Garden Variety Basilbrau

[Shinglejohn]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

wlp001

Yeast Starter

Basic

Batch Size (Gallons)

5

Original Gravity

1.07

Final Gravity

1.015

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

51

Color

9

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

10@68

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14@68

Tasting Notes

Drink up

TGarden Variety Basilbrau
American IPA


Type: All Grain
Date: 2/18/2011
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Chris Schaeffer
Boil Size: 6.35 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.25 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 84.00 %
1.07 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
0.54 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
0.54 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
0.85 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 38.9 IBU
0.60 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 8.1 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (7 min) Hops 7.3 IBU
0.25 cup Basil (Boil 8.0 min) Misc
0.50 cup Basil (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.50 cup Basil (Boil 2.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.070 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.13 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 60.9 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 9.6 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13.39 lb
Sparge Water: 3.80 gal Grain Temperature: 68.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 100.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 4.15 gal of water at 167.9 F 153.0 F



Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.6

 

[hoppymonkey]

What does it tastes like? I love basil rolls, but I'm not sure about a basil beer.

 

[Shinglejohn]

It tastes great!
The cascades and the basil really blend togather quite well. I used cinnamon basil as per Evan!'s recipe, which is a spicy and aromatic strain of basil. The flavor of the basil comes through real well but does not overtake the beer. It sort of blends with the hops for a unique flavor.

I made two batches of this at the end of the summer with my hop harvest and it was fantastic! One of my favorite beers....ever.

Here is a link to the original, if your interested.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/basil-ipa-07er-40456/

 

[hoppymonkey]

Thanks! I'll try a one gallon batch out and see how it tastes.