You Name the Ingredients & I'll Brew it Game.

We're up to 32 replies (with info.) perhaps 100 was over zealous and I'll try to get to 50.

Base: GW Pale Ale (or any other domestic pale ale malt)
Crystal: Carapils
Specialty: Pale Chocolate
Hop: CTZ
Yeast: WLP002

Base: 2 row
Crystal: c - 60L
Specialty: Pale Chocolate
Hop: Citra
Yeast: US-05

I may have to try brewing the results. This sounds like the knida thing that would be fun for a few people to build a recipe from the top ingredients and compare the results and recipes.

Base: Maris Otter
Crystal: C 60
Specialty: Victory
Hop: Amarillo
Yeast: WLP001

kaz4121 said:

*according to the data my BeerAlchemy over the past 2 years*

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I guess I can play that way too.

Briess Pils
C-60
Crisp Chocolate
Spalt Select
Wyeast 2308

Base: Maris Otter
Crystal: Caravienne
Specialty: pale chocolate
Hop: Citra
Yeast: S-05

Base: Gambrinus ESB Malt
Crystal: Crystal 20
Specialty: Belgian Caramunich
Hop: Galena
Yeast: Wyeast 3711

great Weastern Pale ale
CaraFoam
Munich
Cascade
Wyeat 1056

Pale ale malt
caramunich
midnight wheat
northern brewer
WLP072

Pale ale malt
caramunich
midnight wheat
northern brewer
WLP072

Base: Maris Otter
Crystal: 40 lvb
Specialty: Victory
Hop: Simcoe
Yeast: S-04

Current Results:

Base: Maris Otter
Crystal: Crystal 60L
Specialty: Tie (Pale Chocolate & Victory)
Hops: Tie (Amarillo, Citra, & Simcoe)

Imperial Amber?

Along similar lines to this thread, please place a vote on what you think I should brew next!

You decide!

Thanks, please excuse the thread hi-jack!

Base: US 2-row
Crystal: 40L
Specialty: Victory
Hops: Centennial
Yeast: Wyeast 1272 -- Am. Ale II

How many is that? I kinda want to brew this as well.

chriscax said:

How many is that? I kinda want to brew this as well.

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I've got to do a count but I think it's in the low 40's. Its getting close....

When is the deadline to vote?

onthekeg said:

When is the deadline to vote?

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No deadline, I was just looking for as many votes as I can get.

Can we vote early and vote often?

2-row
C40
Victory
Citra
WY1056

US 2-row
Crisp c-45
Aromatic malt
Columbus
S-05

Base: Golden Promise
Crystal: C-60
Specialty: Melanoiden
Hops: Citra
Yeast: US-05

2 row
C40
Honey
Citra
WLP001

We are at 48 posts almost halfway there!

Base: Weyermann Pale Ale
Crystal: Caraaroma
Specialty: Flaked Barley
Hops: East Kent Goldings
Yeast: Nottingham

Base: Rahr Pilsner
Crystal: CaraRuby
Special: Victory
Hops: Falconer's 7 Cs
Yeast: WLP250

50

Marris Otter
C-120
Chocolate malt
EKG
WLP005

Marris Otter
C-120
Chocolate malt
EKG
WLP005

Thanks for the replies boys and girls. I am going to work on a recipe. I'll post it as soon as I'm happy with it.

Sounds good...you should post the ingredients so I can play around with a recipe too. Than we can compare later.

If it's not too late

Base: Marris Otter
Crystal: UK 120
Specialty: Chocolate Malt
Hop: Goldings
Yeast: Wyeast 1318

I definitely suggest the 1318 yeast. Although I guess we have to yield to the crowd on this one.

