The Type of Beer I'm Going to Brew

Hello everyone, Fontes here. Let me first start out by apologizing for the long wait for this post. I've been really busy with work and school, but now I'm back in action. For those of you who are unaware, I am going to be brewing my own beer in the coming weeks. Two weeks ago I purchased a brewing equipment kit from a local brewing supply store. After researching the process of brewing I have decided to brew a version of Samuel Adams Boston Ale.

Why am I going to brew a beer that has already been brewed before you may ask? There are multiple reasons why I chose to brew this beer. First, after researching different types of beer, I found that Ales are more forgiving during the brewing process. Educated home breweres suggest that a new homebrewer start out brewing Ales, since they are very straightfoward to brew and not as complex. Another reason for my choice of an Ale is because Samuel Adam's founder Jim Koch offers a step by step video of how to brew this version of Boston Ale. As a new brewer, I can already tell that this video is going to be very helpful to me when I start to brew. And lastly, I really like Samuel Adams Boston Ale! I really enjoy the caramel and spicy notes that I taste when I drink this beer, and I hope to recreate that with my home brewed version of this beer. Don't just take my word for it, other people really enjoy Boston Ale as well.

The exact type of ale that I am going to brew is called a stock ale or an Old Ale. These types of ales are very traditional English style beers. They are typically at or above five percent alcohol by volume.  This ale uses English Ale style hops.  Here are some of the ingredients that I am going to be using for this beer during the brewing process.

The specific types of hops that are required for the brewing process are East Kent Goldings and East Kent Fuggles. During a process known as dry hopping I will use a different type of hops according Jim Koch's instructional video. This type of hops is called hallertau. I am also going to be using malt extract. The type of malt extract that is required for this version of Boston Ale is amber and light malt extract.

So the process is coming along everyone. I have my brewing equipment, I know the type of beer I am going to brew, and I have the knoweldge of how to brew the beer. Now the next step is to purchase these ingredients and start the brewing process. I hope by next weekend I will have the ingredients so I can start to brew. Hopefully if all goes well my beer will look and taste similar to Boston Ale.

Cheers Everyone!!