Suggest recipe ideas. Free beer.

[mopillar]

Well everyone I am looking to use the hops I have in the freezer and wanted some input. I am looking for something different to what has been on tap lately. I have a Rye Pale Ale and Chocolate Porter on tap now and recently had a Belgian Strong Ale and an IPA.

I am an all-grain brewer for recipe purposes.

These are the hops needing to be used.

1.5oz - Cascade
.5oz - Magnum
.5oz - Fuggles

I am up for anything so send ideas. I was thinking something fruity since it is summertime but open to anything that catches my attention.
For the input I will send a 6-pack of the finished product so that you can enjoy as well.

I am going to close out suggestions near the weekend. Thanks for looking!

 

[daksin]

I would go with a lightly hoppy amber. Not a fuggles guy so I'll stick with cascade for late hops. Here's what I'd make (5gal, 75% eff)

6lbs 2-row
3lbs munich
0.75lb C40
0.5lb C80
0.5lb Victory/biscuit

0.5oz magnum 60m
0.5oz cascade 20m
0.5oz cascade 10m
0.5oz cascade 0m

Ferment with your house yeast.

Hmm, I may have to put that beer on my list...

 

[progmac]

it's summer, so something light, dry, drinkable and tasty will be a nice change from your Rye and Porter.

MoPillar's APA
9 pounds 2-row
1 pound flaked wheat

one-step mash @ 149 degrees

0.5oz magnum (60 min)
1oz cascade (10 min)
0.5oz cascade (flameout)
0.5oz fuggles (flameout)

ferment with northwest ale 1332

 

[daksin]

Also, good call on the "free beer" bit. I can see you getting a lot of responses- this could be a trend-setter.

 

[slarkin712]

I'd go with a somewhat hoppy saison.

7 lbs pilsner
2 lbs wheat
1 lb vienna

.5 oz magnum 60 min
.5 oz fuggles 30 min
.5 oz cascade 15 min
1 oz cascade flameout

Wyeast 3724 for nice spice and juicy fruit flavors. Mash 149-150F. 90 minute boil. If you had 1 oz more of some fruity hop you could dry hop for 3-5 days. Amarillo would be perfect for this.

 

[jglazer]

I made a nice hoppy wheat beer recently and it was a huge hit across all beer drinkers. You could dry hop all of the cascade and use the magnum and fuggles for bittering and late hop additions. I would think fuggles more for bittering and magnum for late additions but I think at the amounts you have you don't have to worry too much about either of those overpowering the beer.

 

[mopillar]

Also, good call on the "free beer" bit. I can see you getting a lot of responses- this could be a trend-setter.

Free anything catches my attention. Add beer to it and sure winner!

 

[chuckstout]

How about Fruit beer for the win!

4lbs Pilsner
4lbs Pale malt
4lbs Munich

Mash 152

.5 magnum 90min
.5 fuggles 20 min

Wlp029 at 67f 10days
4 days 70f
5lbs peaches secondary 10days
Lager?
Keg/bottle condition
Drink

 

[mopillar]

How about Fruit beer for the win!

4lbs Pilsner
4lbs Pale malt
4lbs Munich

Mash 152

.5 magnum 90min
.5 fuggles 20 min

Wlp029 at 67f 10days
4 days 70f
5lbs peaches secondary 10days
Lager?
Keg/bottle condition
Drink

You are playing to me being in Georgia and having heaps of peaches. Smart move. Would I do anything special to have the peaches in secondary or just peel/cut and toss in? I did a blood orange hefe that I enjoyed so fruit isn't out of the question.

Keep them coming.

 

[benflath]

+1 on the peaches, but as I'm not a big kolsch drinker, I say saison.

8 lbs Pils
3 lbs wheat
1 lb Munich (optional)

0.5 fuggles at 60
0.5 cascade at 20

Cut the peaches, freeze them, pasteurize (20 min at 140 deg), then add to secondary.

 

[mopillar]

+1 on the peaches, but as I'm not a big kolsch drinker, I say saison.

8 lbs Pils
3 lbs wheat
1 lb Munich (optional)

0.5 fuggles at 60
0.5 cascade at 20

Cut the peaches, freeze them, pasteurize (20 min at 140 deg), then add to secondary.

Yeast?

 

[mopillar]

Nothing new today? Come on beer experts!

 

[daksin]

Can we enter more than one recipe per person? I could come up with a few more!

 

[benflath]

I've only made one saison and I used 3711, which is a solid yeast. There are some others out there, though. One that isn't quite as aggressive may be good for retaining some fruit flavor.

 

[mopillar]

Can we enter more than one recipe per person? I could come up with a few more!

Sure!

 

[daksin]

How about... Hoppy American Wheat!

5lbs 2-row
4lbs white wheat malt
4oz C40

0.5oz magnum 60
0.5oz cascade at 20, 10, 0m

Ferment with WY1010 (clean) or WLP320 (lightly fruity)

 

[mopillar]

I have decided that today will be the last day to enter your suggestions as I would like to go ahead and order before the weekend.

So last chance! Thanks everyone so far!

 

[chuckstout]

Peaches!

 

[slarkin712]

Peaches huh? Peach vanilla cream ale. Peaches, lactose, vanilla, tad bit of cinnamon, pale malt, carapils or light crystal. Hops - magnum for bittering, cascade at flameout.

 

[The_Doctor]

7 lbs german pils
4 lbs maris otter

mash 148 f
90 min boil

.5 magnum @ 60 (or first wort for more bitterness)
Remainder hops @ whirlpool

wy1968

Should make a nice summer bitter.

 

[mopillar]

How about Fruit beer for the win!

4lbs Pilsner
4lbs Pale malt
4lbs Munich

Mash 152

.5 magnum 90min
.5 fuggles 20 min

Wlp029 at 67f 10days
4 days 70f
5lbs peaches secondary 10days
Lager?
Keg/bottle condition
Drink

The winner has been picked! Thanks everyone again for joining the madness. I will give details how this turns out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcohzJvviQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[chuckstout]

O Sweet! The peaches got hold of ya I don't think you'll be disappointed, for the Munich make sure it's about the 7srm range. You'll want the yeast really happy before you pitch, also if you can't lager for a bit and you have access to a filter that would also benefit this beer. Cheers!

 

[mopillar]

Finally today is the day I get to brew this. Lots of moving and now brewing! Excited!

 

[chuckstout]

Sweet bet it feels nice to be settled in! Have fun brewing!
Cheers!