All-Grain - Admiral Nelson RIPA - Page 2

Germey · 01-19-2011, 03:38 AM

The only other yeasts I've tried were Nottingham and Safale US-04 (both more English-y) In both cases the beer was good, but not better in my opinion. The only thing I can say is that it was noticeably different. Give it a shot!

**keesh** · 01-31-2012, 03:38 AM

Bumping super old post... 'cuz I can!

Germey, I hope you see this! I LOVE Nelson, it is an exceptional beer and I can't help but think about it. It was one of those beers that slaps you in the face with flavor, and without a doubt leaves an impression on your palate (and your mind). So when I bought a bottle of Stone's collab IPA 'More Brown than Black' and tasted/smelled some of those amazing Nelson hops, I knew I had to brew a Nelson.

A couple questions. How'd it turn out? Also, did you dry hop this? Thanks!

Germey · 01-31-2012, 03:09 PM

Keesh,
This is one of my staple beers. I've experimented many time since with yeast, hops, etc. but have yet to improve on the recipe posted.
I dry hop in the keg. I put the Amarillo hops, and frequently some more nelson in a hop sack and just let it float for the life of the keg.
I am overdue for sourcing and buying my nelson hops for the year. Last year we did a big bulk buy with members of the Society of Barley engineers and Quaff through Hydrobrew. I am going to get something similar started in the next few days.
What part of SD are you in? (Do I know you?

)

**keesh** · 02-01-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Germey

Keesh,
This is one of my staple beers. I've experimented many time since with yeast, hops, etc. but have yet to improve on the recipe posted.
I dry hop in the keg. I put the Amarillo hops, and frequently some more nelson in a hop sack and just let it float for the life of the keg.
I am overdue for sourcing and buying my nelson hops for the year. Last year we did a big bulk buy with members of the Society of Barley engineers and Quaff through Hydrobrew. I am going to get something similar started in the next few days.
What part of SD are you in? (Do I know you?

)

Awesome, I am definitely going to be getting a batch of this started soon.

I would love to get into some kind of bulk buy for Nelson, I have some extra money to put into ingredients on account of it being tax season. If you would be so inclined we could do one together.

Which of those clubs would you recommend looking into? I have been meaning to join one, especially because my desire to homebrew has done nothing but worsen (for the better of course).

You probably don't know me, I am in central SD while you are in RB. However I work for the Brigantine restaurants so you probably have been to either that or the sister restaurant, Miguel's.

kuips · 02-14-2012, 09:30 PM

any other opinions from those who have brewed this? It sounds great and will be brewing it soon.

Also, what the AA% on hops used, leaf or pellets?

**ocluke** · 04-13-2012, 03:06 AM

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The only detail to sweat on this recipe may be the Honey Malt. It is not available everywhere, but it is a significant part of the malt profile. Other than that, it is a pretty robust recipe.

So what exactly does honey malt add to this recipe? I'm thinking of making something similar, but do not have honey malt and would prefer not to make a special run for it.

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I love big hop beers, but I like them better when the hop flavor is layered, and there is a rich multi layered malt profile supporting the big hop flavor.
This beer was inspired by Alpine Brewing's Nelson. I love the intense grapefruit aroma that comes off that beer, but find the overall beer to be a bit hop-centric (this will not be an insult to Alpine).

Did you get direction from Pat at Alpine on this recipe, or did that beer simply "inspire" you to make a Nelson Sauv Rye? The reason I ask is that, like you mentioned, I have a palette that leans much towards Alpine Beer Co.'s super aromatic, hop-centric and dry approach, and would like to do my best to attempt the original.