Lordy 40 Ale...40 ingredients. Whatcha think?

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OK, here's the proposed recipe. I kept the hop schedule down because 4 of the 5 birthday celebrators don't like TOO much hop character (they aren't real big IPA fans, but like some lower IBU pale ales). I'm worried about a clash between the coffee and the clove/nutmeg spices. But other than that, I think it's a much more promising recipe than I had feared. There are only 35 ingredients listed, but the other 5 are going to be my tap water and 1 gallon each of 4 other brands of bottled water.

Opinions? Kudos? Rotten tomatoes?

Recipe: 40 Lordy
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer (just cuz it don't fit anywhere else...)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 9.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 38.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (1.5 SRM) Grain 56.05 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.5 SRM) Grain 15.29 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 10.19 %
8.00 oz Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 5.10 %
4.00 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2.55 %
2.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.27 %
2.00 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 1.27 %
2.00 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 1.27 %
2.00 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1.27 %
1.00 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Special B Malt (118.0 SRM) Grain 0.64 %
1.00 oz Bravo [15.10 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 25.3 IBU
1.00 oz Summit [15.90 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.60 %] (20 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
0.25 oz Goldings [5.20 %] (15 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
0.25 oz Nugget [12.80 %] (10 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.25 oz Williamette [5.40 %] (5 min) Hops 1.0 IBU
0.50 oz Tettnang [4.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.25 oz Coffee (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Cloves, ground (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Gelatin (Secondary 5.0 hours) Misc
0.50 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Bay Leaf (Boil 20.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Lemon Zest (Boil 1.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Marsmallow (Boil 2.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2.00 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 1.27 %
1.00 oz Brown Sugar, Light (8.0 SRM) Sugar 0.64 %
1 Pkgs SafAle (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 154.00 oz
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 12.03 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
 
Wow ... the bay leaf and marshmallow definitely caught my eye. Should be interesting to say the least.
 
looks like the ultimate "beginner strolled trough the brewshop with a shovel" recipe.

rather than clashing flavors, it will just taste brown.
 
think it will be quite drinkable as you have it.

...four brands of bottled water is a cop-out though.
...cracked rye?
...flaked corn?
...priming sugar?
...some rice?
....a pinch of pumpkin?

The hop schedule sounds right up my alley.
 
It needs some meat. Throw a little pork or veal in there. Something juicy. Like a butt roast and some sweetbreads. Or maybe some organ meats.
 
What homebrew shop are you going to pester to weigh out all of the one- and two-ounce grain portions?
 
Dear sweet baby Jesus... I'd be interested to know how this turns out.

It looks like you're using Beersmith by the looks of your brewsheet printout? If so, at least you can use that timer to remember when to put in everything during the boil. Good luck!
 
Come on now! You can't find four more ingredients, you have to use four brands of bottled water?!?

Multiple yeast strands? A doughnut in the mash? You could really cheat and use a pre-blended hop variety although that would be worse than the bottled water.
 
Add in an ounce of 4 different sugars to get you to a real 40 ingredients instead of the bottled water bull.
 
Put it all in a haggis bag, steam it up and serve it with a 80 shilling.
Bonnie:mug:
 
Anyone try the Bells 10000. It supposedly had 100 different fermentables and 60 hop varieties. 40 is nothing.

No but it sounds like its definetely worth a try. Im sure its gonna be good
 
This sounds absolutely awful. When I was in middle school we would get a bottle and just add **** to it (ketchup packets, apple juice, tuna cans, fruit, pepto bismol etc) and dare someone to drink it....this reminds me of that haha.


Kudos. You're a braver man than I.
 
I think it's a wonderfully complicated idea and I sincerely hope the end result pleases the wife and the partygoers. People crying about water as an ingredient can go kick stones. You boiled a marshmallow for godssake.
 
Anyone try the Bells 10000. It supposedly had 100 different fermentables and 60 hop varieties. 40 is nothing.

No but it sounds like its definetely worth a try. Im sure its gonna be good

Yes it was delicious. I preferred batch 9000 a bit more though. I wish they would bring back this series. It was one a year with pretty much leftovers from what I recall.
 
I have to admit the concept is interesting as I am about to turn 40 as well but I think I am just going to do a 1.040 OG, 40 IBU, 40 SRM beer that is lagered at 40 degrees for 40 days or something like that.
 
I used marshmallow creme in a S'more Porter I tried a few months ago. Even with fermcap-S it still boiled over. My club wouldn't let me run it through the plate chiller either. It was a mess.

It all fermented away. I used 3 lbs of marshmallow creme and couldn't taste any marshmallow flavor at all.
 
This sounds absolutely awful. When I was in middle school we would get a bottle and just add **** to it (ketchup packets, apple juice, tuna cans, fruit, pepto bismol etc) and dare someone to drink it....this reminds me of that haha.


Kudos. You're a braver man than I.

We did this at lunch, except we called it lunch room fear factor lol.

Brew sounds interesting!
 
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