sessions in the Twelve Apostles beer line. Each of these 12 brews are American Amber Ales. Experimentation with water profile, temperature variations including mash temp., grain bill, ambient temp., hops varieties and yeast strains provide endless opportunity to learn about and improve this beer over the period of 1 year (2016).
American Amber(Red) Ale with a sharp bite from a carefully chosen selection of aroma hops.
American 2-row pale ale malt, American Crystal 60L and Victory malt rounds out the grain bill.
Magnum hops adds a balanced bitterness, whole leaf Cascade and Sorachi Ace hops adds a distinctive grapefruit and citrus flavor, Ahtanum hops adds a distinctive grapefruit, citrus, floral aroma.
Mash temperatures in the range of 152°F to 156°F creating a wort with a nice balance of fermentable and non-fermentable sugars.
White Labs California Ale WLP001 PurePitch Lot # 1026131 Manuf. June 1, 2016. QC cell count 2.01e9/ml slurry.
Bitterness to starting gravity ratio (IBU [34.67] divided by OG [54]) = [.64]. (0.5 to 0.7 for a balanced amber).
All test equipment calibrated prior to use, samples temp. adjusted.