We’ve got a sweet Recipe Spotlight for you…
The Brewer(s)
-Hi! We’re Jason, Don and Chad, and we’re Higher Animal Brewing. We discovered that we all had the same passion, vision and direction for opening a taproom and as they say…the rest is history. Higher Animal plans to open a cool, chill space to hang out with your friends and enjoy a great beer in 2023.
-We absolutely love the control you get from the Trio and CF15’s. From the locked in mash temps to the locked in fermentation temps, the versatility we have is unmatched. The possibilities are only bound by your creativity.
The Beer
-This is our summer crusher and pool beer. For this one, we like to K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, stupid).
-The name ‘I Demand a Playdate’ comes from a conversation between Jason’s daughter, Willa, and one of her best friend’s dad. Willa saw Nate and demanded a playdate with Scout. He replied, “I only take demands on the 31st of the month.” Three years later, she still calls Nate on the 31st of each month and proclaims, “I demand a play date!”
-It's a basic 1.33 liquor to grist ratio. So, for 7.5 gallons of strike water, we add 7 grams of calcium chloride and 5 grams of gypsum as our water profile. Mash in normally.
The Why
The flaked grain should be separate from the 2-row and 6-row. Don't crush the flaked grains and just layer them on top of the mash after mash-in.
-If you haven't ever tried fermenting 34/70 at ale temps, hold onto your reigns because this beer will ferment out in about 4 days total. With this being said, we add our dry hops on day 2.
-After fermentation is complete, we wait 3-5 days so the yeast can do it's clean-up duties and then we crash & carb, add finings if desired, and keg. We are grain to glass in a little under 2 weeks or so.
-It’s very important to maintain that 66* fermentation temp because if you increase it towards 70*, it tends to dry this beer out more than we like.
-You can play around with the dry hop to showcase any other hop you'd like, as well (Citra, Mosaic, ect.). If you are just brewing 6 gallons, just split everything in half. Oh ya, one more thing...have fun and happy brewing!
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