Elementor #5736
Wine 2023 Historical Harvest Dates Sep 8, 2013 18 brix Sep 13, 2014 15 brix Sep 8, 2015 17 brix Sep 12-18, 2016 13 brix Sep 24-30, 2017 15 brix…
SEITZ FARM
Hallertau, Germany SEITZ FARM. German noble hops 'from the source' THE HALLERTAU Deep in the Hallertau region of Germany, Florian Seitz cultivates hops on a farm that has been in…
Pink
Wilder, Idaho EXP158. also known as Pink, the latest hop cultivar from Jackson Hop Farm IDAHO HOPS The far western side of Idaho on the border of Oregon (we could…
Blue Ox Malt Sensory
Blue Ox Malt Sensory Oct 2 2022 - Comet IPA Malt85% Yankee Pils10% Flaked Oats5% Red WheatHops30 min 0.2oz Comet0 min 2.0oz CometDry 6.0oz Comet Oct 22 2022 - IPA…
Wine 2022
Wine 2022 Historical Harvest Dates Sep 8, 201318 brixSep 13, 201415 brixSep 8, 201517 brixSep 12-18, 201613 brixSep 24-30, 201715 brixSep 19, 201813 brixSep 22-30, 201912 brixSep 20-21, 26, 202113.5…
Hop Trials
INGREDIENT TRIALS AZACCA: Generic fruit, mild. Could do well as a background or 'seasoning' hop in an IPA or on its own in lighter styles. CENTENNIAL: Floral, 'slate' charicter. maybe…
Belmont Lager w/ US Grown Saaz
Belmont Lager w/ US grown Saaz Batch: 15 gallonsYeast: Saflager 24/70OG: 1.046FG: Water: Vermont springGrain Bill:Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner - 97% - 26lbsWeyermann Aciduated - 1.9% - 8OzWeyermann Carabohemian - 1.1%…
Wine 2021
Wine 2021 Historical Harvest Dates Sep 8, 201318 brixSep 13, 201415 brixSep 8, 201517 brixSep 12-18, 201613 brixSep 24-30, 201715 brixSep 19, 201813 brixSep 22-30, 201912 brixSep 20-21, 26, 202113.5…
Mehukas Pilot Batch
Mehukas Pilot Batch Batch: 15 gallonsYeast: Omega West Coast AleOG: 1.04FG: Water: Vermont springGrain Bill:Rahr Pilsner - 99% - 28lbsWeyermann Aciduated - 1% - 4OzHop Schedule:Azacca 4.8oz @ 0minMosaic 4.8oz…
Vermont Hop Project (1/3)
Vermont Hop Project (1/3)American Style Kolsch American Style Kolsch We released over the weekend our first of three Vermont Hop Project brews, a series of single hopped beers from 12…
Launch Weekend! Green Stand #1
Green Stand #1 The brew Green Stand single IPA was made with American Pilsner malt & a touch of White Wheat to soften up the body. Exclusively hopped with Citra…
Pilot – Green Stand #2
Green Stand #2, now with hops from the 802 Pilot batch - Green Stand #2 We shook up the Green Stand for batch number 2 by scaling down the Citra…
Dry Hopped Italian Pilsner
Dry Hopped Italian Pilsner Batch: 15 gallons Yeast: 2124 Lager Water: Belmont well Grain Bill: Weyermann Pilsner - 99% - 26.4lbs Weyermann CaraMunich - 1.0% - 4.2oz Hop Schedule: Northern…
Vermont IPA
Vermont IPA Batch: 15 gallonsYeast: Omega DIPA & West Coast AleOG: 1.05FG: 1.Water: Vermont springGrain Bill:Breiss Pilsen - 92.9% - 26lbsRahr White Wheat - 5.4% - 1.5lbsWeyermann Aciduated - 1.8%…
hops
Hops We have been growing Spalter Select and Styrian Golding hops for several years and this year planted a row of Cascade, Centennial & Mt. Hood. Here are the sensory…
American Pilsner
American Pilsner Batch: 15 gallonsYeast: WYeast 2124OG: 1.044FG: Water: Vermont springGrain Bill:Weyermann Pilsner - 88% - 23.76lbs Rahr 6-row - 5% - 1.35lbs Flaked Corn - 5% - 1.35lbsWeyermann Aciduated…
American Pilsner
American Pilsner Batch: 15 gallonsYeast: WYeast 2124OG: 1.044FG: 1.012Water: Vermont springGrain Bill:Weyermann Pilsner - 88% - 23.76lbs Rahr 6-row - 5% - 1.35lbs Flaked Corn - 5% - 1.35lbsWeyermann Aciduated…
Belmont Lager Dec 2019
Belmont Lager Dec19 Recipe December 23, 2019 15 gallons of wort MaltWeyermann Pilsner - 26 lbs - 97%Weyermann Aciduated - 0.5 lbs - 2%Weyermann Carabohemian - 0.3 lbs - 1% Hops50 min -…
Cider 2019
Cider Dec19 Notes We measured OG 3 times: 1) 1.059 2) 1.062 3) 1.054We filled 3 carboys. They received either champagne yeast or wild yeast which was collected from a…
Wine 2019
Wine 2019 Mash & Sparge Historical harvest datesSep 8, 201318 brixSep 13, 201415 brixSep 8, 201517 brixSep 12-18, 201613 brixSep 24-30, 201715 brixSep 19, 201813 brixSep 22-30 201912 brix Notes…
Kevin’s Beer
Kevin's Beer Recipe We brewed up a batch of Kevin's Beer with wheat malt (not rye). We stuck to the recipe until flameout where we added an extra 0.6 oz…
