CAustin919
Well-Known Member
I've spent/wasted a whole bunch of time today trying to come up with a recipe to brew tomorrow. Basically I was looking to brew something, anything with oranges and honey. I have family in south Florida who just sent us a box of fresh picked Honey Bell Oranges so I wanted to integrate those somehow. The honey.. well I just wanted to add a subtle honey overtone.
I started with a base recipe for a blonde that I have brewed successfully quite a few times. I read through a sh!!-ton of recipes trying to find out how, when, and how much of the honey and oranges to add. This is what I came up with.
I wanted to keep the honey malt under 5% of the total bill, as it stands now its under 4%. I also like the idea of using the zest AND either juice or segments of the orange. As for now I am going to add the honey in the fermenter unless I have a super compelling reason not to. I want the beer to beer relatively dry and easy to drink, with moderate but not overpowering orange aroma and flavor.
Any input would be appreciated, although for the time being please leave out the primary vs secondary comparison as I fully understand the pros and cons of each.
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: 1501 Honey Belle
Brewer: Chris
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.08 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 5.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.2 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 74.1 %
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 7.4 %
1 lbs Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.4 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.7 %
1.00 oz Saaz [3.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 11.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 6.3 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 5.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 9 -
0.55 tsp Gelatin (Primary 1.0 days) Fining 10 -
1 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 11 7.4 %
1.00 oz HoneyBell Orange Zest (Secondary 5.0 day Flavor 12 -
0.50 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
8.00 oz HoneyBell Orange Segments (Secondary 5.0 Spice 14 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 15.87 qt of water at 164.1 F 150.0 F 75 min
Mash Out Add 10.00 qt of water at 201.9 F 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 1.09gal, 1.09gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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I started with a base recipe for a blonde that I have brewed successfully quite a few times. I read through a sh!!-ton of recipes trying to find out how, when, and how much of the honey and oranges to add. This is what I came up with.
I wanted to keep the honey malt under 5% of the total bill, as it stands now its under 4%. I also like the idea of using the zest AND either juice or segments of the orange. As for now I am going to add the honey in the fermenter unless I have a super compelling reason not to. I want the beer to beer relatively dry and easy to drink, with moderate but not overpowering orange aroma and flavor.
Any input would be appreciated, although for the time being please leave out the primary vs secondary comparison as I fully understand the pros and cons of each.
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: 1501 Honey Belle
Brewer: Chris
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 7.08 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 5.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 22.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.2 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 74.1 %
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 7.4 %
1 lbs Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.4 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.7 %
1.00 oz Saaz [3.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 5 11.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 6.3 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 5.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 9 -
0.55 tsp Gelatin (Primary 1.0 days) Fining 10 -
1 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 11 7.4 %
1.00 oz HoneyBell Orange Zest (Secondary 5.0 day Flavor 12 -
0.50 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
8.00 oz HoneyBell Orange Segments (Secondary 5.0 Spice 14 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 15.87 qt of water at 164.1 F 150.0 F 75 min
Mash Out Add 10.00 qt of water at 201.9 F 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 1.09gal, 1.09gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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