Budweiser Budvar Undermodified Malt - St. Patrick's of Texas

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512-989-9727
I’ve been working in the past year on all
sorts of new products and things are really
coming around. The last newsletter featured
some really significant items, namely the
Budvar malt and yeast. As you will see here,
I’ve also been finding a lot of other smaller
but interesting stuff. The thing I get the
greatest joy from is finding new items and
new information. I have never been more
excited than this past year.
Look for details on the web page about
Fullers beers based on the personal tour I had
with the assistant brewmaster in March (on
the end of my return trip to Czech Republic
where I had the joy of actually spending an
entire day brewing).
I was elected to the AHA board of
advisors (thanks) and had a blast at the
annual conference held in Livonia, Michigan.
I will soon be selling AHA memberships
again and I invite everyone to take a
good look at the AHA and Zymurgy. Brew
Your Own recently changed ownership and I
have been very pleased with the quality of it
as well.
The Bar at St. Pats
The 14’ antique oak bar with backbar. We
try to keep beer, mead, wine flowing.
Recent offerings include my prickly pear
mead, agave mead, sauvignon blanc,
cabernet, Live Oak Pilz and Pale Ale, Blue
Star Pilsner, St. Arnold Christmas, and
Anchor Liberty.
St. Patrick’s downtown closed
We closed our downtown shop at the end of last
year. Quite simply, our north store put it out of
business. The downtown store was a good size
shop when it opened 5 years ago. But, it simply
became too small for a complete home beer and
wine shop of today. Many of our customers came
north because of the increased selection, open and
casual space, and perhaps just a few for the bar.
My apologies and appreciation to all the customers
who supported the downtown shop for so
many years. But I’m confident if you sit at St.
Pat’s bar and have a beer or glass of wine, you’ll
soon understand.
St. Pat’s August 2000
Newsletter
Kegerator $475
•Inexpensive, best value
•Holds two 5 gal kegs or commercial beer
keg (as well as CO cylinder).
2
•Most versatile--you pick tower and faucets.
•Warranty: 1 yr Parts & Labor. 4 yrs warranty
on compressor.
Does not include tower, faucets, cylinder,
kegs, taps, drip tray and other accessories.
Please choose from St. Pat’s vast array of
these items to build a system to suit you.
Wyeast Ready-to-Pitch Packs
$5.25
•Largest cell count 40-60 billion
•Durable no-leak packaging
•Presanitized package
•Quick fermentation start time,
usually under 12 hours
New Wyeast packaging contains
25% more cells than leading
‘ready-to-pitch’ competitor in a
superior package (no-leak, nobreakage).
But here’s the
scoop: Wyeast XL has exactly the same cell
count and has the advantage of the selfcontained
starter. Cut open an XL and throw
away the starter pack, and you have this
product. In other words, Wyeast XL was
always more ‘ready-to-pitch’ than anything
else on the market. There is no product for
homebrewers that equals either this new
packaging or Wyeast XL. I recommend
Wyeast XL for mail order. We will keep this
product very fresh and it is appropriate for
local brewers for same day brewing. But
even local brewers can get a fresh Wyeast
XL and brew the same day.
Counterflow Chiller $99.50
•Most efficient
chiller on the
market
•All copper--inner
and outer tubes.
Will not rust like
models with outer
steel tube.
•Compact, 9” tall,
6” diameter.
•Bracket for mounting
•Fast flow rate
This chiller is uniquely designed with
convoluted copper inner tube. This greatly
increases the surface area, which greatly
improves the cooling efficiency.
Wort line ends are 1/2” OD. Both cooling
lines terminate with Male GHT fitting.
Accessories:
1/2” ID braided tubing for wort $1.10/ft
FGHTxFGHT swivel brass fitting $3.35 ea
3-Gallon Kegs back in stock
Got a shipment of beautiful 3 gallon kegs.
Cleaned with labels removed.
Ball-lock $45 ea, 3/$120 ~100 left.
Pin-lock $57 ea, 3/$156 ~100 left.
Oak Wine or
Spirits Serving
Cask $80
Beautiful 2 liter
Oak Cask w/ stand,
brass spigot and
brass straps.
Paraffin lined.
