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Bacchus Batches Topeka Steam Beer
In 1864 August Herbolsheimer from Bavaria opened a brewery in Topeka KS. By the 1880's it was the largest brewery in Topeka producing some 200 barrels of beer. In 1882 the brewery was renamed the Topeka Steam Brewery. It is not known whether the name change was due to the fact that steam engines were used in the production of his beer or that one of the breweries notable brews was a “ steam ” beer. It was a bottom fermenteddark foamy brew that was fermented in the stone caverns beneath the brewhouse and living quarters.
The Topeka Steam Kit contains Malt extract1-1/2 lbs of milled specialty grainhopspriming sugarfining agents and a Wyeast regular smack pack
Each Bacchus Batches kit is formulated to produce a specific style of beer. Since the quailty and alpha acid in hops vary sometimes significantly from one year to the next or from one bale to the next we adjust the varieties and amounts of hops in Bacchus Batches kit to provide consistent results.
