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

Extra Pale Ale

MaltBroue is an artisan maltsters from Cabano who specialized in the production of crystal malts from either barley, rye or wheat and they range between 20 and 160 Lovibond.  Lots of micros from Québec and NB uses their products and for good reasons!  They’re made locally using local grains and the taste is superior in my opinion, much like coffee beans from an artisan roaster.  Recently Dany has developed an experimental base malt and I was lucky to be given a few pounds to test it out.  It’s a 3.5L pale ale base malt made with the Bentley barley variety and in this recipe I used it on its own to really get the feel of what flavour it can provide. 

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size (Gal): 15.00

Total Grain (Lbs): 28.00

Estimated OG: 1.052

Anticipated SRM: 5.1

Anticipated IBU: 40.4 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %

Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grains

100.0% (28 lbs) - MaltBroue Pale Ale

Hops

2.00 oz Warrior (12.00%) @ 60 min

1.00 oz Ahtanum (5.70%) @ 10 min

1.00 oz Amarillo (8.70%) @ 10 min

1.00 oz Centennial (10.50%) @ 10 min

4.00 oz Ahtanum (5.70%) @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

2.00 oz Amarillo (8.70%) @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

2.00 oz Centennial (10.50%) @ Hop-Stand (175F for 60 min)

Dry Hop

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

Yeasts

6.0 gal -> WY1450 Denny's Favorite 50

7.5 gal -> WLP090 - San Diego Super Yeast

Mash Schedule

Sacch Rest - 60 min @ 153F

Notes

02/15/15: Brew day

OG = 1.054

13.5 gallons