Great for serving
wines and spirits.
www.stpats.com
St. Pat’s custom on-line shopping cart is working
very well. The speed and flexibility of our cart is
unique to our industry and rare on the internet.
You will find malt specs, honey specs, and
virtually all handouts and instructions on-line.
We continue to put a great deal of work into our
web page and we have lots of new stuff in the
works.

Budweiser Budvar Undermodified Malt
•The first traditional undermodified malt available to
homebrewers.
•The same malt used by Budweiser Budvar brewery
•available exclusively through St. Pats
•grown in famed Hana region of Moravia
Undermodified malt is the missing link in
craft brewing. Undermodified malt has not
been available to small brewers for at least
10 or 20 years. I contacted more than 40
maltings world-wide over the past 9 years in
search of undermodified malt. In the end it
was a comment I made during a Moravian
TV interview that led to this Budvar malt. I
have long believed that undermodified malt
would be the most interesting new product
for at least the past decade. The phenomenal
response to this malt confirmed my belief.
On my most recent trip to Czech Republic I
had the opportunity to speak with the head of
the Czech malting and brewing research
center regarding barley and malt (and many
other things such as the changes at Pilsner
Urquell and types of yeast used in Czech
Republic). Budvar malt is made from the
barley variety Forum, a 2-row spring variety
grown in Hana region of Moravia. This is a
low Β-glucan variety that is appropriate for
making undermodified malt. One of the
most interesting things I learned was that the
barley varieties that make excellent wellmodified
malt are not appropriate for
making undermodified malt. Virtually all of
the large breweries worldwide demand wellmodified
malt and farmers then grow
appropriate varieties. The reason
undermodified malt is unavailable worldwide
is that the necessary varieties are not
grown. I feel very fortunate that Budvar still
insists on undermodified malt and hence, the
appropriate variety, Forum, is grown.
All malts available in America whether from
Europe or America are well-modified and, as
such, can be mashed at a single temperature.
However, some homebrewers emulate
traditional brewing by using multiple
temperature mash schedules. Budvar malt is
unique in that it is the first malt that requires
a multiple temperature mash.
We will continue to offer Moravian wellmodified
malt. It is made from the 2-row
spring barley also grown in Hana and is an
excellent choice for lagers or ales. Several
breweries are using this malt to produce all
their ales as well as lagers.
Budvar Malt is the same price
as Moravian malt in catalog.
$7.50/10 lbs, $36.30/55 lbs, $66/
110 lbs
Call for pricing on larger quantities,
1000-40,000 lbs.
Malt specs are on our web page.
Kolbach of Budvar is less than 38.
Floor Maltings where our malt is produced.
The malt is about 10 cm deep. It is turned
~twice a day in the summer and every ~30
hours in winter. This malthouse is 3 levels
and each level requires different rates of
turning due to differences in temperature.
Typically takes 6 days on the floor. Note the
windows along side and rear. The art of floor
malting is knowing when to open and close
Malt in the Palm of my hand. This malt has
been on the floor for 4 days. Malt smells like
pumpkins at this stage. This particular malt is
headed for a well known Belgian brewery.
Traditional Moravian Floor Maltings
This pale extract is made from Moravian 2row
spring barley. Lighter in color than
either Alexanders or Briess and excellent
quality. We have discontinued both
Alexanders and Briess pale extract and will
use Moravian pale in all kits calling for
pale extract.
Moravian Syrup sells for $1.85/lb.
We’ve been selling this now for 8 months
and the feedback has been very positive.
Moravian Pale Malt Extract
these. Floor maltings are closed in August
due to summer heat. This maltings was
empty last August during our visit so we
returned in March.
This malthouse is in the heart of Hana, the
rich farm region of Moravia lying along the
Morava River. In fact, the bottom floor still
bears the water-stained walls of the Morava
River flood of 1997.
This extract really is flavorful and light in
color which allows you more control over
all recipes when used as the base.
We also have Moravian pale extract in dry
form. Very light color. It sells for the
same as Briess dry. Some may be interested
in the smaller bulk size, a 33 lb bag.
