Twilight Ale is a straw-colored ale with a vigorous hop essence and a subtle, wafer-like body that complements the flavor of this special seasonal brew. It is a unique blend of four hops and malts: Cara-Pils and Carastan malts with the late addition of whole flower Amarillo, Cascade and Tettnang hops.
Kevin, I brewed a beer with only Amarillo as a late hop with Wyeast 1882, which one might consider a close relative to WLP023, thinking that any fruity esters would compliment that hop. I thought it turned out well and dropped rather clear. I used 3.5 oz/5 gallon in one 15 minute addition.
I have not brewed this, but feel free to do so and tell us all how it is!I'm looking to brew up a Twilight clone. Figured I'd resurrect this thread to see if anyone has attempted it yet.
Here is what I came up with on BeerTools. I love this beer and its the only hop forward beer my wife likes. I pick up Amarillo and Tettanger in the aroma more than Cascade, so the Cascade is at 30 for flavor. Deschutes uses Horizon and/or Magnum for bittering in many other beers, so I figured Magnum would be a good choice. They use English Ale yeast for most brews, so I would go with Wyeast 1968 or WLP 002. For a drier finish you could use American Ale yeast too. I would mash at 152-153 for a decent mid-range body. I use whole hops, so this recipe is formulated as such.
Original Gravity: 1.051
Terminal Gravity: 1.012
Color: 6.89
Alcohol: 5.0%
Bitterness: 35 IBU
Ingredients:
9.5 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
0.5 lb Carapils®/Carafoam®
0.5 lb Carastan 30-37
.4 oz Magnum (14.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.4 oz Cascade (7.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
.5 oz Tettnanger (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min (Whirlfloc)
1 oz Amarillo (9.3%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
1 oz Amarillo (9.3%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
I was hoping to brew the Twilight Ale as well, but I was wondering if I could use an extra pale LME from AHS instead of the Pilsen. If so, would anyone be able to offer a converted recipe for an extract and/or a partial mash for this brew? Also, would you need to add any base grain or change the amount of specialty grain?
Thanks for any help and looking forward to a nice summer ale!
Marishman - what recipe did you use?
Just the one at the beginning of this thread, posted by Tim Brewz. It's a great recipe.
I just made my 2016 version of this with Simcoe to bitter, then all Amarillo. Its really great. I used Imperial Organic Yeast "House" strain which is WLP 007/Wyeast 1098.
I just made my 2016 version of this with Simcoe to bitter, then all Amarillo. Its really great. I used Imperial Organic Yeast "House" strain which is WLP 007/Wyeast 1098.
Same grain bill as first page of thread?
What's the Amarillo schedule?
CC Summer Ale
10-A American Pale Ale
Author: Tim
Date: 3/21/16
Size: 13.0 gal
Efficiency: 82.0%
Attenuation: 76.0%
Calories: 170.47 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.051 (1.045 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.015)
Color: 6.63 (5.0 - 14.0)
Alcohol: 5.11% (4.5% - 6.0%)
Bitterness: 31.3 (30.0 - 45.0)
Ingredients:
20.5 lb Standard 2-Row
1.25 lb Carastan[emoji768] Malt
1. lb Cara-Pils[emoji768] Malt
.5 oz Simcoe[emoji768] (13.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
3.0 oz Amarillo[emoji768] (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
3.0 oz Amarillo[emoji768] (7.7%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
3.0 oz Amarillo[emoji768] (7.7%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
3.0 ea WYeast 1098 Imperial House Strain (007/1098
Notes
Mash 154
Hop Stand for 20 min at 180f- calculated at 7% utilization - same as 5 minute boil.
Ferment at 67F
Dry Hop at end of primary
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.3
First pull of mine off the keg this afternoon. Exactly what I was hoping for.
Not intended to be a Twilight clone, simply "inspired by".
5.5 gallon batch
9# 2-row
1# munich
8 oz carapils
5.3 oz C40
WLP007
1 oz Northern Brewer FWH
1 Mosaic 10
.5 Summit 5
1 Mosaic Whirlpool
1.5 Summit Whirlpool
1.5 Amarillo Dryhop
1.5 Mosaic Dryhop
1.053 --> 1.012
5.39 percent
56 IBU
5.6 SRM
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