Freezeblade
Well-Known Member
Ok, I know what you're thinking... A friend of mine is having a birthday coming up and she is a bit of a harry potter nut (at this age, yeah, I know, it's unhealthy). So I thought, why not make something that's related to this series. well, as a brewer, some homebrew make total sense, and so spawns Butterbeer! Described as sweet, caramely, and buttery I set out to make something that might turn out ok. I started with a cream ale mixed with a braggot, and went from there. this is a 5gallon batch but I'm going to probably scale it in half, as it might turn out horrible. 65% eff, 90min boil.
2.5# Pilsner (UK)
10oz Carapils
10oz Crystal 10L
10oz Crystal 20L
5oz lactose
5# clover honey
4oz pure vanilla extract (trader joes)
.25oz EKG @90
yeast is the ringwood strain, fermented higher (74) to get some diacetyl for the butter
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.016
Thoughts? comments? I'm kinda in new territory here so I'm not quite sure on some of the lighter crystals, I usually use darker ones.
2.5# Pilsner (UK)
10oz Carapils
10oz Crystal 10L
10oz Crystal 20L
5oz lactose
5# clover honey
4oz pure vanilla extract (trader joes)
.25oz EKG @90
yeast is the ringwood strain, fermented higher (74) to get some diacetyl for the butter
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.016
Thoughts? comments? I'm kinda in new territory here so I'm not quite sure on some of the lighter crystals, I usually use darker ones.