Moravian Pale Dry Extract
$3.25/1 lb $13.75/5 lb $66/33 lb

I returned to Moravia in March of this year
and spent 3 days travelling with a Czech
brewmaster. I spent 12 hours brewing at a
Moravian brewery. I had the opportunity to
clarify all the issues remaining from my trip
of last August. Here’s the details of traditional
double decoction Czech brewing.
Dough-in at 37°C (98°F). Rest for 10-15
minutes. Decoction is a very thin mash. 2-
2.5 quarts of water per lb of malt. This is at
least 50% more water than single infusion
mash.
Raise (at 0.5-1°C/minute by direct heat)
mash to 50°-53°C (122-127°F) for 15 minute
rest.
Pull first decoction. Amount will depend on
system but 30-45% of mash is good estimate.
You want thick portion of mash which
will be at the bottom for decoction. In thick
ale mash, there is little distinction between
thickness of bottom and top. However, in a
thin decoction, the grain sinks to the bottom.
Raise decoction to 63-65°C (145-149°F) and
rest for 10-15 minutes. Then raise decoction
to 73-74°C (163-165°F) for 10-15 minute
rest. Then bring decoction to boil for 20
minutes.
Add decoction back to main mash (note the
main mash has been at 50-53°C (122-127°F)
during the first decoction processing). Entire
mash should now be at 63-65°C (145-
149°F). Rest for 10-15 minutes.
Pull second decoction. Second decoction
will be larger than first, on the order of 40-
60% of mash. Again, you want thick
(bottom) portion.
Raise decoction to 73-74°C (163-165°F) for
10-15 minute rest. Then bring to boil for 20
minutes.
Add decoction back to bring entire mash to
77-78°C (171-172°F) for 30 minute rest.
Now you’re ready to lauter. You will find
the top thin portion is extremely clear--much
of the break material typically found in kettle
is in lauter tun due to boils during decoction.
The top portion is so clear you need not
lauter it. The first wort can actually come off
the top via a siphon hose. This will be as
much as 40% of the total kettle volume.
Gravity of first wort will be quite low, ~14-
15°P for a 12°P pilsner.
Brewing with Budvar Undermodified Malt
Traditional 2-vessel Double Decoction
Recirculate until clear which should be in a
minute for decoction. Then lauter. You will
not need to add any sparge water for some
time because of thin mash, unless lauter gets
stuck which often happens with decoction.
If lauter slows too much, add 80°C (176°F)
sparge water and stir gently, then begin
lauter again. You need much less sparge
water for decoction because of thin mash.
Boil 1.5 hours.
3 hop additions. First is shortly before boil
begins. Second about 10 minutes into boil
and last 20 minutes before end of boil. Hop
additions are all of nearly equal amounts.
Czech Saaz hops for all. 3-5 oz total in 5
gallons.
Cool wort and pitch yeast. If you have
concentrated yeast slurry (3+ oz for 5
gallons) then pitch at 8°C (46°F) and ferment
1 day for every degree Plato (‘Czech rule’).
For example, 12 days for 12°P (1.048)
pilsner. High krausen in 48-60 hours.
Temperature may rise to 11°C but not higher.
Rack to secondary and lager at 0-3°C (32-
37°F).
Michael, Lynne and Stanislav
Bernard of Bernard Brewery in
eastern Bohemia. Mr. Bernard is
head of Czech small brewers
association. Engineer by training,
he first owned a newspaper after
Velvet Revolution, then picked up
Humpolec brewery at auction.
The lagering temperature depends upon
the yeast. Budvar yeast will flocculate
out and stop fermenting at 3°C while
German lager yeasts must be colder,
typically 0°C. When you reach your
target final gravity, 1.010 for Budvar,
drop temperature to

Controlling Final Gravity
One of the fundamental distinctions between
Czech and German lagers is the residual
maltiness. German lagers are generally drier.
This is primarily due to yeast and lagering
temperatures. Yeasts and temperatures for
German beer yield a drier final beer because
of slow fermentation during lagering.
Bohemian pilsners use yeast and temperatures
to leave residual sweetness and
mouthfeel. This is one of the most significant
aspects of Czech brewing that I learned
during these trips.
