A friend of mine and I brewed this weekend, and not a moment too soon – since I recently just kicked the keg of Beczka Piwo.

To continue on with my Polish themed beer kick, I decided to make an old style that I heard about that interested me greatly: Piwo Grodziskie. This low abv beer is ancient, and said to have a fairly unique taste. So let’s take a look at the recipe!

Grain:

• 0.25 lb of rice hulls
• 5 lbs of Oak Smoked Malt (this took a bit of wrangling to get)
• 1 lb of Red Wheat Malt

Hops:

• 0.75 oz Saaz (60 mins)
• 1.25 oz Saaz (10 mins)

Yeast:

• Omega Kolsch II (subbed for Wyeast 1007)

That’s it.

I’m excited for how this super simplistic beer will turn out. I had to substitute a few items (notably the hops) since my homebrew shop couldn’t locate the necessary Polish variety I was looking for, but hopefully my ancestors won’t mind too much. I’ll follow up this post with updates as they happen, perhaps even a more in-depth history of this particular style. Until then…

Fermentation and Kegging:

• Primary – 7 days – 70F
• Secondary – 7 days – 70F
• Carbonation schedule – 35, 22, 12

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