Bacchus E- LinesJune 2017

6633 Nieman Rd.Shawnee, KS 66203

913 962 2501bacchus@bacchus-barleycorn.com

Bacchus & Barleycorn will be closed Tuesday, July 4th in celebration of IndependenceDay.

Customer AppreciationOur mission includes broadening your knowledge of beer and wine styles, developing and broadening your fermentation your fermentation

techniques, and introducing new products and techniques as well as the fun stuff. Our monthly Customer Appreciation events are designed to assist in attaining these goals. The first hour is social and community building followed by a minitalk or demonstration. Discussions and demonstrations are often lead by members of the Bacchus & Barleycorn team. Sometimes we have guest presenters. If there is something you'd like to share or discuss, just let us know. Your suggestions for presentation and demonstration topics are encouraged and your feedback is alwaysencouraged.

At the June event, Chelsea will be sharing some ofher experiences as a newbie and answering newbiequestions. If you know Chelsea, you know it will be entertaining. In July Bill Fullerton will be leading a blind Pinot Noir tasting. Should be educational and fun. Matt Metzinger created a DIY carboy cleaner which he will demonstrate andshare with you how to make your own.

Mark your calendar for the next two events. Wednesday, June 14, 6-8, featuring Australian Chardonnay, Australian Petite Verdot, Cold Soak Porter and Questions from a Newbie at 7ish. Thursday, July 13, 6-8 featuring Symphony, LodiRanch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon, Munich Dunkel, and Pinot Noir Blind Tasting at 7ish. Join us!

Save the Dates!!!Exciting events are currently being planned.

Details will be available in the July edition of Bacchus E-Lines.Saturday, August 5th, Mead Day

We're planning a special Mead Day event this year complete with about a half dozen mini-presentations and demonstrations scheduled

throughout the day with guestpresenter, Daniel Bauer alongwith Jackie from our team.

Sunday, October 8th, 5th Annual Tailgating Bacchus StyleThose who have attended in the past are already asking, “What's the date for Tailgating this year?”.

New Products arriving the week of June 5th

Brewer's Best Mini Magnetic Stir PlateSize: 5 inches Wide x 2.25 inches High; Voltage: 100-240V; Frequency:50-60Hz; Power: 10W Capacity: 1000ml. Stir bar is made of polytetrafluoroethylene plastic (odorless, anti-corrosive) and contains

an internal magnet. $77.98

Stainless Steel Kettle Hopping FilterJust drop your hops in the stainless mesh which hooks on the edge of your kettle for easy hop removal. Can be used on virtually any boiling kettle. The 300 micron mesh allows excellent wort flow. The two hook design and stainless steel support bands increase stability. 6 inches

wide X 14 inches long. $47.90

Liqour Quik FlavoringsBourbon (Kentucky) Whiskey,Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey,Golden Tequila$4.69

Vintner's Harvest Tart Cherry Puree

Ready to make a Kriek?Here's the perfect cherrysolution. Red Tart Cherry Pureeis prepared from ripened, washed and sorted Red Tart Cherries. Red Tart Cherries are harvested in July through the

beginning of August. The product contains no preservatives and no additives. 96 oz. $25.75

Fruit Wine LabelsFruit wine labels are new back in stock. These crisp, clean designs will help give that "professional winery" finished look to your fruit wine. Whether you're labeling for your own personal wine cellar, to pass out to friends, as a gift or maybe even for a wedding, these labels willturn any bottled fruit wine into a showcase piece. Add shrink capsules for real distinction. Peel and stick labels are 30 labels packs. Eight fruits from which to choose. $6.75Apple, Blackberry, Cherry, Elderberry, Peach, Plum, Raspberry, Strawberry

Ferment Some SummertimeFavoritesIsland Mist Hard LimeadeRefreshingly tart with the flavor offreshly squeezed limes and just theright amount of sweetness. Asuper refreshing beverage you'llenjoy all summer long. Ready todrink in just 28 days. ABV: 7.5% $75.00

Island Mist Hard Pink LemonadeFlavors of freshly squeezed lemons that make for aclassic tast of pink lemonade with a kick. Ready to drink in just 28 days. ABV: 7.5%; Sweetness Code: 5 $75.00

Pink MoscatoLight and refreshing on the palatewith flavors of fresh strawberry, raspberry and cherry. Ready in tobottle in just 28 days, this wine is sure to be a summer smash and it even comes with labels $99.90

Don's BlondDon's Blond is a refreshing, transparent, golden colored ale. It's notreally a light beer because the ABV is on the higher end of the scale for style, but it's certainly not a heavy beer. The malty goodness of the grains come

through in the flavor as well as the aroma with justa hint of hops. The addition of flavorings work well in this beer. A great, refreshing sumertime beer. $45.50

Honey WheatOur Honey Wheat beer is more robustthan most of the commerical honeywheat beers. So, while it has the drierrefreshing characteristics of otherhoney wheat beers making it a greatsummertime thirst quencher, it alsohas enough punch to be used with meals. The accent is on honey with just enough hop bitterness to balance the malty sweetness. $50.50

Summer Breeze (Kölsch)Although Kölsch, being a protected appellation, may only be brewed in the city of Cologne, Germany, home brewers and craft brewers are increasingly replicating the style. Thedense, frosty, white head sits atop this

golden brew. Summer Breeze has a soft, round palate with well attenuated malt and fruity sweetness from fermentation with just a nuance of spicy hops. Smooth, clean and crisp, this is a pleasantly refreshing brew; great for the summer. $55.50

