A new trifecta of firsts for CrookedBullseye: Chris offered to do a Brew & A for GTA Brews, where people from the group are welcome to come out, brew with another brewer and learn from their processes, and ask questions. We’re also using two new (to us) ingredients: New World Saison yeast from Escarpment Labs here in Ontario, and Pekko …
It’s no secret that we have a real love for the fantastic Wyeast 3711 French Saison yeast. And making farmhouse style beers in general. So a few weeks ago, when Chris’ friend Mike who is from Muskoka said he was coing down and wanted to do a brew, 3711 was the inspiration for the brew. Also, the fact that Chris …
Partially because, at heart, Chris is just a giant hipster (even if he shaved off the beard), it was only a matter of time until he tackled a vermont-style IPA using Conan. Inspired by his recent video with Rudy from Community Beer Works, it was going to be a no-crystal all-late-hop IPA. And totally out of character for Crooked Bullseye, …
Here in Toronto, we don’t get the real Chinooks like out west. That said, Josh and Chris were planning a brew day, and it was set to be an unusually warm day for an early March day. So throwing an homage to the warms winds from the Rockies, they planned out a Saison and Biere de Garde using all-Chinook hops.
