On Fear the Walking Dead last night, they killed off Jim the brewer, but before he went, he dictated his special beer recipe so that it could live on and maybe help re-establish civilization. Here's the recipe he gave:
68% Pils Malt
15% Wheat Malt
7% Flaked Oats
10% Vienna Malt
20 grams Slovenian Pellets
70 grams Czech Saaz
Belgian AND French Saison Yeast
Mash @ 151-152°F
Ferment @ 68°F for 10 days, no less
Then he whispered some "secret" instructions that he said was the most important part and nobody else could know...
First problem... No recipe volume. Hop amounts look about right for 5 gallons.
Second... no hopping schedule (maybe that was the secret?)
Kind of odd that he'd specify pellets for one hop and whole for the other. Also, "Slovenian" identifies a growing region, not a variety (maybe Styrian Golding? Probably the most popular Slovenian hop...)
Impressively, he actually pronounced Saas correctly (it's closer to "Zots" than "Saws"
At the end of the show, the survivors gave the beer a stupid name that they knew Jim would hate: Jimbo's Beerbos... (I can attest that most "Jim's" hate the nickname "Jimbo".
So, what do you all think the "secret" was? I think it was to age it in bourbon barrels, because it looks like a pretty pedestrian brew to me, as is...