Process
Our Process Mash & Sparge We mash with 10 gallons of water and sparge with 12 gallons.Our string water is heated to 160 f, the addition of room temperature grain…
Norwegian Farmhouse Brewing
Norwegian Farmhouse Brewing History Historically, every farmer in Voss would make their own beer. Every farmer had a dedicated brew house which resembles a Finnish savu sauna (smoke sauna). When the…
Pilsner
Pilsner About Over the weekend we brewed our pilsner recipe. This was the second batch on our new half barrel setup and the process went much better than the first.…
Water
Water The water we brew with at Mount Holly Beer Co. is sourced from a well or spring, depending on the season. Mineral content is low with allows us to…
2018 cider
2018 Cider This year we made 17 gallons of late season cider which slightly dehydrated in storage, resulting in a a very sweet juice We fermented 5 gallons with BA2 wine…
Belmont Lager v3
Pilsner V3 December 2018 Batch size: 15 gallonsWater9 gallons mash13 gallons spargeFermentables26 lbs Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner Malt8.4 oz Weyerman Aciduated Malt8 oz Weyermann CaraBohemian Malt 75°LHopsSimcoe 13.7% AASpalter SelectThe Boil…
Wine 2018
Wine 2018 Historical harvest datesSep 8, 201318 brixSep 13, 201415 brixSep 8, 201517 brixSep 12-18, 201613 brixSep 24-30, 201715 brixSep 19, 201813 brix This years harvest went swimmingly despite a very…
Belmont Lager
June 9, 2018 Batch size: 10 gallons Fermentables 17 lbs Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner Malt 5.6 oz Weyerman Aciduated Malt 6 oz Weyermann CaraBohemian Malt 75°L Hops Hallertau 4.0 AA Spalter…
2017 cidre
2017 Cidre Cider We are always keeping things fresh at Camp David and this year is no exception. After years of fermenting a mostly neutral cider with champagne yeast we…
2017 Vintage
Historical harvest dates Sep 8, 2013 18 brix Sep 13, 2014 15 brix Sep 8, 2015 17 brix Sep 12-18, 2016 13 brix Sep 24-30, 2017 15 brix This years…
Recipe Series: Belmont Lager
This will be an evolving recipe, crafted to represent the best of Belmont. Our goal is a crisp lager with a bit of complexity and a considered hop bitterness. Keep…
Recipe Series: October Fest
October Fest beer, also known as Marzen, was historically brewed in Germany during the month of March and consumed in September/October during October Fest. Good examples of October Fest beer…
2016 wine Harvest
It is safe to say that 2016 brought its fair share of "champagne problems". We produced 26.5 gallons of wine this year, up from 6 gallons in 2015. It may…
Recipe Series: Cider
Cider Legend has it that Johnny Appleseed was a Bible wielding, apple seed dealing man who traveled around the US planting apple orchards in rural areas.We took advantage of Johnny's…
Recipe Series: German Wheat
Wheat Beer Wheat Beer A wheat beer is a great style to have regularly featured on even the most ambitious of brewing schedules. It is a style that lends itself…
A visit to a German beer tap manufacturer
A visit to a German beer tap manufacturer The city of Düsseldorf is internationally known as the home of the Alt beer, a traditional ale style that has survived hundreds…
From vineyard to glass
Great wine starts in the vineyard and 2015 was a great year... Generous heat and sunshine contributed to a fantastic 2015 grape harvest in Mount Holly, Vermont. Alpine terrain means…
Brewing: the fundamentals
All grain brewing is a collection of very simple steps. Things can get a bit hectic though when all the steps are put together consecutively. In this post we disect…
How to Build a Brewing Rig
A brewing rig will make life a lot easier on brew day. In this post we show you how we made ours. Our brew rig is a three tier system…
How to Build a Keezer
In this post we outline three steps to help you convert a chest freezer into a keezer (a chest freezer for kegs). Step One: get your hands on a chest…
Recipe Series: traditional pilsner
Budweiser ruined it and the craft movement overlooked it. In this post we bring it back to the basics and show you some practical techniques to help you brew a…