Brewing with Free Ingredients

[JSomps6]

So I am one of 8 homebrewers that get to brew a batch at New Holland Brewery on October 16th. It's part of a homebrewing promotion thing I signed up for on facebook. I have to bring my own equipment in, but they are flipping the bill on the 2-row and the hops. I am limited to the hops they have/use. They are also giving my choice of yeast: ale, lager, or kolsch. I figure if somebody else is paying I might as well do a hop monster. I was thinking of doing something Pliny based, but the hops don't seem to match up well. Here is a list of the hops they can provide.... any suggestions on recipe types? Also - I mash in a 10 gallon cooler, so my batch size is limited depending on the OG.

-And your choice of the following hop varieties:
Centennial-9.7
US Golding-4.9
Glacier-6.5
Palisade-8
Nugget-14.3
Cascade-7.1
Crystal-4.3
Mt. Hood-5.2
Warrior-15
GR Magnum-15.1

 

[DKershner]

You can sub extra centennial for the columbus, they are somewhat close. I would just toss cascade in there instead of the simcoe and see what happens. It'll probably be really good.

For a pliny, that is.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

I would also do a huge, hoppy beer. Go for something that has a sg around 1.1 and an IBU around 90! Go big if it's going to be free!

 

[JSomps6]

Ok... Here is what I came up with.... subbed Cascade for Simcoe and Nugget for Columbus based on a few of the Pliny recipes I've seen out there. According to Promash I'm at 9.89 gallon in the mash at 1.29 qts/lb in my 10 gallon cooler. It's going to be interesting... Thoughts?

Pliny Based Clone

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 9.00 Wort Size (Gal): 9.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 25.75
Anticipated OG: 1.075 Plato: 18.11
Anticipated SRM: 6.8
Anticipated IBU: 327.2
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 11.61 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.058 SG 14.23 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %
Additional Utilization Used For First Wort Hops: -10 %


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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87.4 22.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
3.9 1.00 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
3.9 1.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
4.9 1.25 lbs. Cane Sugar Generic 1.046 0

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Nugget Pellet 14.30 34.5 First WH
3.00 oz. Warrior Pellet 15.00 120.6 90 min.
2.75 oz. Nugget Pellet 14.30 105.4 90 min.
2.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 7.10 38.8 45 min.
1.50 oz. Warrior Pellet 15.00 28.0 30 min.
2.50 oz. Centennial Pellet 9.70 0.0 0 min.
2.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 7.10 0.0 0 min.
5.00 oz. Warrior Pellet 15.00 0.0 Dry Hop
2.75 oz. Centennial Pellet 9.70 0.0 Dry Hop
2.75 oz. Cascade Pellet 7.10 0.0 Dry Hop


Yeast
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New Holland House Ale Strain



Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 24.50
Water Qts: 31.71 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 7.93 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.29 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 150 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 20
Sparge Temp : 168 Time: 20


Total Mash Volume Gal: 9.89 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[JSomps6]

Also - I've never used hop sacks but think I might need to in this case.... Should I get 3 of them, one for each addition? At flame out should I pull them out and put it the zero minute hops with no sack? My system is set up where I can whirlpool using my pump... Should I do a whirlpool for any certain amount of time with the zero min hops before starting to cool?

 

[Moonpile]

That's a cool promotion! I hope it catches on with other breweries.

 

[Pappers_]

Yes, congratulations on what sounds like it will be a cool day!

 

[alexdagrate]

Dude, just throw ALL of those varieties in! Make something a la Port Brewing's Hop 15... make a mix of all the varities and just continuously add to the boil, similar to Dogfish Head's method for the 60/90/120 IPAs.

Ninkasi's Maiden the Shade uses 7 different varieties of hops, no reason why you shouldn't use 10 varieties for free!

 

[JSomps6]

FYI - this beer came out awesome! If you have a ton of hops sitting around... I recommend it!

 

[Apendecto]

Cool. Now if Founders did something like this...