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| [brewing future plans] | 2021-03-16 12:40:43 | false | https://social.nipponalba.scot/notice/A5GfF9hOY6a8RAxtFQ | note | false | 6050a74b | public | note |
I guess, I never really shared this before with regards to my future brewing plans. Initially, so that someone didn't usurp them but that's very unlikely and given how supportive the fledgling craft beer community in our future prefecture is then I don't really feel the need to be secretive 😄
I have no plans for world domination, I just want a modest sized brewery selling locally and contributing to the local community.. very directly in respect to the type of beers which I hope to make...
My in-laws are partners in a tea farm near the village (formerly one of the biggest in Western Japan) and my plan is to brew beer using their tea.. not exactly an epoch-defining plan there are plenty of tea-infused beers, but they do tend to largely be IPAs, subtly infused and not usually with green tea.. I want to make flavour-packed beers, subtle is not my game and so I am trying to design beers (even though a mere novice) that can handle different types of green tea in a non-subtle way but are beers first and foremost.. and completely respect the tea being used..
This is why I am brewing 80/- beers at the moment.. partly because they are a Scottish beer style but they traditionally have flavour notes and a sweetness level that I suspect can be ramped up and enhanced by a 焙じ茶 (a roasted green tea).. I have two other styles planned initially using 玄米茶 (green tea toasted with brown rice) and a bitter powdered green tea similar to maccha whose name I don't recall.. So I'm working on base recipes now and will experiment with adding tea in the 2nd half of the year.