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Help me clear my inventory - Recipe Suggestions

Discussion in 'Recipes/Ingredients' started by Norselord, Nov 27, 2016.

 

  1. #1
    Norselord

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    I just took inventory and realized i probably have enough ingredients to make two batches of beer. Let's see who can come up with one or two best recipes using only the ingredients listed below. No restrictions on style, ABV, IBU, etc.

    Grain
    3lbs of German Pils
    3lbs of Maris Otter
    2lbs of US 2 Row
    1lb of Golden Promis
    1lb of Munich Malt

    20oz Flaked Maize
    1lb of Caraamber
    1lb of Carapils
    12oz peatsmoked malt
    8oz caraaroma
    8oz carared
    8oz Cara 10L
    1oz roasted barley

    Hops
    2.5 oz Cascade
    0.75 oz Centennial
    6 oz Chinook
    1.5 oz Galaxy
    1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfreu (spelling?)
    0.75 oz Northern Brewer
    0.5 oz Pride of Ringwood
    1.5 oz Saaz
    2.75 oz Simcoe
    3.5 oz Summit
    0.5 oz Willamette

    Yeast
    1056 Wyeast American Ale
    White Labs Pacific Ale
    Saflager 189
    Saflager 34/70

    MISC
    2lbs Corn sugar
    1lb Honey
    1lb Table Sugar
     
  2. #2
    saltymirv

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    Batch size?
     
  3. #3
    Norselord

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    Ideally 5.5 gallons into the fermenter. If doing smaller batches, i can do stovetop BIAB.

    I have a few 1 gallon, 5 gallon, and 6 gallon fermenters.
    I normally keg, but i have 12oz and 22oz bottles, caps, and a capper too.

    Completely open - i can do a 2.5 gallon mash and then split it into two 1 gallon fermenters using 2 different yeasts.

    I was thinking about doing this with 1/2 of the grains available:

    Recipe Specifications
    --------------------------
    Boil Size: 7.90 gal
    Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal
    Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
    Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
    Estimated OG: 1.035 SG
    Estimated Color: 2.7 SRM
    Estimated IBU: 10.8 IBUs
    Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
    Est Mash Efficiency: 85.1 %
    Boil Time: 60 Minutes

    Ingredients:
    ------------
    Amt Name Type # %/IBU
    3 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 42.9 %
    1 lbs 4.0 oz Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 2 17.9 %
    1 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 14.3 %
    8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 7.1 %
    8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5 7.1 %
    4.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 6 3.6 %
    0.50 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.00 %] - Boil Hop 7 7.2 IBUs
    0.50 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.00 %] - Boil Hop 8 3.6 IBUs
    1.0 pkg Saflager Lager (DCL/Fermentis #W-34/70) Yeast 9 -
    8.0 oz Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 10 7.1 %


    Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
    Total Grain Weight: 7 lbs
    ----------------------------
    Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
    Mash In Add 11.01 qt of water at 155.9 F 148.0 F 75 min

    Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.35gal, 4.35gal) of 168.0 F water
    Notes:
     
  4. #4
    Norselord

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    Or maybe even only one batch, but something along these lines:

    Recipe Specifications
    --------------------------
    Boil Size: 7.90 gal
    Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal
    Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
    Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
    Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
    Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM
    Estimated IBU: 36.4 IBUs
    Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
    Est Mash Efficiency: 70.9 %
    Boil Time: 60 Minutes

    Ingredients:
    ------------
    Amt Name Type # %/IBU
    3 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 24.0 %
    3 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 24.0 %
    3 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 24.0 %
    1 lbs Caraamber (30.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.0 %
    1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5 8.0 %
    8.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 6 4.0 %
    0.25 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 4.4 IBUs
    0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 8.0 IBUs
    0.25 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 9 10.4 IBUs
    0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 10 10.3 IBUs
    0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 1.7 IBUs
    0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 1.6 IBUs
    1.0 pkg Pacific Ale (White Labs #WLP041) [35.49 Yeast 13 -
    1 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 14 8.0 %
    1.00 oz Simcoe [12.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs


    Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
    Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 8.0 oz
    ----------------------------
    Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
    Mash In Add 16.95 qt of water at 161.0 F 152.0 F 60 min

    Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.43gal, 4.35gal) of 168.0 F water
    Notes:
    ------
     
  5. #5
    saltymirv

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    That looks like a great American Light Lager. For the rest of the grain, there's tons of directions you could go. A hoppy American Amber might be a good way to use up the rest of the basemalt, some of the specialty malts, and some hops. Something to this effect:

    OG/FG: 1.055/1.014
    IBU: 50
    SRM: 14
    ABV 5.4%

    Grain:
    5lbs 2-row (you'll have to buy a few pounds)
    3lbs Maris Otter
    1lb Golden Promise
    .5lb Cara-Amber
    .5lb Cara-Aroma
    .5lb Munich
    .5lb Honey
    1oz Roasted Barley

    Hops:
    .5oz Chinook @ 60
    .5oz Williamette @ 15
    1oz Simcoe @ 5
    1oz Chinook @ 5
    1oz Cascade @ 5

    1.5oz Galaxy @ Dry
    1oz Simoce @ Dry
    1oz Chinook @ Dry
    .75oz Centennial @ Dry

    Yeast:
    1056

    Mash:
    156F
     
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  6. #6
    Norselord

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Nov 27, 2016
    Thanks for the suggestion, that looks good - i have some mystery malt i might be able to use, or i might be able to bum a couple lbs of DME from a brewbud.
     
  7. #7
    Norselord

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 5, 2016
    Anyone else have any suggestions? I am getting ready to keg and will have two fermentation chambers available this weekend.
     
  8. #8
    Weezy

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 5, 2016
    IPL

    5 gallon batch
    3# pils
    2# pale
    1# honey
    1/2# carapils
    1/4# sugar

    1/2 oz Centennial 60 min boil
    1-1/2 oz Galaxy 20 minute hopstand
    (If you have any juniper berries, coarse grind a 1/2 oz and add to the last 10 minutes of the boil...use a tea ball)

    34/70
     
  9. #9
    JordanKnudson

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Dec 5, 2016
    You could try an American Pale Ale like this one... (Note the need for a few extra pounds of 2-row, or your "mystery malt")

    5.5 gallon batch

    Mash @ 148
    5lbs 2-row
    3lbs Maris Otter
    1lb Golden Promise
    1lb Munich
    8oz C10
    4oz Caraaroma
    4oz honey (added at end of boil)

    0.75oz Centennial @ 60min
    1.00oz Galaxy @ 5 minutes
    2.50oz Cascade @ Hopstand
    1.75oz Simcoe @ Hopstand
    1.00oz Simcoe @ Dry Hop
    0.50oz Galaxy @ Dry Hop

    Wyeast 1056
     
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