Vendrixfly
Well-Known Member
Hey fellow brewers!
I'm trying my hand at a partial mash BIAB recipe for my wedding in June, and wanted to post my simple recipe and process here to see what you guys have to say about it.
First off, this brew is designed to be our life in a glass, a light, bright, and sessionable on a summers day. Brewed with Fuggles, Galena hops, and honey to represent where we got together (the UK), where I proposed to her (Galena, IL), and (cheese alert!) how sweet she is.
I'm limited to my 5 and 4 gallon kettles so my grain capacity cant be much more than 5 lbs mashing in the 5 gal, while my sparge water will be heated in the 4 gal. Here's the recipe, I'm more than open to tweaks!
SunshineCloud Ale
5 lbs 2-row, mashed in low at 150-52, 62.5%
3 lbs light honey, added 15 mins before flameout, 37.5%
.5 oz Galena bittering 60 mins
1 oz Fuggles flavoring 15 mins
.5 oz Fuggles aroma 5 mins
Total IBU's: 28.76
1 tsp Irish Moss 15 mins
Safale US-05 American Ale Yeast
I'm following general BIAB procedure of 60 min mash, mash out at 168, batch sparge a gallon or two at 170 to bring up to 4 gallons, then 60 min boil. My main concern is that the grain bill may be unbalanced as far as flavor for this ale, Ive thought about replacing some of the 2-row with wheat malt or even honey malt, or even adding a bit on top of the 2-row to give the beer more flavor character. The amount of honey also concerns me, as I don't want the beer to taste too fruity. Being a mead maker as well I'm familiar with the esters honey can create when fermented.
As it stands, Id like to keep this brew around 4.5-5% range and 25-30 IBU's for nice and bright summer enjoyment. Brewing a batch this week so I should have test #1 kegged and serving by the end of March. Id appreciate any thoughts you fellas may have on how I can tweak this ale for the wedding!
Thanks in advance.
I'm trying my hand at a partial mash BIAB recipe for my wedding in June, and wanted to post my simple recipe and process here to see what you guys have to say about it.
First off, this brew is designed to be our life in a glass, a light, bright, and sessionable on a summers day. Brewed with Fuggles, Galena hops, and honey to represent where we got together (the UK), where I proposed to her (Galena, IL), and (cheese alert!) how sweet she is.
I'm limited to my 5 and 4 gallon kettles so my grain capacity cant be much more than 5 lbs mashing in the 5 gal, while my sparge water will be heated in the 4 gal. Here's the recipe, I'm more than open to tweaks!
SunshineCloud Ale
5 lbs 2-row, mashed in low at 150-52, 62.5%
3 lbs light honey, added 15 mins before flameout, 37.5%
.5 oz Galena bittering 60 mins
1 oz Fuggles flavoring 15 mins
.5 oz Fuggles aroma 5 mins
Total IBU's: 28.76
1 tsp Irish Moss 15 mins
Safale US-05 American Ale Yeast
I'm following general BIAB procedure of 60 min mash, mash out at 168, batch sparge a gallon or two at 170 to bring up to 4 gallons, then 60 min boil. My main concern is that the grain bill may be unbalanced as far as flavor for this ale, Ive thought about replacing some of the 2-row with wheat malt or even honey malt, or even adding a bit on top of the 2-row to give the beer more flavor character. The amount of honey also concerns me, as I don't want the beer to taste too fruity. Being a mead maker as well I'm familiar with the esters honey can create when fermented.
As it stands, Id like to keep this brew around 4.5-5% range and 25-30 IBU's for nice and bright summer enjoyment. Brewing a batch this week so I should have test #1 kegged and serving by the end of March. Id appreciate any thoughts you fellas may have on how I can tweak this ale for the wedding!
Thanks in advance.