ViperMan
Well-Known Member
(I'm on my third attempt to write this post before submitting...)
Okay, I have basically 6 hours to invent a beer recipe. Either that or I just have to pick up another kit.
I'm just about to open a Honey Brown that was a partial mash kit. I liked the partial mash process. Challenging but still doable with my novice set of brewing equipment (basically a big pot, a big bucket, and bags/strainers/etc.)
I want to do a medium-dark honey ale with a hint of citrus. I'm also not a huge hop fan.
So first I'm going to toss up what I "know" I want... (Note the quotes, please...) Then I'll post what I've come up with so far, and you guys can comment/tweak/critique as you wish. Feel free to recommend changes, but keep in mind two things: I want to keep it simple, and it has to be stuff that the common home-brewing supply store should have in stock.
I "know" I want about 15-20 IBU's
I "know" I want a OG of about 1.060 - I want this to have a little kick. So I want about 300 "points" for a 5 gallon batch.
I "know" I want to use some honey, some honey malt, and some orange zest.
Here's what I have so far:
Partial Steeping Grains:
I have no idea, but I probably want about 4 pounds. Any idea how many "points" this will give me?...
Edit:
I'm thinking one pound of a chocolate grain and 3.5 pounds of Crystal 60L. This should yield approx. 24 points per pound, or 108 points.
.5 lb of Honey Malt (checked - store has it) - should be good for 12 points.
**Note** This now totals me up to 5 lbs of grain. Might be a tad much - see first reply.
Extracts:
.5 lb chocolate malt - I want some of that roasty flavor. Should give another 20 points
3.3 lbs Amber LME - will see what the shop has, because this is easy to change on the spot - should yield ~150 points Make that 119
**Note** Due to only being able to get 3.3 lb cans from the local store, I added .5 lb of Crystal 60, above.
Extras:
Going to add 1-2 pounds of pure honey at flame-out. No idea how many points this is worth...
Edit: One pound of honey is worth ~35 points, so if I'm sticking with a 1.06, I should only use one pound.
Also going to add zest of probably 3 oranges directly into the primary - might even wait until initial fermentation is finished.
Hops:
.5 oz Amarillo for 60 mins (should yield 14.5 IBU.s)
.5 oz Willamette for 15 mins (should yield 3.9 IBU's)
Yeast:
I wanted a Wyeast Packet, but it appears my local store doesn't sell this. If that's the case, I'm going to go with a White Labs 051 California V ale for it's "fruitiness"
I'll steep the grains, bring to boil, add extracts and Cascade, add Willamette at 45 minutes, flame out, add honey, go to primary, add zest ~3-5 days later, leave on primary a total of three weeks, then bottle with priming sugar (probably cane sugar as corn sugar is too plain, IMO)
SO!!! Thoughts...? (Been doing this for all of three months - be gentle.)
Okay, I have basically 6 hours to invent a beer recipe. Either that or I just have to pick up another kit.
I'm just about to open a Honey Brown that was a partial mash kit. I liked the partial mash process. Challenging but still doable with my novice set of brewing equipment (basically a big pot, a big bucket, and bags/strainers/etc.)
I want to do a medium-dark honey ale with a hint of citrus. I'm also not a huge hop fan.
So first I'm going to toss up what I "know" I want... (Note the quotes, please...) Then I'll post what I've come up with so far, and you guys can comment/tweak/critique as you wish. Feel free to recommend changes, but keep in mind two things: I want to keep it simple, and it has to be stuff that the common home-brewing supply store should have in stock.
I "know" I want about 15-20 IBU's
I "know" I want a OG of about 1.060 - I want this to have a little kick. So I want about 300 "points" for a 5 gallon batch.
I "know" I want to use some honey, some honey malt, and some orange zest.
Here's what I have so far:
Partial Steeping Grains:
I have no idea, but I probably want about 4 pounds. Any idea how many "points" this will give me?...
Edit:
I'm thinking one pound of a chocolate grain and 3.5 pounds of Crystal 60L. This should yield approx. 24 points per pound, or 108 points.
.5 lb of Honey Malt (checked - store has it) - should be good for 12 points.
**Note** This now totals me up to 5 lbs of grain. Might be a tad much - see first reply.
Extracts:
.5 lb chocolate malt - I want some of that roasty flavor. Should give another 20 points
3.3 lbs Amber LME - will see what the shop has, because this is easy to change on the spot - should yield ~150 points Make that 119
**Note** Due to only being able to get 3.3 lb cans from the local store, I added .5 lb of Crystal 60, above.
Extras:
Going to add 1-2 pounds of pure honey at flame-out. No idea how many points this is worth...
Edit: One pound of honey is worth ~35 points, so if I'm sticking with a 1.06, I should only use one pound.
Also going to add zest of probably 3 oranges directly into the primary - might even wait until initial fermentation is finished.
Hops:
.5 oz Amarillo for 60 mins (should yield 14.5 IBU.s)
.5 oz Willamette for 15 mins (should yield 3.9 IBU's)
Yeast:
I wanted a Wyeast Packet, but it appears my local store doesn't sell this. If that's the case, I'm going to go with a White Labs 051 California V ale for it's "fruitiness"
I'll steep the grains, bring to boil, add extracts and Cascade, add Willamette at 45 minutes, flame out, add honey, go to primary, add zest ~3-5 days later, leave on primary a total of three weeks, then bottle with priming sugar (probably cane sugar as corn sugar is too plain, IMO)
SO!!! Thoughts...? (Been doing this for all of three months - be gentle.)