Homebrewers who keg their beer can very
closely mimic Czech lagering and crash the
yeast with a good temperature controlled
fridge. It is difficult for bottle conditioned
homebrew to retain this residual maltiness.
However, here is my suggested approach.
Bottling. Use 1 cup corn sugar as usual but
you will need fresh yeast pack added with
priming solution (because initial yeast will
be inactive due to long cold period). Monitor
carbonation daily beginning third or
fourth day. When desired carbonation is
reached, chill bottles to 0-3°C for at least a
week to crash yeast.
Brewing Dark Czech Lager
There are a few differences in mashing when
brewing dark lagers.
•All the rests are 5-10 minutes longer.
•Black malt is not boiled--it is added during
last rest only.
14°P (1.056) dark lager.
Here’s recipe for Moravian dark lager that I
took off brew log.
44% pils malt (undermodified)
44% light munich malt
10% 55 lovibond crystal malt
2% black patent malt
This recipe equates (depending on yield) to
4.4 lbs pils, 4.4 lbs munich, 1 lb crystal, 3 oz
black patent for 5 gallons.
Hops: 3 equal additions of 1 oz Czech Saaz
for 5 gallons.
Just add water.
Czech barley with
Czech Saaz (Zatec) in
background. Took this
just outside Zatec.
Hop harvest was
about 2 weeks away as
seen in cones. We now
import Saaz directly
from Czech Republic.
Hops direct from Czech Republic Another St. Pats exclusive
Zatec Saaz Zatec Bor Zatec Sladek
Czech hops, like German, are named both by the region in which they are grown and variety.
There are 3 hop regions in the Czech Republic and Saaz variety is grown in all, but those
grown in the Zatec region, Zatec Saaz, are the most prized. We now import Zatec Saaz hops
directly. Saaz hops available elsewhere may be grown in one of the other less desirable
regions. We also are pleased to introduce 2 other hops to North America, Bor and Sladek.
Sladek is the Czech word for brewer and maltster. Both are bittering hops although Sladek is
used as a middle addition hop. It has a spicy aroma similar to Saaz.
Available mid September
Bor (6.8% AA) and Sladek (4.9% AA)
Pellets $2.50/3 oz $5.75/9 oz $8.00/lb
Budweiser Budvar Shirts and Caps
only at St. Pats. Budweiser Budvar cannot
sell beer nor merchandise in US. Only a
small amount of shirts and hats left.
Budweiser Budvar Caps $30
Choose from black, black w/ red bill, red w/
black bill.
Zatec Saaz listed
in catalog.
Budweiser Budvar Yeast
•Wyeast XL $5.25
•available only through St. Pats
We obtained the Budvar yeast during our travels as
well. Wyeast is packaging it exclusively for St Pats.
This yeast is very different from Wyeast Czech Pils
2278, the Pilsner Urquell strain, as well as the German
lager yeasts. Very malty, very low sulfur character, and
very distinctive flavor of the “original Budweiser”
itself. Additionally, Budvar yeast flocculates at a
higher temperature than German yeasts (see details of
Czech brewing on accompanying pages). This yeast
has been very popular with homebrewers, micros,
brewpubs alike.
‘Budejovicky Budvar’ cap $30
red w/ black bill
Budvar black sweatshirt, XL $30
Budvar T-shirt, blue only $30
Pilsner Urquell yellow sweatshirt $25

Floor Capper $38.75
•only at St. Pats
We are pleased to
introduce the
first floor capper.
Very sturdy. The
extra leverage
makes capping
very easy. And
its biggest
advantage is that
you can cap
bottles of any
height without
any adjustments.
Comes with
additional head
to cap champagne
bottles.
Celis O 2 caps $2.25/gross (144)
Great price for oxygen barrier caps.
Caps are Pale Ale overruns.
Autosiphon $9.75
Starts siphon without stirring sediment with
a single stroke. Works in carboys and pail.
Racking tube inc.
