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I've gotta add to the chorus of thanks about this recipe, Yooper! I brewed it yesterday and it's fermenting away right now. It's the right color, the right taste, the right smell and I have every confidence it's going to be an outstanding beer. I missed my OG by .01, but that was due to my error, nothing to do with the recipe. Brew and learn, I guess! Thanks Lorena!
 
Whats the shelf life on a beer like this??? Lets assume I can keep it at 60-70 F. My real question is how long will the hop character stay fresh.

I was planning to make 10 gallons, but now Im thinking of only 5 at a time to keep it fresh???
 
i searched the forum, but was never able to find a PM version of this recipe. Anyone have one? I can mash ~4-5 lbs in fly guy's 2 gallon rubber maid conversion tun.

Any help would be appreciated
 
I have a PM of this going right now. First time I've tried this exact recipe.

Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.72 gal
Estimated OG: 1.076 SG
Estimated Color: 7.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 58.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 58.54 %
3.25 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 31.71 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 4.88 %
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.75 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 33.5 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (35 min) Hops 10.5 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (30 min) Hops 14.9 IBU


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4.25 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 5.31 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F

Adding the Warrior at 60 min, the remaining hops will be added combined over the last 35 min at 5 min intervals.
 
gtg644w said:
Whats the shelf life on a beer like this??? Lets assume I can keep it at 60-70 F. My real question is how long will the hop character stay fresh.

I was planning to make 10 gallons, but now Im thinking of only 5 at a time to keep it fresh???
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I don't know how long that hops aroma will stay- I've had it as long as 8 weeks, with no loss of aroma or flavor, but I don't know how much longer it would be as good.
 
Ok so my LHBS stocks everything I need for the extract version, EXCEPT WARRIOR HOPS!! That seems from the recipe to be the main hop there is! Anyone have a good substitute?
 
I have all my supplies in order but I have a question. This is going to be my second batch and I am using the extract recipe. I have a 3 gallon pot and a 7.5 gallon turkey fryer. I would like a 5 gallon batch so which pot would be better?
 
mpetey3 said:
I have all my supplies in order but I have a question. This is going to be my second batch and I am using the extract recipe. I have a 3 gallon pot and a 7.5 gallon turkey fryer. I would like a 5 gallon batch so which pot would be better?
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If you could manage a full boil, I think that would be better. You would use the hopping amounts in the AG recipe, though.
 
Another stupid question...Do I start with the 6.5 gallons or add as I go to make up for evaporation?
 
mpetey3 said:
Another stupid question...Do I start with the 6.5 gallons or add as I go to make up for evaporation?
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I have a low boil-off rate, so I start with 6.25 gallons. You can do either, though. If you're not sure of your boil off rate, you could start with 6 gallons, and add more to top up when the boil is finished. I wouldn't add water during the boil- because you want to keep the wort boiling the whole time.
 
mpetey3 said:
One last question. Whats the best way to airate 5 gallons.
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Well, there is always the splashing into the fermenter method. I've used an aquarium aerator with a diffusion stone, and done the stir like a madwoman method, too. I like the aquarium aerator better!

Do you have a chiller, or a way to cool the wort fast? That's important, too. This beer is fairly light colored, and you'd want to make sure you can have a good cold break.
 
I was going to put the pot in a cooler full of ice water. Is that sufficient? I have an aquarium aerator but would have to pick up a clean tube and stone. How long do you let the aerator run before pitching the yeast should I decide to use that method?
 
mpetey3 said:
I was going to put the pot in a cooler full of ice water. Is that sufficient? I have an aquarium aerator but would have to pick up a clean tube and stone. How long do you let the aerator run before pitching the yeast should I decide to use that method?
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I don't know how quickly you could cool 5 gallons of boiling wort in a cooler of ice water. That might be more of an issue than anything.

I'd run the aerator 20-30 minutes, until the top is foamy.
 
I made a mistake in the hop schedule. I added the warrior throughout the entire boil not just first half. How bad did I mess up the beer?
 
This recipe sounds great and luckily my LHBS stocks Amarillo and Simcoe, so I'm driving out there today to pick up the ingredients. One question though - someone brought up adding DME later in the boil to avoid carmelization and overly dark colors. Will this affect the hop utilization too much and create hop flavors I don't want? I'm a little more concerned about this than other brews because of the emphasis on hop flavor here.

Thanks!
 
Rhoman said:
This recipe sounds great and luckily my LHBS stocks Amarillo and Simcoe, so I'm driving out there today to pick up the ingredients. One question though - someone brought up adding DME later in the boil to avoid carmelization and overly dark colors. Will this affect the hop utilization too much and create hop flavors I don't want? I'm a little more concerned about this than other brews because of the emphasis on hop flavor here.

