Torchiest
Well-Known Member
Okay, I've brewed just about every style of beer that I'm interested in, at least for now, and I'm considering doing some variations on previous recipes to give them a summertime feeling. Obviously, putting wheat into beers is great for the summer, so I present my two latest ideas.
First, Nuclear Summer Stout:
7 lb Wheat LME
1 lb Oats, Flaked
1 lb Roasted Barley
1/2 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.2 %
2 oz Black Patent Malt
1.00 oz Target 11% (30 min) 30.2 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent 5% (0 min)
1 Pkgs London Ale (White Labs #WLP013)
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated FG: 1.015 SG
Estimated Color: 39.7 SRM
Bitterness: 30.2 IBU
Alpha Acid Units: 2.2 AAU
Estimated ABV: 4.9 %
This is pretty close to my Winter Stout, with less black patent and no flaked barley. I think it could work, although I'm not sure if I should change the hops around. I also would probably add blackberry extrac to a 1/5 of this batch, which I did with great success with my winter stout.
Second, (tentatively named) Crystal Dawn:
9 lb Wheat LME
1 lb Munich Malt
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 oz Summit 18% (30 min) 44 IBU
5 oz Crystal 3.5% (5 min) 11.1 IBU
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated FG: 1.017 SG
Estimated Color: 14.7 SRM
Bitterness: 55.1 IBU
Alpha Acid Units: 3.6 AAU
Estimated ABV: 6.5 %
This one is in the very beginning planning stages. I've had two different concepts that I'm considering combining. One is doing a beer with all the crystal malts, or at least a good number of them. I think my LHBS has four different ones, so I'll have to check on that. The other part of the first concept is using only crystal hops for bittering, flavor, and aroma. The other idea is a wheat IPA.
So I've kinda grafted them together into a Frankstein's Beer. I cheated by using Summit for the bittering hops, because otherwise I'd have to get about 3/4 lb of hops to get the IBUs I want if I used only Crystal. This second recipe is definitely wide open for changes, so if anyone has suggestions or comments, they'd be greatly appreciated.
First, Nuclear Summer Stout:
7 lb Wheat LME
1 lb Oats, Flaked
1 lb Roasted Barley
1/2 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 5.2 %
2 oz Black Patent Malt
1.00 oz Target 11% (30 min) 30.2 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent 5% (0 min)
1 Pkgs London Ale (White Labs #WLP013)
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated FG: 1.015 SG
Estimated Color: 39.7 SRM
Bitterness: 30.2 IBU
Alpha Acid Units: 2.2 AAU
Estimated ABV: 4.9 %
This is pretty close to my Winter Stout, with less black patent and no flaked barley. I think it could work, although I'm not sure if I should change the hops around. I also would probably add blackberry extrac to a 1/5 of this batch, which I did with great success with my winter stout.
Second, (tentatively named) Crystal Dawn:
9 lb Wheat LME
1 lb Munich Malt
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 oz Summit 18% (30 min) 44 IBU
5 oz Crystal 3.5% (5 min) 11.1 IBU
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated FG: 1.017 SG
Estimated Color: 14.7 SRM
Bitterness: 55.1 IBU
Alpha Acid Units: 3.6 AAU
Estimated ABV: 6.5 %
This one is in the very beginning planning stages. I've had two different concepts that I'm considering combining. One is doing a beer with all the crystal malts, or at least a good number of them. I think my LHBS has four different ones, so I'll have to check on that. The other part of the first concept is using only crystal hops for bittering, flavor, and aroma. The other idea is a wheat IPA.
So I've kinda grafted them together into a Frankstein's Beer. I cheated by using Summit for the bittering hops, because otherwise I'd have to get about 3/4 lb of hops to get the IBUs I want if I used only Crystal. This second recipe is definitely wide open for changes, so if anyone has suggestions or comments, they'd be greatly appreciated.