Cerveza De Mayo Beer School

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jaygowdy
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Cerveza De Mayo Beer School
History of Mexican Beer
36% (8 votes)
Fruit Adjunct School
32% (7 votes)
Aguas Frescas School
32% (7 votes)
Total votes: 22

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Hey all, for the upcoming Cerveza De Mayo party, Americo and I are deciding to run a beer school. We have a few options to choose from and depending on the output of the poll, will need to get started right away(So vote soon!). Here are the 3 options that we have. Please vote on the above poll as soon as you can and also send me a PM if you want to participate in the school.

Option 1: History of Mexican Beer - We will discuss the history of beer in Mexico and how the German immigrants coming over in the 18th century changed how they brew beer. One member would brew/concoct Pulque which was a traditional alcoholic beverage consumed before the arrival of european immigrants. We would couple this with brewing clones of classic Mexican beers like Victoria(1865), Indio(1905), Bohemia, Ambar Dos XX, etc)

Option 2: Fruit Adjunct School - The goal here would be to learn about the differences in using fresh fruit as an adjunct vs using a premade syrup of the same fruit flavor. We would brew 4 10 gallon batches of a traditional mexican lager(most likely a vienna lager) and split the batches in two. One would concoct a puree out of fresh fruit and add in secondary, the other would purchase a syrup/premade puree and we would serve them side by side so you can taste the difference.

Option 3: Aguas Frescas - Once again leaning on and promoting Mexican culture, we will have a beer take on Aguas Frescas. The base beer would be the German Radler and everyone would add different flavors of fruit/soda to replicate the flavors of the most common Aguas Frescas available(Limon, Tamarind, Hibiscus, Mango, etc.)

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Way to step up with an

Way to step up with an excellent idea, guys!  All great , but I really like option 3. I'm not sure if I'll have time to brew for it, but please include me in a PM when you have dates. Thanks again!

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Great ideas!  

Great ideas!  

americo
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Thanks guys but I wish I

Thanks guys but I wish I could take credit but Jay brough these ideas forward.

Matt O
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No offense, not a fan of any

No offense, not a fan of any of these. Would rather do an open theme or a beer school like malt/hops.

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That's cool. Don't forget to

That's cool. Don't forget to vote people!

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Love the history of Mexican

Love the history of Mexican Beer idea.

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So excited with fruit!!!

So excited with fruit!!!