KingBrianI
Well-Known Member
My wife and I are expecting our first kid next February. As many others have already done on the forum, I'd like to brew a special beer to commemorate the occasion that can be put aside for the kid to have on his/her 21st birthday (as well as other special occasions). I want to make a beer that can not only handle that kind of aging, but thrive under it. Here's what I've come up with.
Baby's Beer
OG 1.088
IBU 58
SRM ~12-16
ABV ~8.5%
5.5 gal batch
16 lbs. Warminster floor-malted maris otter
0.75 lbs. Carastan (Baird's)
0.25 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt (Crisp)
I'll do a kettle caramelization with a gallon or two of the first runnings to richen things up a little.
1.5 oz Brewer's Gold 90 min
1 oz Northdown 30 min
Wyeast 1084 (suggested by Wyeast when I asked them what would age well under these circumstances)
I'm also going to age it on some home-toasted oak (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/how-prepare-toast-char-oak-beer-287013/) and probably bottle with cork and cage.
Some of my favorite beers are Riggwelter, Hobgoblin, and Traquair House Ale. This beer should have elements of each of them together with enough strength to hold up to extended aging. And I've heard the Warminster maris otter is amazing. This will be my first time with it. Hopefully the kid likes it.
Baby's Beer
OG 1.088
IBU 58
SRM ~12-16
ABV ~8.5%
5.5 gal batch
16 lbs. Warminster floor-malted maris otter
0.75 lbs. Carastan (Baird's)
0.25 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt (Crisp)
I'll do a kettle caramelization with a gallon or two of the first runnings to richen things up a little.
1.5 oz Brewer's Gold 90 min
1 oz Northdown 30 min
Wyeast 1084 (suggested by Wyeast when I asked them what would age well under these circumstances)
I'm also going to age it on some home-toasted oak (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/how-prepare-toast-char-oak-beer-287013/) and probably bottle with cork and cage.
Some of my favorite beers are Riggwelter, Hobgoblin, and Traquair House Ale. This beer should have elements of each of them together with enough strength to hold up to extended aging. And I've heard the Warminster maris otter is amazing. This will be my first time with it. Hopefully the kid likes it.