Almost 2 weeks ago (seems a pattern has developed here) the Fieldpointe Brew Crew gathered for a New Teacher Welcome at Casa de Blauert (aka Fieldpointe South). This was a chance for the WLS faculty & staff to get acquainted with some new faces (newbies) and reacquainted with old faces (returning) in a festive light-hearted jovial setting. Actually, it was an opportunity for the Blauerts’ to show off their newly installed flooring – which looks very nice! The area rug makes in look magazine quality!
Lakeshore Commons (LC) was intended to be brewed at home (Fieldpointe North) before the new school year got underway (August 19). However, Supervisor Mark kept me too busy with menial school related tasks so this intention did not take place.
Eventually, this did work out as intended. LC was brewed before the new school year but the brew session took place at the traditional Fieldpointe South (aka Casa de Blauert) location instead. Supervisor Mark made amends by hosting AND providing his World Famous Blauertcraut with Mark-B-Q sauce – which I learned is of the Carolina style. Perhaps I had already been educated on this by Mark. If so, it didn’t stick.
Because I wanted to squeeze this brew session in a limited timeframe, Lakeshore Commons was designed as a partial mash / extract brew (PME). PME brews produce quality on par with the all grain (AG) brews. The benefit of the PME over the AG is the time / effort reduction. So why not brew PMEs regularly? That’s a great question and probably should have been asked as a FAQ. I’ll tolerate it here and give a plausible response. PME beers cost a bit more (actually noticeably) due to the extract part of it and as previously stated, shortens the brewing schedule. More often than not the time restraint isn’t a concern so extended Brew Fellowship (BF) is not hindered with AG brewing. There you go.
A staple ingredient of Blauertcraut is its liquid lubricant: Hamm’s. Why? Not again! You are killing me Smalls! FAQ! Because it is “The beer…refreshing!” and it is “From the land of sky blue waters.” Duh! (Suggestion: think these things through before asking.)
Yes, there may have been one or two of these “lubricants” consumed as is – following the Bloody Mary Bar (BMB). Now that I think about it, Supervisor Mark offered these chasers during the BMB. Not disappointed as BMs and Hamm’s work well together.
At some point I decided to raid Mark’s dedicated beer fridge and found the last of this number:
It had bee a good while since Toppling Goliath’s “Sue” of any variety had entered the gates of paradise so I was glad to have discovered it. Do I feel bad for taking his last one? Goodness – FAQ please! Answer: Not in the least bit. Done and done.
There is a code of conduct – that is policy and procedure that needs to be loosely followed at Fieldpointe. The following rule may or may not have been followed during the brewing of Lakeshore Commons:
I would be amiss if I excluded the Dorothy Door (DD) report for the occasion. You will need to take my word for it as I neglected to take evidence, the DDs were in full open status. Good thing too with the number of individuals making use of the direct access to Mark’s Mac Cave and Depository (MMC&D).
Here are the “Before” and “After ” images of the two main events at Fieldpointe South:
This was a lot of work for the Blauerts and they are sincerely thanked for their generosity and hospitality. God blessed us all with fantastic weather and Christian fellowship. Thank you!
Interested in brewing Lakeshore Common – a California Common style ale? (My question so it can be here.) You are in luck!
Grains
- 1# – Crystal 40°
- 0.5# – Special Roast
Extract
- 5# – Light DME (or 7# LME)
Hops
- 1 oz – Norther Brewer @ 60 minutes
- 1 oz – Northern Brewer @ 20 minutes
- 1 0z – Northern Brewer @ flameout
Yeast
- Fermentis SafAle US-05
Projected Analysis
- OG – 1.051
- FG – 1.013
- Color – 13 SRM
- ABV – 5%
- Bitterness – 47 IBU
Thanks Mr & Mrs Blauert for hosting this event and God’s Blessings to all on the New School Year!
