This week three members from the Maltose Falcons homebrew club join me to talk about Baltic Porter. We discuss the Baltic Porter style, how to brew it and also their recent Baltic Porter contest. We also discuss the Maltose Falcons 40th anniversary and their celebratory Baltic Porter brew.
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Topics in This Week’s Episode (37:15)
- This week I have three members of the Maltose Falcons Home Brew Club joining me to talk about Baltic Porter and the Falcons 40th Anniversary. My guests include John Aitchison, who is owner of Tavern Services and also the Falcons Board President. I also welcome Activities Director Steve Cook, who is the club’s representative at Southern Homebrew and also an award winning brewer, and finally Izzy Arrieta who works for beer distributor Artisan Ales.
- John talks a bit about the Maltose Falcons – the oldest home brewing club in the US.
- We discuss the recent Baltic Porter contest they held and their winner (Izzy).
- Izzy tells us about the history of the Baltic Porter beer style, and John tells is about what a Baltic Porter tastes and looks like
- We talk about grain bills, mash profiles and hop schedules for a typical Baltic Porter
- John shares his thoughts on judging a Baltic Porter
- Izzy and John share a bit about the recipes they entered in the contest, including Izzy’s winning recipe
- You can find Izzy’s award winning Baltic Porter recipe here.
- Steve tells us about how the club has arranged to have the winning recipe brewed commercially
- We discuss the upcoming 40th anniversary for the Maltose Falcons
- Steve, Izzy and John share their perspectives on the advantages of being in a home brew club
- We finish with closing thoughts from each guest
Thanks to our three Maltose Falcons for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!
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