Mardi Gras Beer
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a truly unique and fun party. People come from all over the world to experience Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. I made this beer for the first time several years ago and it is popular with people who try it - it is on the lighter side, so you can enjoy more of it as you watch the parades roll by.
Ingredients
3 gallons of your favorite bottled water
1 package of Booster
1/3 oz of Galena Hops
1 can West Coast Pale Ale
1 pack Liquid Yeast (Ale Yeast) - this is optional. A lot of beer mixes come with a packet of dry yeast, but the liquid yeast makes for a better taste. I’ve tried both and prefer liquid yeast.
Directions
1) At least one day before brewing, put one of the gallons of water in the refrigerator to chill it. Also, if you’re using the liquid yeast smack pack, take the packet out of the refrigerator and break the inner pouch by placing the packet on a flat surface and pressing down on the packet with your hand until you feel the inner pouch break.
2) Sanitize the beer barrel (preferably with One Step).
3) Put six cups of water (from one of the bottles you didn’t put in the refrigerator) into a pot (2-3 gallon size is preferable, so you have room). Add the Booster to the water.
4) Stir with a spoon until the Booster is blended. This will take a little while, as the Booster can get a little thick when it hits the water. I usually press the Booster against the side of the pot with a spoon, rubbing back and forth to get the Booster to dissolve.
5) Once the Booster is completely dissolved into the water, bring the mixture to a boil.
6) As the mixture gets close to boiling, take the gallon of water from the refrigerator and pour it into the Beer Barrel.
7) Once the water/Booster mixture gets to a boil, remove from the heat and add the West Coast Pale Ale. Stir until mixed. This is now known as your wort (Pronounced “wert”).
Pour the wort into the beer barrel. Add water until the water level reaches 8.5 gallons on the barrel.
9) Add the yeast. Wait five minutes, and then stir the wort thoroughly.
10) That’s it - you’re done until its ready to be bottled!