Michael Jackson 2000
The beer tasting with Michael Jackson in May at
Blue Star in San Antonio was a real treat. Great
lineup of beers including Affligem Blonde,
Maredsous Triple, Bridgeport IPA, Sierra Nevada
Pale Bock, Rauchenfels, and Hopback Thunderstorm
wheat beer. The big hits were the cask of
Youngs Special Bitter flown in from London, only
time its been on cask in US, and the hoppy Jever
Pilsner flown in from northern Germany, first
time in US, as well as La Folie, a wonderful
blended Belgian-style ale from New Belgium
Brewery. Only 3500 bottles were made, available
only at the brewery. The brewer, Peter
Brouckaert, brought La Folie to the tasting. Peter
is indeed Belgian and came to New Belgium via
Rodenbach. The tasting was led off with Blue
Star Pilsener which is made with modified Czech
malt followed by Live Oak Pilz which is made
with Budvar malt. The San Antonio tasting was
followed by a delicious 5 course beer dinner at
the Bitter End in Austin.
One of the highlights of the weekend
was crawling into the cellar of what was intended
to be Austin’s first brewery. The cellar was built
in late 1850’s by Jean Schneider, a German born
brewer who was building a brewery at Second
and Guadalupe. He was killed in 1862 and the
brewery was not completed. The cellars were
recently uncovered as part of the massive
construction near Second and Guadalupe. The
historic Schneider General Store, which still
stands on the southwest corner, was built by his
son in the 1870’s.
Weldless Drain Fittings
These fittings can be used to install a ball
valve in our 7.5 gallon pots, beer kegs, and
other pots without welding. Requires a drill
to install.
Includes
washer. You
will also
need ball
valve itself.
(see catalog)
Compression
fitting on the
inside of pot to attach an (optional) pick-up
tube and male NPT on the outside of pot to
attach a ball valve. Availabe in stainless or
brass.
3/8"Compression x 3/8"MNPT
S/S $25 brass $10
1/2"Compression x 1/2"MNPT
S/S $42 brass $20
I spent 10 days last August touring Czech
breweries and maltings with Michael
Jackson. Our escorts were maltsters.
Here’s a list of the articles I’ve written
about the trip. I returned in early March
and visited a floor maltings and spent an
entire day brewing at a Moravian brewery.
Here’s a summary of the articles regarding
the August trip and you’ll find details of
traditional Czech double decoction brewing
in this newsletter.
•This Bud’s for You, Zymurgy, Jan/Feb
2000.
•0% Blood Alcohol: Drinking and Driving
with Michael Jackson in Moravia,
Zymurgy, Nov/Dec 1999.
New Beer Books
Technology, Brewing & Malting $125
W. Kunze, 700+ pg textbook used at
German brewing schools now in English.
Probably the most complete and modern
technical reference.
Designing Great Beers, Daniels $24.95
Book Sale 50% off Stout, Porter, Scotch
Ale $6 ea
Brewing and Malting in Czech Republic
Lynne and
Michael Jackson
observing Czech
barley harvest.
This farm was
taken by the state
in 1961 and
returned to the
family in 1992.
•Seven Great Beers from the Czech Republic,
Brew Your Own, Jan 2000.
•Travels with Michael Jackson in the Czech
Republic, Southwest Brewing News, Dec/
Jan 99/00.
Michael’s articles about the trip
•From Texas to Moravia, (part 1), All About
Beer, Jan 2000.
•From Texas to Moravia (part 2), All About
Beer, March 2000.
•Seeking Out the Roots of Czech Beer,
What’s Brewing (England), Nov 1999.
•You Don’t Need a Radio to Tune in to Czech
KISS FM, What’s Brewing (England), Dec
1999.

We’ve greatly expanded our selection of
premium honeys. The range of flavors and
aromas for these honeys is quite amazing.
Check the web page for specs on color, water
content, fructose/glucose content, flavor
profiles and a great deal more on honey. All
are priced the same in bulk.
$2.00/lb + $1 for pail
We now offer 1 lb jars of honey.
1 lb glass jar $3.75
Assortment of 5 honeys (1 lb ea) $16.50
Quality honey is the most delicious sweetener
on earth and mead is exquisite. If you
have never made mead, give it a try. It’s
very easy and requires no additional equipment.
I recently made 3 five gallon batches
in 2 hours.
Prickly Pear Puree $6.50/lb $40/6 lb
•only at St. Pats
Prickly pear fruit has a rich magenta color
and tastes like strawberry and honeydew
melon and smells
like roses. It has
long been a favorite
for mead makers
but previously was
available only in
southwest on a
seasonal basis (we
just picked some).
