First "self" Recipe

[MattCA]

I want to get away from the kits and make my own "flavor" of beer. I like Karl Strauss Woodie Gold so I based this off that and off dragonlor20's clone. Here is what I got and wanted some opinions.

9.15 lbs Pilsen Malt
3.15 lbs Gold Malt
1 lb Belgian Biscuit Malt
1 lb Gambrinus Honey Malt
1 oz Czech Saaz Hops (60 mins)
1 oz Csech Saaz Hops (5 mins)

Probably 3 weeks at room temp (70ish)

Obviously a lot of malt extract. Want some flavor and a little kick to it

 

[krisagon]

what yeast? i would include that too.

 

[MattCA]

Opps. Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast.

 

[pericles]

This may be a really great beer, you should go ahead and try it!

That said, it will taste nothing like Woodie Gold. My quick math has you at about 9-10% ABV, and WG is only 4.6%. You're hops will only provide about 8 IBUs, and WG has 19. I would guess that you'll end up with a VERY malty, syrupy, beer, which doesn't really approximate Woody Gold. I might call it something closer to an unhopped Dogfish Head 120 Minute? Not sure though.

Why don't you run your recipe through Beer Calculus, and you can get solid numbers. Karl Strauss publishes the figures for Woodie Gold, so you can tweak your recipe until you get them exactly where you want them.

 

[MattCA]

Beer Calculus is a pretty cool site. Thank You! Tweaked slightly to 2 oz Saaz and 1 oz Cascade. Puts it at 19.4 IBUs. Took off a little malt (Id hate to waste) and have it sitting at 5.7%. I guess I could maybe shave off a little more malt. I don't want to wast though since I plan on ordering from Northern Brewer and they come in 6 lbs and 3.15 lbs.

 

[lumpher]

a good rule of thumb is 1/2 the percent than the pounds of grain for a decent mash setup (for ag). 14 lbs of grain should get you around 7%, for example.

 

[MattCA]

I should probably mention that it is just an extract brew