Thanks!
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That's a good question- I've never done it extract, so I don't know what the effects would be. It may be quite a bit more bitter, without adjusting the hops. Let me take a look at the recipe, and run the numbers and see if it changes it a lot.

Edit- it looks like if you add most of the extract late, the IBUs would boost nearly 30%. The later hops, the simcoe and amarillo, I wouldn't adjust- those are fine, because most of them go in so late. I'd probably reduce the bittering hops (warrior) to 1/3 of an ounce for late extract addition.
 
I'm embarassed to say tha I just had my first taste of DFH60 last week and loved it. Yooper, I am going to brew this tomorrow. I will use 50/50 domestic and M.O. or 100% M.O. though as I enjoy that blend for hoppy beers. Whatcha think?

Also...............Shhhhh......Freshops has '08 Simcoe whole hops. :) 1 Lb. limit.
 
korndog said:
I'm embarassed to say tha I just had my first taste of DFH60 last week and loved it. Yooper, I am going to brew this tomorrow. I will use 50/50 domestic and M.O. or 100% M.O. though as I enjoy that blend for hoppy beers. Whatcha think?

Also...............Shhhhh......Freshops has '08 Simcoe whole hops. :) 1 Lb. limit.
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I did one batch with all MO and a pound of crystal. That made it way too malty and sweet- both the crystal and the MO, I think. So, I'd use the 50/50 2 row and MO.

I need to make this again- I'm out of IPA!
 
YooperBrew said:
I did one batch with all MO and a pound of crystal. That made it way too malty and sweet- both the crystal and the MO, I think. So, I'd use the 50/50 2 row and MO.

I need to make this again- I'm out of IPA!
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Ok, so no crystal at all in this; right? Thanks Yooper.

I haven't forgotten, by the way.
 
Do you think this would work nicely with Wyeast 1056 American Ale? I happen to have some of that in a starter ready to go and want to brew something delicious.
 
I just pulled the original recipe out of a 10 gal oak barrel, previous used for a homemade port). Best thing I have ever tasted...maybe some homemade pride in there. I used the dme recipe and dry hopped 2 weeks prior two kegging.

Matt
 
I did a partial mash of this and have a question...

After reading the last few posts, I realize I should have used Marris, but I used 1lb Crystal 40L and 1lb of 2-row. Is that a good ratio? Should I use more 2 row for better conversion? I came a bit low on OG at 1.062, so I didn't know if that was the cause.

Of course I also had trouble holding the mash at temp, so I'm blaming that as the main cause.
 
OK, I based off of this recipe, but tweaked it up a bit to "make it my own.." It's in the carboy right now and going.

1/4 lb Chocolate Malt
1 lb Crystal 40

6lb DME
2 lb Local Honey

Bitter 1 oz Simco 12% (no warrior locally so I took it to 1 oz)
Flavor 1.5 oz Amarillo Gold
Aroma 1 oz Simco
I also plan on dryhopping 1/2 oz of Amarillo because I have them sitting here.

Pitched Wyeast 1056.

ThoughtS? This should be an interesting IPA... I had fun with it.
 
Yeah I tweaked it accidently. I used 1 oz warrior for the first 25 minutes, and 1 oz simcoe mixed with 1 oz amarillo with a 3 gallon boil, so a little more then the scaled down version called for. Hopefully it is nice and hoppppy.
 
ok so i read through the thread to find the all extract version and thought i was set from post #27, etc with 8lb 8oz Light DME and 1lb Crystal 40 with the different amount of hops for the schedule. Then i see that mentioned the last page it was too sweet with crystal... or is that for the AG only.

Is the Crystal 40L just for the color and should i use amber DME instead?? I plan on doing basically a 3-Gal boil.
 
lmg95 said:
ok so i read through the thread to find the all extract version and thought i was set from post #27, etc with 8lb 8oz Light DME and 1lb Crystal 40 with the different amount of hops for the schedule. Then i see that mentioned the last page it was too sweet with crystal... or is that for the AG only.

Is the Crystal 40L just for the color and should i use amber DME instead?? I plan on doing basically a 3-Gal boil.
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I think it was just in the AG that I found it too sweet. I think the ones who did the extract version liked it. I wouldn't use amber DME- that would give a dark color, and maybe a molassas-y flavor.
 
KingHippo said:
Why is the hops count more for the extract recipe
which should i go with?
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The extract recipe calls for a 3 gallon boil which will lower efficiency. If you follow the extract recipe use those amounts unless you plan on doing a full boil then use the all grain hoping schedule.
 

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