I made a post yesterday about adding pine to beer and a few people were interested in the recipe I was planning on trying it with. I brew this every year for a camping trip a bunch of us go on and it always goes over really well. A friend and I got together to make the "perfect camping beer" and thought about all the things you think about when you think of camping. So we started with smoke from the campfire (lightly smoked malt), Chocolate from smores and junk food (chocolate malt and cara 120) and the earthy/piney smell from the forest (willamette and northern brewer hops to simulate those flavours). The end result, when you stick your head over the pot while brewing smells like the whole camping experience condensed in one beer. One of my favourites to brew! Here is the recipe (sans pine)
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Boil Size: 6.52 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.069 SG
Estimated Color: 34.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 59.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Estimated ABV: 7.5%
Ingredients:
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Amt
6.5 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
3.5 lbs Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM)
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)
1 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM)
12.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)
0.75 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.40 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
0.40 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
1.0 pkg Thames Valley Ale (Wyeast Labs #1275)
Mash at 154 for 60 min
Let me know what you guys think.
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Boil Size: 6.52 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.069 SG
Estimated Color: 34.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 59.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.8 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Estimated ABV: 7.5%
Ingredients:
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Amt
6.5 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
3.5 lbs Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM)
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)
1 lbs Rye Malt (4.7 SRM)
12.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)
0.75 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.40 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min
0.40 oz Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
0.40 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
1.0 pkg Thames Valley Ale (Wyeast Labs #1275)
Mash at 154 for 60 min
Let me know what you guys think.