Wit’s Up (Belgian Wit/White Beer)A pale straw color with a dense whitehead, Wit’s Up has grainy, wheataromatics. Wit beers are often very

cloudy from starch haze and/or yeast giving it a milky whitish-yellow appearance. Moderate zesty,orangey fruitiness combine with perfumy coriander and spicy hops producing complex herbal notes in the background. The soft effervescent pallet finishes refreshing, dry and thirst quenching. $59.50

Red Hot Summer DealWith the purchase of any 6 gallon Winexpert kit, Cider House Select kit or 5 gallon Bacchus Batch, you have the opportunity to purchase a 7.9 gallon Wide Mouth Fermenter for ½ price. This awesome deal lasts all summer long (or while supply lasts) and there is no limit to the number of ½ price 7.9 gallon Wide Mouth Fermenters you can purchase.

Product ReviewWide Mouth Plastic Fermenter with Lid

This 7.9 gallon Wide Mouth Fermenter is great for 6 gallon Weinexpert kits and Cider HouseSelect kits, 5 gallons of fruit wine or 5-6 gallon batches of beer. Removing the 9.5 inch diameter lid allows for easy removal of oak or dry hops and

makes cleaning a breeze. The drilled lid accommodates a 6.5 fermentation lock, the same size as your carboy. Sturdy handles make lifting and carrying easy. $59.90

Father’s Day is June 18th Selecting the right gift for Father's Day can be tricky, especially for the Dad who has everything. Spend Father's Day with Dad reminiscisng around the brew kettle. Share your passion, share the joy of home fermentation with Dad. An American Homebrewers Association membership gift card would be a great idea for homebrewing or soon-to-be homebrewing Dads.

Give your dad the gift that keeps on giving, like a wine, cheese, or beer kit! Perhaps ingredients or even something you’ve made will help celebrate their special day. Better yet, bring Dad into the shop to choose his own gift. We’ll be open.

Wyeast Saison Spring Private Collection – Available April - June 2017

The Saison Spring strains: Wyeast 3463-PC Forbidden Fruit, Wyeast 3032-PC Saison-Brett Blend, and Wyeast 3725-PC Biere de Garde will only be available April through

June 2017. For a complete description of these very special strains see the April 2017 edition of Bacchus E-Lines in the newsletter archives on our website:or visit the Wyeast site:

Summer SeminarsBecause seating is limited, seminarswill require per-registration with anon-refundable registration fee payable at the time of registration.

Fruit Wine Making, Saturday, July 29 - 1:00-4:00Summer is the time for a great variety of fresh fruits and what better to do with them than transform the fruit into wine. During the seminar we will be making a batch of fruit wine, demonstrating fruit preparation, recommended tests and balancing the wine. We will discuss the necessary equipment, the fermentation process, clarification, aging, bottling and sanitation. $20.00 per person

Introduction to Brewing, Saturday August 12, 1:00-3:00This seminar will demonstrate just how easy it is to get started homebrewing. We'll be making a one gallon batch of beer using specialty grains and extract. The process is the same for a five gallon batch but quantities are just larger. We'll be discussing sanitizing, equipment, what we are doing and why during each step of the process. $20.00 per person

Making Quick Cheeses, Saturday August 26, 1:00-3:00Mozzarella is so fast to make that we'll be sampling it before the conclusion of the seminar. While we are making the mozzarella, other soft,

quick and easy cheese will be discussed. Quirk or Creme Frache anyone? Cheese making equipmentand procedures will be demonstrated and discussed. $20.00 per person

All Grain Brewing, Saturday, September 9, 10:00-3:00We will be making a batch of all grain beer discussing the process each step of the way. Topics to be discussed will include different mashing techniques, equipment requirements for each, what's happening during the mashing process, sparging and on to the kettle for the boil. $25.00 per person

Tips & TidbitsGerman Beer Classifications for Tax PurposesWith all the beer styles made in Germany, Munich Helles to Kölschto Oktoberfest, Alt, Munich Dunkel, Bock and more, the

German tax collector list only four, none of which have anything to do with the color, flavor or strength of the beer.

Unlike here, German breweries pay tax on the extract strength of the wort. The extract strength means the nonwater compounds found in the wort.They are measuring the malt sugar, proteins, hop oils, minerals, vitamins, tannins, anything that leaches out of the grain and hops during the mash and boil. The four classifications are: Simple Beer 2-5.5% extract strength; draft beer 7-8% extract strength; whole beer 11-14% extract strength; strong beer 16-28% extract strength. Check the scale. You'll notice several gaps. Thereis no 5.6-6.9% 8.1-10.9% nor 15%. Do you suppose that means German brewers can't make a beer with 15% extract or they just don't have to pay tax on it?

There is no direct correlation between the extract strength of the wort and the alcoholic strength of the beer. There are things in solution in the wort that are not fermentable but contribute to the body of the beer. In most beers about 1/4 to 1/3 of the extract in the wort is converted by the yeast to alcohol. So a 12% extract beer will produce a 3-4% ABW or 3.5-5% ABV beer.

"Brewers enjoy working to make beer as much as drinking beer instead of working." ….... Harold Rudolph