apricot ale

[themashedone]

Im planning a apricot ale and im using extract. In the readers opinion what type of beer should i use. I was going to go with a honey weizen and use a can of the apricot puree in secondary. any words of wisdom.

 

[Pappers_]

A moderately hopped blonde ale might go well with the apricot purée.

 

[Bierliebhaber]

Hefe, amer. wheat works well...doing one right now. Just poured the apricot in a few hours ago.

 

[ASuarez]

If you're looking for apricot, look up a magic hat #9 clone recipe. Never made it myself, but it's a pretty good beer.

 

[cheier]

Generally you want something lighter that won't overpower the apricot flavor. To really have fun, look more towards the hop pairing and see if you can build a worthwhile body to the beer as well using a light amount of crystal or caramel malts.

I built a base for a fruit beer using a combination of pale malt for the base, with honey malt and crystal (around 75ºL) and hopped with Styrian Goldings B. I have yet to decide exactly what fruit I want to throw in it, but the base recipe itself almost tastes too good to throw fruit at it... but hey, if you want a damn good fruit beer, make it work with a damn good beer first...

 

[Rivenin]

If you're looking for apricot, look up a magic hat #9 clone recipe. Never made it myself, but it's a pretty good beer.

this! i made one once, it was one of my first beers and my fermentation temps got way too high
however, i'd use real apricots and not the extract... it feels like it is seperate from the beer which is unfortunate

austin home brew has a clone of it

 

[Jsmith82]

Im planning a apricot ale and im using extract. In the readers opinion what type of beer should i use. I was going to go with a honey weizen and use a can of the apricot puree in secondary. any words of wisdom.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/dfh-aprihop-clone-i-need-some-opinions-my-recipe-239574/index3.html

Link to my topic on the DFH Apricot IPA Clone. I brewed it, it was and still is a delicious beer but the best advise I could offer, watch how much apricot you put into your beer. I used Oregon's 3lb can of puree, and it overpowered. I'd go between 1 or 2 lbs. It goes great in a wheat also, Pyramid has an Apricot Hefe that is a wonderful summer beer, I'm not sure if there is a clone recipe out there but honestly it wouldn't be too hard to brew something similar.

As for the DFH A IPA, here is my adjusted recipe, in case you're interested:

Grains & Fermentables:
3.3lbs Pilsner LME
5.0lbs Pilsner 2-row Belgium
1.0lbs Cara-pils/Dextrine
1.0lbs Munich Malt
.5lbs Crystal Malt (60L)

Mash:
151.0 F for 60min, 10qts water
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00%

Hop Schedule (60 min boil):
1.0 oz Amarillo [60 min]
.50 oz Simcoe [60 min]
.50 oz Amarillo [20 min]
.50 oz Simcoe [20 min]
1.0 oz Williamette [5 min]
1.0 oz Amarillo (or maybe Simcoe) [5 min]

Fermentation:
2min oxidation
1.0lbs Dextrose
Wyeast 1272 (American Ale II)

Secondary:
2 oz Amarillo
1 - 2 lbs Apricot puree (rack beer on top of)

Good luck! Apricot is a great flavor for a beer, just prepare for an orange tinted bucket if you use it in an ale pale

 

[JLem]

Just to throw another idea at you - an apricot ipa or pale ale could be wonderful as well.

 

[themashedone]

thanks for the hints i think i just may use an IPA for this, Ive never tried that. the whole idea of using apricots was because i fell in love with pyramid's apricot ale. However I want to try something new so meeting adjourned.

 

[Zixxer10R]

If you're looking for apricot, look up a magic hat #9 clone recipe. Never made it myself, but it's a pretty good beer.

Im planning a apricot ale and im using extract. In the readers opinion what type of beer should i use. I was going to go with a honey weizen and use a can of the apricot puree in secondary. any words of wisdom.

A moderately hopped blonde ale might go well with the apricot purée.

I've mad the #9 clone. It was good after all the flavors settled down. Just be warned that the apricot is a really heavy flavor, if you don't tone it down with hops it will smack you in the face.

It took my #9 clone a solid month to mellow out and let the flavors mingle correctly. Before that time frame it tasted like an apricot syrup only thinner.