We now offer the
meat of the prickly
pear fruit year
round. This puree
is fruit with the skin
removed. It is not
pasteurized and is perishable so it must be
kept frozen. No problem shipping UPS
within Texas and neighboring states but must
be shipped 2-day for distant customers.
Here’s a recipe based on Brian Meyers of
Australia who won gold in national competition.
Prickly pear cacti and mesquite trees
grow alongside each other in this area. And
yes, that is a prickly pear in our logo.
Also great in beer as evidenced by
the wonderful Desert Cactus Ale of Waterloo
Brewing Company. Recipe on line soon.
St. Pat’s Honey
Texas Mesquite Texas Huajillo
Texas Cotton Dakota Clover
Texas Wildflower
California Orange Blossom
coming soon Buckwheat
Prickly Pear/Mesquite Honey
Melomel $79.50
7.5 lbs prickly pear puree
12 lbs mesquite honey
1 tsp Fermaid K yeast nutrient
4 tsp acid blend
Wyeast Sweet mead yeast #3184
1 cup corn sugar
Honey in liqueurs and soda
Soda made with honey is silkier. My kids
like root beer made with half table sugar,
half honey. If you make liqueurs, try
substituting honey for some of the table
sugar. Did you know that Drambuie is made
with heather honey? Here’s a recipe for
Drambuie.
Drambuie Clone
1 cup clover honey
3.5 cups scotch whiskey
1 bottle Noirot Lorbuie extract
Mix well, chill, and decant clear liquor after
3 days..
Agave Nectar
Big price reduction!--lowest in US
$3/lb + $1 for container (up to 13 lbs)
This is an extract of agaves including blue,
the plant used to produce tequila. The
principle sugar (90%) is fructose (aka fruit
sugar or levulose). Used as a natural
sweetener in many health foods. Tastes like
raisins, currants, and prunes. This is the
same agave nectar used in Tequiza. Here’s a
recipe for Tequiza clone and a very poplular
mead that I have on tap now.
Tequiza-Clone $19.75
3 lbs Moravian pale extract
2 lbs agave nectar
1 oz Hallertau for bittering
4 oz lime juice (at bottling)
German Ale yeast #1007
1 cup corn sugar
Agave/Huajillo Still Mead $35.50
6 lbs Agave Nectar
6 lbs Huajillo Honey
1 tsp Fermaid K yeast nutrient
1 T acid blend
Wyeast Sweet Mead #3184
Now complete ingredients for sake
Extra Fancy Polished Rice
only at St. Pats
$1.00/lb $14/20 lb
We are very pleased to now offer polished
rice. Polishing rice takes off the outer
layers which contain flavors that are
undesirably for high quality sake. We now
carry complete supplies for traditional sake
including Koji, sake yeast, and now
polished rice. Here’s a recipe.
St. Pat’s Sake, makes 1.5 gallons
See web page for instructions.
5 lbs polished rice
1 container Koji
0.25 oz acid blend
1.5 gallons water
Sake #3134 Wyeast
Sake yeast and Koji on p 20 of catalog.
Witbier Coriander only at St. Pats
There are many varieties of coriander of
varying quality and flavor. I am very
pleased to now offer the coriander
chosen by Pierre Celis, the savior of
witbier. This coriander is not available
anywhere else in America. It has higher
oil content and a citrusy, peppery flavor,
unlike the celery-like flavor of coriander
sold in grocery stores. We also sell the
curacao orange peel used by Celis.
Curacao Orange Peel $2/1 oz
Witbier Coriander $1.75/2 oz
Other New Spices
spice up Belgian style ales
Grains of Paradise
Cardamon
Mugworm call for pricing
Star Anise
Cumin
Torrified Wheat $1.25/lb $5.25/5 lb
1.5 lovibond. Not malted. Used much like
flaked wheat.
Grains
Peated Malt Smoked over peat in
Scotland. Same price as Rauch (see catalog).
Acid Malt Caution. Authentic acid malt
is very sour (lactic acid). Weyermann acid malt
is the only true acid malt available. Weissheimer
acid malt is not sour and will not perform as
required. Simply chew a few grains to verify.
