Malt of The Month: 20% Off Maris Otter
What's New At Gnome Brew:
- Malt of The Month Sale: Maris Otter
- December Bottle Share
Simpsons Maris Otter
20% Off Bulk and Sacks All December
A characterful base malt, Maris Otter provides a full, rich, “malty” foundation to a wide range of beer styles. It is the ideal base malt for English Milds, Brown Ales, ESBs, Pale Ales and Barley Wines and adds depth to many other styles including porters, stouts, and IPAs.
Beyond it’s rich flavor, Maris Otter also has many ideal brewing characteristics. It has plump grains, is low in protein and has high diastatic power all which help producing good yield even without precise temperature control.
Now considered a heritage variety, Maris Otter was bred in 1965 at the British Plant Breeding Institute (PBI) in Cambridge, England by Dr. GDH Bell and selected for it’s flavor and process characteristics as a malt in brewing particularly for use in brewing cask ales. This sets it apart from almost all other barley varietals which are bred for agricultural characteristics such as disease or drought tolerance and yield. It is a 2-row winter barley born of a cross between two older PBI varieties, Proctor and Pioneer.
After a few decades wide cultivation, cross pollination and uncontrolled seed replanting, the Maris Otter crop yielded uneven quality which lead to a decline in reputation and acreage. In 1991, H Banham Ltd and Robin Appel Ltd formed a consortium to restore the quality and consistency of the variety to satisfy demand from real ale brewers. This consortium now controls the supply of seed and ensures it is grown only under suitable growing conditions.
55lb Sack $84.99 $67.99
Bulk $2.59 $2.07/lb
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December Bottle Share
December 14th, 7:15 to 9:15 PM at Gnome Brew
Annual Holiday Closet Cleanout Edition
Join us for our Annual Holiday Closet Cleanout Edition of our monthly bottle share. Bring in those bottles that have been sitting around waiting for the right occasion--because this is that occasion!
Bottle shares are a great opportunity to try others' homebrews, get feedback on your own homebrew, and trade tips, tricks and stories. But mostly, it's a time to hang out and have fun with fellow beer lovers.
This is a free event. No registration required.
