Here's the deal. I have a bunch of ingredients I need to get rid of. The reason for this is because I've had them for so long, I wouldn't trust them in a specific recipe. So instead of throwing them out, I figure I would just throw them together and see what I come up with. However, I figure I would like to ask for others to help me some what craft this recipe if at all possible. I will list the ingredients and approximate quantities. Let me know what your thinking and I give it a shot. In addition, I will make every attempt to post updates along the way.
I'm thinking I want to brew this weekend if at all possible. Keep in mind these ingredients are pretty old (roughly Feb./05). I don't care if you don't think it will result in anything, I just figure I would give it a shot anyways. The worst that can happen is it's junk and needs to be dumped.
With that being said, here goes.
Whole Grains (Briess uncrushed):
1 lb 2 Row Pale Malt
3.4L
3 lb Wheat Malt
2.2L
1 lb Munich Malt
10L
Dried Malt Extract (Mutons):
3 lb Plan Wheat (55% Wheat/45% Barley)
"color - typically 9 ebc" per package
Other Fermentables:
1 lb Belgian Candy
#1 Clear
~1 lb Flaked Oats
Older than Feb. 05
Pellet Hops (vacuum sealed and unopened):
2 oz. Hallertau
3.8%
1 oz. Cascade
5.7%
1 oz. Kent Goldings
3.3%
Pellet Hops (opened but in ziplock bags with air sucked out manually)
~.75 oz. Northern Brewer
7.6%
~.5 oz. Styrian Golding
6%
~.5 oz. Liberity
4.1%
Yeast (expired but refrigerated):
(2) Trappist Ale WLP-500
Exp. Date - Aug. 17, 2007
I have misc. stuff like yeast nuterient, lactose, untoasted oak chips and coriander seeds.
I suppose the ideas might be limited because of the available yeast (or lack there of, sorry) but I don't want to go and buy any more ingredients.
I tend to like less hoppy beers. However, I have carboys to do 1,3 and 5 gallon batchs. So if you think I could do a 1 gallon recipe of one thing (crazy stuff) and a 5 gallon one of another (less crazy), let me know. I want to try something different which is why I'm coming here. If I try to come up with something on my own, I'm too tempted to try and make something I normally do.
Give me your thoughts and ideas, please.
I'm thinking I want to brew this weekend if at all possible. Keep in mind these ingredients are pretty old (roughly Feb./05). I don't care if you don't think it will result in anything, I just figure I would give it a shot anyways. The worst that can happen is it's junk and needs to be dumped.
With that being said, here goes.
Whole Grains (Briess uncrushed):
1 lb 2 Row Pale Malt
3.4L
3 lb Wheat Malt
2.2L
1 lb Munich Malt
10L
Dried Malt Extract (Mutons):
3 lb Plan Wheat (55% Wheat/45% Barley)
"color - typically 9 ebc" per package
Other Fermentables:
1 lb Belgian Candy
#1 Clear
~1 lb Flaked Oats
Older than Feb. 05
Pellet Hops (vacuum sealed and unopened):
2 oz. Hallertau
3.8%
1 oz. Cascade
5.7%
1 oz. Kent Goldings
3.3%
Pellet Hops (opened but in ziplock bags with air sucked out manually)
~.75 oz. Northern Brewer
7.6%
~.5 oz. Styrian Golding
6%
~.5 oz. Liberity
4.1%
Yeast (expired but refrigerated):
(2) Trappist Ale WLP-500
Exp. Date - Aug. 17, 2007
I have misc. stuff like yeast nuterient, lactose, untoasted oak chips and coriander seeds.
I suppose the ideas might be limited because of the available yeast (or lack there of, sorry) but I don't want to go and buy any more ingredients.
I tend to like less hoppy beers. However, I have carboys to do 1,3 and 5 gallon batchs. So if you think I could do a 1 gallon recipe of one thing (crazy stuff) and a 5 gallon one of another (less crazy), let me know. I want to try something different which is why I'm coming here. If I try to come up with something on my own, I'm too tempted to try and make something I normally do.
Give me your thoughts and ideas, please.