Uncle Fat

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I'm getting married in July. The wedding is going to be at a brewery, and for wedding favors, we're giving out 22oz bottles of homebrew (yeah, she's the girl for me!).

I'm brewing a test batch of my I(do)PA today... Here's the recipe (10 gal):

Malt:
22lb American 2-row
2lb Xtal 40L
1lb Victory
0.5lb Light roast
1lb Dextrin Malt


Hops:
2 oz Chinook (12%), 60 minutes
1 oz Fuggles (4.5%), 45 minutes
1 oz Fuggles (4.5%), 30 minutes
2 oz Fuggles (4.5%), end of boil (steeped for 15 min)

Yeast: Wyeast 1968 (London ESB)

Single stage infusion mash, 90 minute boil.

We both usually prefer a hoppier IPA, but since we're handing it out, we're trying to make it accessible to our family and friends from less hop-friendly places

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Our beverage that art in kegs,
Hallowed be thy tap,
With thee supplied, we will imbibe,
At home as we do in the public house.
Give us this day our liquid bread
And forgive us our spills
As we forgive those who spill upon us.
Lead us not unto hangovers
But deliver us from overindulgence.
Ahh Malt.

Buy a man a beer and he wastes an hour. Teach a man to brew and he wastes a lifetime.
-annonymous

Rhoobarb

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I usually never cry at weddings. But when you're giving out 22 oz. bottles of homebrew... sniff, sniff...

Sounds like a nice recipe. Man, the more I read, the more I am tempted to try all grain.

rooftopbrew

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Sounds like its going to be a british style IPA with that hop selection (and the yeast... oh, and the malt). Probably more acceptible to most uninitiated.

I really like Victory in my IPAs too. Sounds like a good recipe.

Janx

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Congratulations!

Looks like a tasty British ale. The Fuggles should be tasty. And I agree about the Victory. Such an interesting color in that one. We've been throwing it in a bunch of beers lately.

Best wishes to you and your bride to be

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Oh don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit
No, don't you give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit
For my head will fly, my tongue will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die
Won't you pour me one more of that sinful Old Janx Spirit

Uncle Fat

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Well, a 10 gallon batch is brewed. I'm thinking of doing the secondary in two seperate carboys. One will be dry-hopped with goldings (we've got some lying around), the other won't be dry-hopped at all. Just to see how much flavor we can sneek into it while keeping it "accessible".

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Our beverage that art in kegs,
Hallowed be thy tap,
With thee supplied, we will imbibe,
At home as we do in the public house.
Give us this day our liquid bread
And forgive us our spills
As we forgive those who spill upon us.
Lead us not unto hangovers
But deliver us from overindulgence.
Ahh Malt.

Buy a man a beer and he wastes an hour. Teach a man to brew and he wastes a lifetime.
-annonymous

NUCC98

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What kind of coloring do you get from it? I'm guessing more of an amber hue?

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Uncle Fat

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Well, we made 10 gallons of this. We left it in the primary for a week, then racked half of it to a carboy, and the other half got dry-hopped in a corny with an ounce of goldings.
We kegged after 2 weeks in secondary (yesterday). We're going to condition for a couple more weeks, and force carbonate (if needed) then taste to see which one is more "accessible".

I tasted a sample of each while kegging, and all I've got to say is WOW!! They both came out great, but the dry-hopped batch is AMAZING!! I was surprised to tast how well balanced it is already. We'll probably end up making both kinds, for the wedding. But, the dry-hopped may become my every-day drinker.

After bottling, we went to the "Battle of the belt" festival. Around 24 brew pubs each put up a beer to be judged by the crowd. My girlfriend made the comment: "Wow, the wedding beer is better than any of these, and it's not even conditioned yet!"..... gotta love that girl!

__________________
Our beverage that art in kegs,
Hallowed be thy tap,
With thee supplied, we will imbibe,
At home as we do in the public house.
Give us this day our liquid bread
And forgive us our spills
As we forgive those who spill upon us.
Lead us not unto hangovers
But deliver us from overindulgence.
Ahh Malt.

Buy a man a beer and he wastes an hour. Teach a man to brew and he wastes a lifetime.
-annonymous

Dude

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Congrats al around--that the beer turned out and that you are getting married. Sounds like a good woman!

LOL...I just now figured out the name. I(do)PA.....Very original and witty!!!!

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