A mean brew

9/06/2010 9:54:00 a.m.

Kieran Haslett-Moore’s very own beer, brewed at Emerson’s will be available here.

CAPITAL Times beer columnist Kieran Haslett-Moore will be the first individual to brew his very own beer at Emerson’s Brewery in Dunedin.
The Regional Wines & Spirits beer specialist will spend three days in Dunedin brewing his own recipe.
Haslett-Moore, who has worked at Regional for a year and has his own home brewery, says, “We’ve been working with Richard [Emerson] almost since day one. When we started we were ordering four cases a week, and now we’re doing four pallets. Right from the start Regional’s has been keen on craft beer and incubating that industry. Emerson’s were a pioneer in the craft beer industry, so they’ve grown alongside us.”
Haslett-Moore became interested in brewing his own beer eight years ago as a “poor student”.
“My flatmates and I decided to give it a crack, and I got bitten by the bug,” he says. “Now I’ve got a 60 litre full brewer kit, brewing with malted barley and hops.”
However, at 200 litres, his Emerson’s brew will be his biggest yet.
Regional Wines & Spirits will buy the result, which will be available from the store’s fill-your-own taps.
Haslett-Moore says the fill-your-own system is great, because it makes the beer cheaper for customers, and without bottling, it’s more environmentally friendly.
Although the name of the brew hasn’t been confirmed, he says it will probably be called RSB – Regional Special Bitter.
“It’s quite a strong (5.5%) English-style ale, brewed with New Zealand hops, and a mix of New Zealand, English and Belgium malts, using a classic English ale yeast from London. It’s a mid to dark amber, and it’s quite fruity and malt-accented.”
It took Haslett-Moore a couple of pilot brews at home to perfect the recipe, and now the challenge will be making it work on a larger scale at Emerson’s.
“It’s going to be a great process, scaling up a recipe and seeing the differences. Richard and I will brew it together, and we’ve already been working out modifications.”
The actual brew will take a day, leaving Haslett-Moore the remaining time to check out other brewing at Emerson’s, “get out and about in Dunedin”, and most importantly, sample the finished product.

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