Belgian Pale Ale

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Total Grain: 21.00 lbs
Estimated OG: 1.054
SRM: 7.2
IBU: 30.3 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grains
52.4% (11 lbs) - Pilsner
33.3% (7 lbs) - Vienna
4.8% (1 lbs) - Flaked Oats
4.8% (1 lbs) - Victory
4.8% (1 lbs) - Caramunich

Hops
2.00 oz Aramis @ 60 min
1.00 oz Triskel @ 15 min
2.00 oz Triskel @ 0 min

Yeasts
WY3538 - Leuven Pale Ale
WLP072 - French Ale

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 152F

Notes
05/10/15: Brew day
OG = 1.055
11 gallons

Hoppy Weisse

Our club (NBCBA) is doing a Hefeweizen contest in a month and this is the recipe that I’ve brewed for it.  It’s not to style with all those late hops but I wanted to brew a Hefeweizen / American Pale-Ale hybrid for the longest time. The inspiration came from Le Castor’s Citra-Weisse and the idea is to take the grain bill and yeast of a Hefe and use lots of late hops like an APA.  I probably won’t win the competition but I sure will enjoy this on hot days!

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Total Grain: 21.75 lbs
Estimated OG: 1.057
SRM: 5.9
IBU: 39.3 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grains
55.2% (12 lbs) - Pilsner
41.4% (9 lbs) - Wheat
3.4% (0.75 lbs) - Carawheat

Hops
2.25 oz Magnum @ 60 min
3.00 oz El Dorado @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)
3.00 oz Amarillo @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

Dry Hop
3.00 oz El Dorado @ Dry Hop for 7 days (1.50 oz per 5 gal)
3.00 oz Amarillo @ Dry Hop for 7 days (1.50 oz per 5 gal)

Yeast
WY3068 - Weihenstephan Weizen

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 153F

Notes
04/12/15: Brew day
OG = 1.056
11 gallons

TropicAle

This Pale-Ale was the best one I did last year and it was time to revisit it again.  I made a few tweaks to the grain bill and replace Sorachi with El Dorado and I also tried a new (to me) base malt from Thomas Fawcett. 

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size: 15.00 gal

Total Grain: 30.00 lbs

Estimated OG: 1.054

SRM: 6.9

IBU: 42.9 IBU

Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grains

80.0% (24 lbs) - Pearl pale malt

10.0% (3 lbs) - Vienna

5.0% (1.50 lbs) - Carafoam

5.0% (1.50 lbs) - Crystal 40

Hops

1.25 oz Summit @ 60 min

1.00 oz El Dorado @ 10 min

1.00 oz Nelson Sauvin @ 10 min

1.00 oz Citra @ 10 min

2.00 oz El Dorado @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

2.00 oz Nelson Sauvin @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

2.00 oz Citra @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

Dry Hop

1.00 oz El Dorado @ Dry Hop for 7 days (per 5 gal)

1.00 oz Nelson Sauvin @ Dry Hop for 7 days (per 5 gal)

1.00 oz Citra @ Dry Hop for 7 days (per 5 gal)

Yeast

5 gal -> WLP090 - San Diego Super Yeast

5 gal -> WLP090 - San Diego Super Yeast

5 gal -> S-05

Mash Schedule

Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 152F

Notes

04/03/15: Brew day

OG = 1.054

15 gallons 

Porter

Brewed another batch of Porter based on the last one I made but with a few revisions to the recipe. The goal with this Porter is to have the flavor reminiscent of a mocha coffee but without actually using chocolate or coffee and rely only on malts to achieve the flavor profile.

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size (Gal): 15.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 30.00
Estimated OG: 1.053
Anticipated SRM: 29.5
Anticipated IBU: 40.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grains
70.0% (21 lbs) - 2 Row
10.0% (3 lbs) - Munich
5.8% (1.75 lbs) - Kiln Coffee
5.8% (1.75 lbs) - Pale Chocolate
5.0% (1.50 lbs) - Caramunich I
3.3% (1 lbs) - Chocolate Wheat

Hops
1.00 oz Bravo (9.00%) @ FWH
3.00 oz Bravo (9.00%) @ 60 min

Yeast
5 gal -> WY1450 Denny's Favorite 50
5 gal -> WY1450 Denny's Favorite 50
5 gal -> WLP090 - San Diego Super Yeast

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 153F

Notes
03/15/15: Brew day
OG = 1.056
15 gallons

Berliner Weisse #2

Brewed my second Berliner Weisse and for this one I upped the amount of acid malt, boosted the grain bill a little bit and also added a handful of grains to the fermentor.

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 8.75
Estimated OG: 1.042
Anticipated SRM: 2.9
Anticipated IBU: 2.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 0 Minutes

Grains
45.7% (4 lbs) - Pilsner
45.7% (4 lbs) - Wheat
8.6% (0.75 lbs) - Acid malt

Hops
1.00 oz Spalter (2.00%) @ Mash Hop

Yeast
WY5335 - Lactobacillus + raw grains
Safale S-05

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 149F

Notes
03/13/15: Brew day
OG = 1.037

Flanders Red 3.0

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size (Gal): 12.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 24.00
Estimated OG: 1.055
Anticipated SRM: 14.1
Anticipated IBU: 6.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Grains
25.0% (6 lbs) - 2 Row
25.0% (6 lbs) - Vienna
25.0% (6 lbs) - Munich
8.3% (2 lbs) - Abbey Malt
8.3% (2 lbs) - Flaked Corn
4.2% (1 lbs) - Caramunich III
4.2% (1 lbs) - Cara 160

Hops
2.00 oz Saaz (2.00%) @ 90 min

Yeast
WY3068 - Weihenstephan (for 3 days then added Roeselare)
WY3763 - Roeselare (3rd Gen)

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 158F

Notes
03/07/15: Brew day
OG = 1.056
12 gallons

Berliner Weisse #1

With summer just around the corner, I need to have a couple of low abv beers and Bernier Weisse is the ultimate summer quencher beer in my opinion.  This one will be the first of a series of Berliner Weisse I'll brew wwith slight variations for each brew.

Recipe Specifications
Batch Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 7.75
Estimated OG: 1.036
Anticipated SRM: 2.7
Anticipated IBU: 2.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 0 Minutes

Grains
48.4% (3.75 lbs) - Pilsner
45.2% (3.50 lbs) - Wheat
6.5% (0.50 lbs) - Acid malt

Hops
1.00 oz Saaz (2.00%) @ Mash Hop

Yeast
WY5335 - Lactobacillus (for 5 days then added wlp090)
Safale S-05

Mash Schedule
Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 149F

Notes
03/07/15: Brew day
6.25 gallons
OG = 1.033