Help me decide what's next!

[uphillbrewer]

Hello HBT! I need some inspiration and direction. After a summer of saisons and Ipa, in looking for a good fall beer that does not feature a pumpkin or is a lager. I've got a sack of British pale malt now, so I'd like to use that. I just finished an oatmeal porter, with bourbon and oak as well. Help please!

 

[jigtwins]

Esb!

 

[hophop]

Hello HBT! I need some inspiration and direction. After a summer of saisons and Ipa, in looking for a good fall beer that does not feature a pumpkin or is a lager. I've got a sack of British pale malt now, so I'd like to use that. I just finished an oatmeal porter, with bourbon and oak as well. Help please!

English pale ale FTW!!!

 

[uphillbrewer]

Both good suggestions. Too many hoppy beers lately. ESB might be good. Was thinking Irish ale as well

 

[sptaylor70]

Brown ale. Biermuencher's Aberdeen Brown, Carnevoodoo's Southern English Brown, GingerBreadMan's Poke the Bear, and Lil' Sparky's Nut Brown Ale all get good reviews.

 

[Bamsdealer]

How much english pale malt do you have? 25 lbs would be perfect. I say a simple 1.5 gallon bitter on the stovetop with 3 lbs pale, a touch of oats or flaked barley and a quarter lb of crystal malt. A paint strainer bag and a 3 gallon pot should be plenty for a small mash. Use the remaining 22 lbs pale malt, the yeast cake from the bitter and a pound of dark crystal for a big barleywine

 

[jwm1485]

I second lil sparkys nut brown

 

[Paps]

SMASH brews are good to make every now and then.

 

[dracus]

ohhh barleywine

 

[uphillbrewer]

Brown ale is a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. Barley wine is good too, but I think in too impatient to wait for it to be ready! Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

 

[uphillbrewer]

Thanks all! Great suggestions! I really like the brown ale idea, I haven't done a southern brown yet. The barley wine idea is great too, but I'm too impatient to wait for it to finish. Thanks again

 

[Bamsdealer]

Brown ale is a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. Barley wine is good too, but I think in too impatient to wait for it to be ready! Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

That's what the bitter is for! Its basically a big yeast starter that will yield 15 bottles. The great thing is that a 7 day ferment and a couple weeks in the bottle is more than enough time for one. Dont put off those big beers.

 

[Paps]

The sooner you make a big beer, the sooner you can drink a big beer.

 

[uphillbrewer]

I know. I know. I think it'll be something I brew in the near future. Defiantly a good idea. Right now, brown ale prevails. Going to do a 10 gallon batch of Janet's brown ale split between 001 and 007.