Irish Moss in bulk $2.75/3 oz
$9.25/lb We now offer Irish Moss in 1 lb
package.

New Wyeast for Wine,
Cider, and Barleywine
Eau De Vie #3347 $3.75
‘Water of Life’ Excellent choice for high
alcohol wines such as port, grappa, as well as
barley wines. Up to 21% alcohol!!
Cider #3766 $3.75
Crisp dry finish. For apples, pears, or other
fruit.
New Chemicals & Additives
Fermaid K $3.25/2 oz $19.50/lb
only at St. Pat’s.
Complete yeast nutrient with
diammonium phosphate, vitamin B1,
magnesium sulfate, yeast hulls, folic acid,
niacin, calcium pantothenate. Particularly
excellent choice for mead and wine as
well as beer and yeast starters. 1 teaspoon/5
gallon.
Yeast Hulls $3.25/4 oz $11.50/lb
Cell wall membranes of yeast. Prevents
stuck and sluggish fermentation. Beer,
wine and mead. 1/2 teaspoon/5 gallons.
Sodium Metabisulphite Powder
$3/7 oz $4.95/lb
Sterilant and antioxidant. Same as
campden tablets but in powder form. 2/3
tsp/5 gallons. Dissolve in warm water.
Also for sanitation. 1 oz/gallon of water
makes sanitary solution for rinsing
carboys and utensils.
Glycerine $39.75/gallon
We still sell the 4 oz size, see catalog, but
we’ve added the 1 gallon size for serious
winemakers as well as liqueur drinkers.
Calcium Chloride $3.25/4 oz
$9.50/lb
Add to mash to increase calcium without
increasing sulfates. Gypsum increases
calcium and sulfates.
Lactic Acid $3.95/4 oz
Only St. Pats offer Lactic and Phosphoric.
88% strength. Lower pH of mash water,
mash, in kettle and even at bottling (e.g.
witbeer). Unlike lactic acid at all other
suppliers, our lactic comes directly from
manufacturer and is fresh and stored cold.
Lactic, unlike phosphoric, slowly degrades
in warm storage. Good lactic acid
is clear. Brown lactic acid is degraded.
Tartaric Acid $4.50/4 oz
Floor Corker reduced
to $39.50
We are very pleased
to now offer the same
excellent floor
corkers at nearly half
the previous price.
This is far and away
the best price in
America.
Synthetic Corks
$7.95/25
Synthetic Supreme brand.
1.75” long. 23 mm (#8)
for wing corkers. 24 mm (#9) for bench and floor
corker. Keeps wine better than real cork. Better
seal and doesn’t breath.
Bottle Wax $9/lb
Burgundy, Green, or Gold
1 lb will dress up 65 bottles.
Bottles
Cobalt Blue Wine Bottles
only 1 pallet left. $19.75/cs
Clear and Green Wine Bottles
We now stock clear and green wine bottles.
Barleywine 7 oz Bottles
Beautiful 7 oz amber bottles for your
special barleywines meads, ports, special
beers.
Call for pricing on barleywine, and clear
and green wine bottles.
Refractometer $125
Wine Aroma Wheel $8.75
Wheel with both common
and detailed sensory
terminology for all types of
wine. Great tasting
training tool.
Vinometer $5.75
Simple device to determine
alcohol content of wine.
Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association
Home winemakers can join the Texas Wine
and Grape Growers Association. Check out
www.twgga.org or 817-424-0570 for info and
benefits. There are lots of events including
wine competitions.
New Wine Kits
I continue to be amazed by the quality of the
boxed wine kits. They are very easy to make.
If you make beer it requires very little
additional equipment. I recently made the
French Sauvignon Blanc and it was just great
in only a few weeks. I’ve added several
varieties.
