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HoppyMaltPoet · 08-05-2010, 02:56 PM

I am running low on grain, but I would like to brew a batch this week with the grain and hops I have on hand.

Grain:
5lbs of 2 row
.5lbs of Vienna
1lb of 60L
.5lbs of roasted barley

Hops:
1 oz Amarillo
7.5 oz Centennial
7.5 oz Cascade
8 oz Columbus
8 oz of Willamette

I know my base grain is a bit low for my grain bill but you think I could get away with something without having to purchase some more base?

509inc · 08-05-2010, 02:59 PM

Use this http://beercalculus.hopville.com/recipe and you will know what type of beer those ingredients will make.

dcp27 · 08-05-2010, 05:33 PM

If you drop your batch to 3gal or less, just varying the amounts of crystal and RB can give you a whole range of styles. What yeast do you have on hand or what style are you looking for?

prosper · 08-05-2010, 06:58 PM

sounds like an irish red ale to me, if you drop the RB down to 2 or 3 oz, and scale your batch size to produce an OG around 1.050.

Bitter with Willamette to ~25 IBU's, and use ~1/2 oz at 10 mins or so.

HoppyMaltPoet · 08-05-2010, 07:06 PM

Have Notty yeast.
Was thinking about dropping my batch size to maybe 3 gallons, but It bothers me not filling a keg up. I guess it is just an OCD thing.

dcp27 · 08-05-2010, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoppyMaltPoet

Have Notty yeast.
Was thinking about dropping my batch size to maybe 3 gallons, but It bothers me not filling a keg up. I guess it is just an OCD thing.

English mild (something like 5lb pale, 0.75lb C60, 0.75lb demerara sugar, willy hopped) or 60 schilling (something like 5lb pale, 0.5lb vienna, 0.5-1lb c60, touch of RB, willy hopped) is always an option then if you want to fill the keg.

HotbreakHotel · 08-06-2010, 03:09 PM

2 row, vienna, 60L, and your high alpha hops will make a good IPA

2 row, vienna, 60L and cascades/high alphas -- American Pale Ale

or

Add a smidgen of roasted and switch to williamettes and it could be a nice red...

+1 3 gal or less.

**brettwasbtd** · 08-06-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoppyMaltPoet

Have Notty yeast.
Was thinking about dropping my batch size to maybe 3 gallons, but It bothers me not filling a keg up. I guess it is just an OCD thing.

I probably wouldn't use the roasted barley. The 3 or 5 gal batch really depends on your efficiency. With good efficiency you could do 5 gallons and make something close to 4% ABV. So other out-of-the-box ideas - you could use honey, molasses, minute rice to boost gravity. You could make lighter beer by adding some amylaze enzyme towards the end of fermentation. Or you could just make a mild. Don't think any of those are optimal, but just wanted to throw in some ideas you may have not considered.

svraines · 08-06-2010, 08:46 PM

Use all malt except only 4 oz of Roast Barley, steal your kids oatmeal for more gravity points, and hop it like an American Brown ale.

Mateo · 08-06-2010, 08:58 PM

Grab some rice from the cabinet and some oatmeal and you got yourself a 5 gallon batch!