First Draft:

HBT American "Almost Imperial" Amber

OG: 1.060
FG: 1.014
SRM: 11
IBU: 51.85 (my formula)
ABV: 6.0%


12 lb 00 oz - Warminster Floor-Malted Maris Otter (87.3%)
01 lb 00 oz - Briess Victory (7.3%)
00 lb 12 oz - Briess Caramel 60L (5.5%)

0.500 Oz - 18.2% AA - Columbus Pellets - 60 Mins
0.750 Oz - 07.5% AA - Amarillo Leaf - 15 Mins
0.750 Oz - 11.0% AA - Citra Leaf - 15 Mins
1.250 Oz - - Amarillo Leaf - 2 Mins
1.250 Oz - - Citra Leaf - 2 Mins
1.500 Oz - -Amarillo Leaf - 7 Day Dry Hop
1.500 Oz - -Citra Leaf - 7 Day Dry Hop

White Labs WLP001 - California Ale

Are you going to post the complete poll results? That'd be interesting to see.

I was kinda hoping for something more unique than an amber ale. Still looks like a good brew though.

tonyc318 said:

I was kinda hoping for something more unique than an amber ale. Still looks like a good brew though.

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I was too, but ending up with WLP001 made things a little tough to get too crazy with styles.

Results:

Base Malt:

15 - Maris Otter
13 - 2-Row
5 - Pilsner
5 - Pale Malt
4 - Golden Promise
4 - Vienna
1 - Munich
1 - Heidelberg
1 - ESB Malt

Crystal:
13 - Crystal 60
9 - Crystal 40
3 - Special B
2 - Crystal 120
2 - Crystal 10
2 - Cara Munich I
2 - Crystal 20
2 - Carastan
2- Carapils
2 - Cara Vienne
1 - Cara Wheat
1 - Cara Red
1 - Crystal Maris Otter
1 - Crystal 150
1 - Cara Foam
1 - Crystal 45
1 - Cara Aroma
1 - Cara Ruby

Specialty:

9 - Victory
6 - Pale Chocolate
4 - Chocolate
3 - Melanoidin
3 - Honey Malt
2 - Special Roast
2 - Torrified Wheat
2 - Aromatic
2 - White Wheat
2 - Kiln Coffee
1 - Biscuit
1 - Brown
1 - Red Wheat
1 - Flaked Corn
1 - Peated
1 - Bonlander Munich
1 - Midnight Wheat
1 - Flaked Barley

Hops:

8 - Citra
5 - Amarillo
5 - Columbus
5 - Simcoe
4 - Centennial
2 - Chinook
2 - Northern Brewer
2 - Summit
2 - EKG
1 - Challenger
1 - First Gold
1 - Sorachi Ace
1 - Bobek Styrian
1 - Hallertau
1 - Willamette
1 - Cluster
1 - Saaz
1 - Fuggles
1 - US Perle
1 - Spalt Select
1 - Galena
1 - Cascade
1 - Falconer's Flight

Yeast:
11 - 001/1056
7 - US05
4 - 1318
2 - 1272
2 - US04
2 - Brett
2- 090
2 - 007
1 - 1332
1 - t-58
1 - 1028
1 - 500
1- 1968
1 - 833
1 - 570
1 - 023
1 - SAF-33
1 - W34/70
1 - 002
1 - 2308
1 - 3711
1 - 072
1 - Nottingham
1 - 250
1 - 005

- the more I think about it, I might write 5 recipes and have a vote on which recipe to brew. Stay tuned for the vote.

Recipe #2:

HBT - East Coast Common

OG 1.054
FG 1.013
IBU 36.9
SRM 10
ABV 5.4%

11 lbs 00 oz - Warminster Floor-Malted Maris Otter (88%)
00 lbs 12 oz - Briess Victory (6%)
00 lbs 12 oz - Briess Caramel 60L (6%)

0.200 oz - Columbus (18.2% AA - Pellets) 60 Mins
0.200 oz - Citra (14.5% AA - Pellets) 60 Mins
0.200 oz - Amarillo (7.5% AA - Leaf) 60 Mins
0.200 oz - Columbus - 20 Mins
0.200 oz - Citra - 20 Mins
0.200 oz - Amarillo - 20 Mins

White Labs WLP001 fermented at 58F !!!

...just a head's up: the last 3 recipes will be for a Vienna Lager, an IPA, and an American Barleywine...

Very cool. Thanks!