•Black Raspberry Merlot $46
•Peach Apricot Chardonnay $46
•Hard Lemonade $44.75
Vintners Reserve Kits-now with more juice
•Pinot Noir $54.75
•Shiraz $54.75
•Gewurztraweiner $54.75
•Sauvignon Blanc $47.75
Selection Premium Wine Kits
•Italian Verdicchio $74.75
•White Zinfandel $74.75
•Sherry makes 3 gallons $51
•Port makes 3 gallons $51
•Italian Barolo, very popular red $69.75
•French Sauvignon Blanc $74.75
•Johannesberg Reisling $69.75
Wine by Hugh Johnson,
$18.75
Nice book describing wine
varieties with tasting notes
Wine Plate Filter
New plate filter for wine. Easy to use and
cheaper than competitive models. Filter wine
before bottling. Use coarse for first filtration.
This removes all sediment but leaves some yeast.
Coarse takes about 30 minutes. Fine filtration for
polished wine. Fine filtering may take 4 hours.
You will need a large aquarium pump (for at least
50 gallon aquarium). Each filtration requires two
filters.
Not recommended for beer (or wine) if you
have kegging system. Cartridge filters (see
catalog) which can be used under pressure
with a kegging system are much faster, easier
to use, and do not get clogged as plate filters
are prone to do.
Complete Filter Set (filter plate, tubing,
clamp, 4 coarse and 4 fine filters)
$52.75
Replacement Filters: Coarse (7 micron)
or Fine (3 micron) $4.00 for 2

Glassware We now stock one of the
widest selections of beer glassware
anywhere. Here’s the new stuff. Check
the catalog for all the others.
Corsendonk, DeKoninck $6.25
Tucher, Aventinus $6.25
Youngs $5.25
Restrictor Faucets
•only at St. Pats
Excessive foaming is a long standing
concern for draught beer, both for
homebrewers and bars. These restrictor
faucets are the solution. Beer flow is
regulated by simply turning the side knob on
faucet. These faucets are used virtually
everywhere in Europe. We’re pleased to
introduce them to homebrewers.
The restrictor element is actually
contained in the shank. Thus you need to
purchase a restrictor faucet with restrictor
shank. The faucets are also creamer faucets.
They come in chrome and gold-plated and
are manufactured in Germany. Highest
quality available in America. Gold-plating is
beautiful and doesn’t tarnish.
Restrictor (faucet, shank, tail piece)
Chrome $45.50
Gold-Plated $49.50
This is price for basic units which are most
of what we sell. We also have solid stainless
steel gold plated which costs more. Standard
units have numerous choices such as long or
short snout, threaded or straight tail piece.
We have plastic restrictors in many colors.
The photo shows perhaps 1/4 of the faucets
we carry.
Cocktails---Table 2!
3-Piece S/S Cocktail Shaker $12.00
Very nice design. Cap
has its own cap to allow
easy straining. Also
separates egg white
from yolk. Stainless
Steel.
Stainless Steel
Double Jigger
$3.50
Pub Towels $5.95
Bass, Foster, John Bull, Guinness.
Restrictor Knob
Restrictor Faucet and
shank, tail piece not shown.
Just some of the faucets at St. Pat’s.
St. Pat’s Diffuser and Filter
•Best diffuser in the industry (see catalog)
•Now the finest filter in the industry--
-ULPA, 0.1 micron $8.50
We introduced a unique diffuser, versatile
with small pores, last year (see catalog). I
am pleased to now offer the best quality inline
air filter--ULPA (ultra efficient HEPA
filter). ULPA filters to 0.1 micron compared
to conventional HEPA of 0.2 micron.
Connects in-line with the diffuser and tubing
(3/16” or 1/4”). Simply put, this is the
highest level of sterile filtration available--at
a good price. You also need an aquarium
pump and diffuser (see catalog).
Stainless Steel Diffuser w/ ULPA Filter
Coming Soon
Porcelain Towers
Gorgeous porcelain
towers for the most
elegant of bars.
Porcelain is more
durable than ceramic.
St. Pats is North
America’s sole source
of porcelain towers.
These will be the best
quality and best
priced in America.
Custom designs
available.
Bottle Openers from Hell
Beautiful bronze made by ‘lost wax’
casting, same process as used by
sculptors and not to be confused with
sand casting.
Sale on Ice Chests $19.95
See catalog for photo. We use these to make
picnic coil coolers and I simply have too
many so I’m selling some off at cost. 40
quart, heavy duty, better hinges and insulation
than sold in department stores.