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permo

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Location
North Dakota
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Chimay
Yeast Starter
1 gallon
Batch Size (Gallons)
12
Original Gravity
1.075
Final Gravity
1.008
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
50
Color
12.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
28
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
nope
Tasting Notes
Crazy apricot aroma from the hops and yeast....light bodied and decieving. Just right
This beer kicks butt. Faint caramel flavor, awesome apricot/spicy hop flavor and aroma. Light in body and very digestive.


12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain
6.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain
3.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain
3.00 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain
2.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain
1.50 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain
60 min 1.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.50 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 4.00 lb Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) Sugar
25 min 0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (25 min) Hops
25 min 0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [3.50 %] (25 min) Hops
25 min 1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (25 min) Hops
15 min 0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (15 min) Hops
15 min 0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [3.50 %] (15 min) Hops
15 min 1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops
10 min 0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (10 min) Hops
10 min 0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [3.50 %] (10 min) Hops
10 min 1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (10 min) Hops
5 min 0.50 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (5 min) Hops
5 min 0.50 oz Styrian Goldings [3.50 %] (5 min) Hops
5 min 1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops
Hold mash at 150.0 F for 90 min
ferment at 68
 
I think that I am going to brew this. How did the rye malt come through on this beer?
 
I think that I am going to brew this. How did the rye malt come through on this beer?

The beer is excellent, and to be honest, it keeps getting better with age. I can't really pick up the rye, but what this ale has right now, i had a bottle this weekend, is a nice spicy/fruity nose (spice from the rye maybe?) and a soft velvety mouthfeel. layers of caramel flavor as well with the smallest hint of roast there...maybe from the special B/Biscuit.

I would brew this again without hesitation.
 
I may pitch this on a Trappist High Grav yeast cake I am about to have from a Golden Strong I am making.
 
Brewed a slightly modified version of your recipe this weekend. I will let you know how it turns out in a month or so:mug:

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP500
Yeast Starter: 1.5 liter
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.073
Final Gravity: ????
IBU: 70
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 9.2

6.00 lb Pale Malt
2.00 lb Wheat Malt
2.00 lb Rye Malt
1.00 lb Dark Munich Malt
0.75 lb CaraMunich Malt
0.5 lb Oats, Flaked
0.25 lb Victory Malt

0.80 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.4 %] (60 min) Hops
1.00 lb Corn Sugar (15 min)
0.75 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (15 min) Hops
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (15 min) Hops
0.50 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (5 min) Hops
0.75 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (5 min) Hops
0.75 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (1 min) Hops
0.75 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (1 min) Hops

1.00 oz Simcoe Dry Hop
1.20 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) Dry Hop
 
pstrohs said:
Brewed a slightly modified version of your recipe this weekend. I will let you know how it turns out in a month or so:mug:

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP500
Yeast Starter: 1.5 liter
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.073
Final Gravity: ????
IBU: 70
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 9.2

6.00 lb Pale Malt
2.00 lb Wheat Malt
2.00 lb Rye Malt
1.00 lb Dark Munich Malt
0.75 lb CaraMunich Malt
0.5 lb Oats, Flaked
0.25 lb Victory Malt

0.80 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.4 %] (60 min) Hops
1.00 lb Corn Sugar (15 min)
0.75 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (15 min) Hops
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (15 min) Hops
0.50 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (5 min) Hops
0.75 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (5 min) Hops
0.75 oz Simcoe [12.2 %] (1 min) Hops
0.75 oz Falconer's Flight [11.4 %] (1 min) Hops

1.00 oz Simcoe Dry Hop
1.20 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) Dry Hop

Wow is that gonna be a great beer!
 
Did you do anything interesting with the oats? Cook them on the stove first?

Going to give it a shot tomorrow. Looks like a lot of fun.

-Sean
 
We brewed this yesterday. Looking forward to trying it.

Three errors: Missed on the mash temp but a single decoction brought it back up quickly. Forgot to add the oats for the first 30 minutes of the mash. Also managed to leave the boil kettle valve open and lost a pint or so of first runnings. Missed our OG by almost 10 points (low).

It was a fun brew in spite of my stupidity...
 
Permo, how long after the primary did you start drinking and when do you think that it peaked?
 
pstrohs said:
Permo, how long after the primary did you start drinking and when do you think that it peaked?

I tried one after 3 week primary and 3 weeks on the bottle. It was good. However after a year in the bottle the beer peaking for sure. Its a big beer and i am enjoying the blend of malt and hops revealing itself after aging
 
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