Big Brew Day

May 3, 2022

What's New At Gnome Brew:

Closed For Mother's Day
Big Brew Day
NHC Shipping Bundle Deal
Brewing Beer in 1 Hour - New Class Dates
What's On Tap

NOTE: We Will Be Closed Sunday For Mother's Day

Big Brew Day Is This Saturday

Join homebrewers across the country in a celebration of our favorite hobby on May 7, the day which was declared before Congress in 1988 as National Homebrew Day. ⁠
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Pledge to brew on your own, or join local clubs Square Kegs and Evanston Homebrew for a fun group brew day at Sketchbook.

We have the ingredients you need — use our online Recipe Builder to put together your Big Brew!

This years brew are:

Tha CommUNITY American Lager

Tha CommUNITY American Lager was contributed by April Dove, a homebrewer in South Carolina, using her brewing education to make a difference in the brewing community. Learn more about April and this receipe here

Yield: 5 US gal
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV: 5.62%
IBU: 30
SRM: 5

MALTS
9.22 lbs American Pilsner
0.5lbs Honey Malt
0.5lbs Flaked Corn
0.1lbs Carapils
HOPS
1.25 oz Tettanger @ 60 minutes
0.5 oz Saaz @ 30 minutes
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh @ 15 minutes
YEAST
WLP34/70 Lager yeast or Yeast Pilsner lager yeast WLP 800, or OYL-101

Mash in at 150° F (70.5° C) for 60 minutes, following hop additions as directed. Ferment at 59° F (15° C) for 25 days.

Dark Inception Imperial Porter

Dark Inception Imperial Porter was contributed by Marcus Baskerville of San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Brewing Co., and the leading force behind the Black Is Beautiful collaborative brewing project. Learn more about the inspiration for this recipe here.

Yield: 5 US gal (19L)
Original Gravity: 1.085 (20.5°P)
Final Gravity: 1.023 (5.83°P)
ABV: 8.4%
IBU: 20
SRM: 40

Malts

Extract Version
6.6 lb Briess Pale Ale LME
3.3 lb Briess Traditional Dark LME
0.5 lb Simpsons DRC™ Double Roasted Crystal 105-120°L
0.5 lb Weyermann® Munich Type 2 10°L
0.5 lb Simpsons Chocolate Malt 400-500°L
0.13 lb Simpsons Black Malt 550-700°L
0.13 lb Weyermann® Chocolate Wheat Malt 375-450°L

All-Grain Version
11.5 lbs Simpsons Maris Otter
2.25 lb Weyermann® Munich Type 2 10°L
1.5 lb Simpsons DRC™ Double Roasted Crystal 105-120°L
0.75 lb Simpsons Chocolate Malt 400-500°L
0.25 lb Simpsons Black Malt 550-700°L
0.13 lb Weyermann® Chocolate Wheat Malt 375-450°L

Hops
1 oz (28 g) Cascade 6.0% AA @ 60 min (6 AAU)
½ oz (14 g) Cascade 6.0% AA @ 15 min (3 AAU)

Additional Ingredients
1 lb (450 g) Maltodextrin
2 Liters Raspberry Puree
7.8 oz Cacao Nibs
2 Madagascar Vanilla Beans to be soaked in Bourbon for 1 week (or 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract)
1 Tbsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient

Yeast
2 sachets of Safale US-05 Yeast 11g
2 packs Omega OYL-004

National Homebrew Competition Shipping Bundle

Entering beers in this year's NHC? Just bring in your labelled bottles and we'll take care of the rest.

For just $16 we'll pack your beer in a strong and durable 6 pack bottle shipping box and ship you beer to the NHC entry receiving location via UPS.

Brewing Beer in 1 Hour

Upcoming Classes:

Saturday, May 21 at 12:00 - Brew a Citra Pale Ale
Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 - Brew a Belgian Blonde Ale

Our most basic class is perfect for those who want to try brewing beer at home without committing too much time or acquiring lots of brewing equipment.

Beer And Ingredient Tasting
Complete Brewing Demo
Take Home Beer When It's Finished

$35 - includes beer samples and a few bottles of the beer you make for pickup later. This class runs about 2 hours. 21+

Learn More And Signup

On Tap At Gnome Brew

Resistance Anti-Imperial Stout (8% ABV)

This white stout is pale yet bold and strong, with a roasty palate imparted by cacao nibs and espresso extract.

Help The Cause And Order Your Own Today. Available as 1 Hour Recipe Kit, 3 Hour Recipe Kit and All Grain. $10 from 1 Hour Kits, $15 from 3 Hour and All Grain Kits Donated to Direct Relief.

Lavender Saison (6.3 % ABV)

100% Sugar Creek Lavender Smoked Pilsner malt fermented with Omega's Jovaru Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast.

Smoked Mild (2.5% ABV)

A touch of cherrywood smoked malt rounds out this surprisingly full flavored rich, malty and fruity beer in a light 2.5% ABV package.

On Deck

Hop Sampler: Chinook

The offspring of Northern Brewer, a wild hop and an unknown Golding variety, Chinook's piney, resinous character became a classic in early American Craft Beer scene and is still commonly found in IPAs as well as hoppy versions of other styles.