#bitterandesters

[houseofjuice]

Three National Collaboration Beers being tapped this week! Come taste what @islandtoislandbrewery has brewed up with #Colorado brewer @southernbeergirl, #Texas brewery @dirtyjobbrewing and #homebrew shop master educator @bitterandesters. __ Pictured Left to Right: 1. Diviner's Textbook, Vienna Lager #bitterandesters 2. Gold Mining, Dunkel Lager #dirtyjobbrewing 3. Danii & Alyssa's Colorado Elixir, IPL (hoppy & herbal Lager) #southernbeergirl __ #ratebeer #beermenus #beerevents #untappd #beerblog #nycbeerweek #nycbeerevents #brewers #beer #craftbeer #craftbeerbar #craftbeergeek https://www.instagram.com/p/BuWNraTF-EN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v0z20x20p3bp

[islandtoislandbrewery-blog]

Last year we were rocked with news of devastating natural disasters one after the other after the other! @palmer_howtobrew was due to pay us a visit at the @bitterandesters #beerswap but was effected in a way that required him to be with his family. ____ Over $250 was rasied for people affected by the California wildfires thanks to the support of the NYC #homebrew community the #bitterandesters team has built #savepalmer

[islandtoislandbrewery-blog]

Not to be confused with rosé, our next IPA in production will be a rose water infused ale including the flower like fruit sorrel and a balancing touch if lychee. It will be in the user friendly style of the West Indian IPA sweet notes of wild flower honey, bitter fruity notes of Calypso hops. I truly summer floral arrangement beer. Join us to stop and smell the roses this summer in the @taproomat642rogersave for a pint or growler. ___ #beer #rose #rosewater #ipa #bitterandesters #craftbeer #womeninbeer #nycbeer #nybeer #beerbiz #beernews #newrelease #nycbrewed #thinknydrinkny #brewingnyc #newbeerrelease

[islandtoislandbrewery-blog]

@bitterandesters with @islandtoislandbrewery collab day... our formerly impossible, growth and development made plausible "Highway to Helles" a helles style jerk lager. We're going in all the way... well maybe not all the way in but within style cuz you know Doug likes when we make normal stuff! ___ #helles #lager #i2icollabs #bitterandesters #collaborationbrew #Brooklyn #jerkseasoning #americanales #German #Caribbean #mashup #brewing #nycbrewed #1886malthouse #whipplebrothershops #whipplebrothersfarms #allamerican (at Island to Island Brewery)

[2beerqueers]

Brewing @BitterAndEsters

As the 2BeerQueers wedding day approaches, we set about brewing a beer for the special occasion. We heard about Bitter & Esters from fellow homebrewer friends who get their materials from the shop. We needed some way to scale up a batch for the 130+ guests expected and their on premises brewing setup worked out perfectly. 

We chose the Nelson Sauvin Saison, a combination of our favorite hop and style. Bitter & Esters provides all the material, you just bring some friends and beer to drink while you wait.  

Their 17 Gallon setup produces around 144 bottles. The setup pretty amazing, everything is digital, automated and expertly controlled by the knowledgable staff. You select and mill your own grains. We chose a partial extract batch to make the process go a bit faster.

When you've got your wort, you setup your carboy, pitch the yeast in, send the wort through a plate chiller via the attached hose and fill the sucker up. Something that usually takes a while in a home brew setting was almost instantaneous here. 

One month later, we returned to sample our beer and bottle it up. With custom bottle caps ready, we got to work. We ended up with around 140 bottles packed and ready to go. The beer turned out fantastic. The yeast and hops gave it a spicy wine-like essence. A very special brew for a very special occasion.