Wildflower Brewing & Blending - Spring 2022

The first in an ongoing series of #greenbottle ales that are made with joy as the primary focus. Without attempt to define them stylistically or even category, they are to be made four times a year, incorporating whatever ingredients or techniques we are musing on and made with the intention to be consumed in the season they are brewed for. Spring 2022 is the first of these seasonal ales and also the first beer we will release made on our own brewery contraption. Brewed in mid-July using wholly certified organic, regenerative grains from @organically_greenwood and hopped entirely with whole-cone Fuggle and Victoria hops grown by @ryefield_hops in Bemboka, NSW. At knockout, the hot wort was passed over homegrown Meyer lemons by @thevegebox and finger limes grown by @currysmountainestate in Gerringong, NSW. It was then fermented with our house culture of microflora wholly foraged from native flowers in NSW. After primary fermentation, we blended the beer with the pith and juice of a significant volume of 'Yango Gold' Poormans oranges from legendary citrus growers Elsa Payne and Peter Dryden [Please note that the label says Poor Man's orange, but should have been written 'Poormans', I will amend for next year], an unusual orange that is the product of a cross between a tangerine and pomelo. We did add some other things and played with some other techniques but in the spirit of one of the people who influenced this beer, I'll just keep that to myself.