Neighbor wants beer in 3 weeks...

[EricCSU]

Well then you don't really disagree at all.
I said: "none that I know of" which is a proposition you can not possibly disagree with.

However, you can offer me some knowledge 'cause clearly you know something I don't.
So tell me, what brews were you able to get on the table in that time. I'd like to try one.

And the OP might also.

Sure. This is nothing magic, just a lower abv beer that ferments fast. This is the last one I did.

All grain:

Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 4.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 84.21 %
12.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 7.89 %
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.95 %
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3.95 %
25.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 15.9 IBU
7.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
7.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 2.2 IBU
7.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.20 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.20 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [1000 ml Starter for 24 hours]

Mash at 152 for 60 minutes, batch sparge.

Partial Mash:

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 4.65 gal
Estimated OG: 1.038 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3 lbs 8.0 oz Extra Pale Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 minExtract 50.03 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 35.73 %
8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 7.12 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.56 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3.56 %
19.83 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 12.6 IBU
7.08 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
7.08 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 2.2 IBU
7.09 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [1000ml starter for 24 hours]

Mash at 155 with 2.5 gallons for 60minutes. Sparge at 170 with 0.5 gallons. Top up as high as you can (for me it was about 4.5 gallons), then start the boil. Then top up to 5.25 and add the 1000ml starter.

I fermented for 10 days, force carbed in the keg for 7 days.

Eric

 

[hoppymonkey]

Talk him into a wheat beer and use this recipe. It's tasty after 3 weeks.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/bee-cave-brewery-bavarian-hefeweizen-35679/


I made this on Nov. 1 last year and it was perfect for thanksgiving.

+1 on this. Any mild flavored wheat can be quite tasty that fast.

 

[user 19629]

I think it's a bad idea to try to help him.
It's all down side. No beer ( none that I know of) is ready in that time frame.

It'll be horrible: green, full of dialectal, nasty on the back of the tongue, and crap.


Sometimes ya just gotta say no.

I was at the local micro-brewery today, and asked the brewer
how long does it take them to get from grain to bottle
"usually two weeks" is what he told me
so if a pro brewer can do it in two weeks why can't we
his beer might not be the best in the world but it certainly isn't "crap"

 

[Scut_Monkey]

I agree to go with a hefeweizen, but honestly even 3 weeks I feel is cutting it close.

 

[wcarter1227]

biermunchers cream of 3 crops. i did this from grain to glass and it was drinkable in about 3 weeks.