Award winning brews - Page 2

**Wayne1** · 03-16-2008, 04:31 AM

I edited the GABF medals info. My memory was playing tricks on me.

The Vail Pale Ale recipe won three GOLDs at GABF during the 90's. I first brewed it because Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale wasn't available year 'round.

I called it Solstice Ale the first time I made it. I really made it just for me to drink at the pub. Imagine my shock when I not only won three Golds for it, but it actually beat out SNCA in 1994 at GABF. It also sold very well at the pub.

The LONG secondary with dry hops meant we were challenged to keep up with demand during ski season. During the mud seasons, it just meant more for the brewers to drink

**Jaybird** · 03-16-2008, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayne1

All of you guys have made me feel very welcome on this site.

Here is a little bit of payback.

These recipes are rough, 5 gallon versions of the beers that got me my "triple crown" at GABF

Beaver Tail Brown Ale

7.5 lbs American 2-row malted barley
1.75 lb 60L crystal malt
0.75 lb. Cara-Pils malt
0.75 lb. Special Roast malt
0.125 lb Chocolate malt
0.5 oz Cluster hop pellets (90 min)
0.33 0z Willamette hop pellts (30 min)
1.0 oz. Cascade hop pellets (1 min)

OG 1.044 FG 1.014

For extract, sub 5.5 lbs light dry malt extract for 2-row. Do not use Cara-Pils

Silver Medal Winner 1991 GABF American Brown Ale

(edited to conform with reality rather than very poor memory)

Jamill is that you?????
nice bro thanks for the tips. I brew a brown and have been using horizon hops for bittering I see you used cluster in yours I have some cluster here I will try it in my brown and see what comes out of it.
Cheers
JJ