Wood-Aged Beer Pirate Strong Ale

[evolutionary]

This came out awesome after a bit of further aging. Would up the pineapple a bit more next time but one of our most requested beers from over 50 batches so far and holding tight to these remaining bottles. Thanks again!

 

[Gerry D]

Going to be brewing this soon. I have made brews where I soaked oak chips in booze but I have always added the chips plus the booze to the fermenter. It seems most brewers are adding just the rum soaked chips and saving the rum for another use. Has anyone added some of the rum to the fermenter? I was thinking of adding 1-2 ounces. The plan is to bottle condition for at least a month.

 

[evolutionary]

Going to be brewing this soon. I have made brews where I soaked oak chips in booze but I have always added the chips plus the booze to the fermenter. It seems most brewers are adding just the rum soaked chips and saving the rum for another use. Has anyone added some of the rum to the fermenter? I was thinking of adding 1-2 ounces. The plan is to bottle condition for at least a month.

I didn't for our last batch but likely will try that route next as you can easily titrate how much rum/oak taste you add to the batch by adding the rum itself.
Just had one of the last few bottles this last weekend and it holds up really well. Pineapple fades but melds together nicely at just over a year of bottle aging.

 

[pwortiz]

Going to be brewing this soon. I have made brews where I soaked oak chips in booze but I have always added the chips plus the booze to the fermenter. It seems most brewers are adding just the rum soaked chips and saving the rum for another use. Has anyone added some of the rum to the fermenter? I was thinking of adding 1-2 ounces. The plan is to bottle condition for at least a month.

I'd say taste the rum first. The level of oak in that will be pretty substantial. I just save mine and oak the next batch of chips/cubes. I think I've gotten 4-6 total batches using that rum over and over.

 

[j1laskey]

My last bottle from 04/29/2020

Need to brew more

 

[pwortiz]

My last bottle from 04/29/2020

Need to brew more

Just made my first batch since last year

 

[bwible]

I’ve had my eye on this recipe for awhile.

Just a couple easy questions:

End of boil remove pineapple pieces and cinnamon stick.

I’m guessing you are putting the pineapple pieces and cinnamon stick in a grain bag or something to be able to easily pull them out? It always seems like you have to use a little more when you do that.

Bottle/Keg After 7-10 of secondary transfer to bottles or keg. I keg and this beer is very very very drinkable after a week of carbonation.

There’s a word missing - is that 7-10 weeks of secondary? Or 7-10 days? This is how long you are sitting on the oak and vanilla bean.

Thanks

 

[Knightshade]

Funny. Haven’t been in the site in awhile, log in and see that somebody liked one of my posts in this thread.

I don’t drink this beer very often, but happen to be doing so right now..at this very moment.

I’ve had my eye on this recipe for awhile.

Just a couple easy questions:

End of boil remove pineapple pieces and cinnamon stick.

I’m guessing you are putting the pineapple pieces and cinnamon stick in a grain bag or something to be able to easily pull them out? It always seems like you have to use a little more when you do that.

Bottle/Keg After 7-10 of secondary transfer to bottles or keg. I keg and this beer is very very very drinkable after a week of carbonation.

There’s a word missing - is that 7-10 weeks of secondary? Or 7-10 days? This is how long you are sitting on the oak and vanilla bean.

Thanks

7-10 days

 

[Shenanigans]

I'm gonna brew this sometime before the end of the year.
I just made an online order and dropped a pack of expired WLP051 for 0.85€ in the basket.
I thought it was what the OP used but now see it was WLP060.
Hopefully the attenuation of WLP051 will not be too low but I can still use US-05 instead.
Looking at the malt bill I have everything and and some grains are getting old (caraaroma & torrefied wheat) and need to be used so the perfect recipe for that.
Will post back within the next 6 months

 

[j1laskey]

You’ll be fine. Time is the most important ingredient

 

[pwortiz]

@j1laskey first, your recipe remains one of my favorite beers and I still make at least once a year. At the NC Homebre Invitational and look what I just stumbled on

 

[smokewater]

@j1laskey first, your recipe remains one of my favorite beers and I still make at least once a year. At the NC Homebre Invitational and look what I just stumbled on View attachment 832080

That was my take in this recipe. I take kegs out to Pantherfanz tailgates.

http://www.pantherfanz.net/
A couple years ago I started bringing beers out to Pantherfanz tailgates. One of the founders liked a beer I brought so much he asked me where he could buy it. I named it Dano's Destruction after him and bring it every year.

I then started looking for a beer to name after Joe who is also a founding member. Having brewed this many times over the years it fits his personality perfectly. This batch has Capt Morgan in the oak chips and was pressure fermented in a corny keg.

Thanks for the recipe. Nice to meet you pwortiz. It also placed 3rd at Hoptoberfest Comp entered as a spice fruit beer last week.

 

[pwortiz]

That was my take in this recipe. I take kegs out to Pantherfanz tailgates.

http://www.pantherfanz.net/
A couple years ago I started bringing beers out to Pantherfanz tailgates. One of the founders liked a beer I brought so much he asked me where he could buy it. I named it Dano's Destruction after him and bring it every year.

I then started looking for a beer to name after Joe who is also a founding member. Having brewed this many times over the years it fits his personality perfectly. This batch has Capt Morgan in the oak chips and was pressure fermented in a corny keg.

Thanks for the recipe. Nice to meet you pwortiz. It also placed 3rd at Hoptoberfest Comp entered as a spice fruit beer last week.

Was great to see this out there in public! I don't think you know how excited I was lol or maybe you picked up on it Prost, smokewater! Maybe I will bring my version next year...

 

[smokewater]

That was a great festival. My first time going. What beer did you bring this year.

 

[skunkape]

About to keg half and bottle half of my second batch of the PSA. I went all-grain except for 1.5 lb of DME and a lb of brown sugar. Used 2 packs Mangrove Jacks New World Strong Ale M42. Soaked oak chips in Sailor Jerry's + a vanilla bean for 6 weeks. Added 2 more vanilla beans in the secondary with the oak chips. (First attempt had very little vanilla. Trying to fix that). 9.5%. Plan to condition this until Christmas or so. It is going to kick massive buttocks.

 

[j1laskey]

@j1laskey first, your recipe remains one of my favorite beers and I still make at least once a year. At the NC Homebre Invitational and look what I just stumbled on View attachment 832080

That’s awesome !!!!

 

[smokewater]

Just brewed up another batch of this a couple of days ago. Used a whole pineapple rather than weigh it out this time. Had a fireball cider in the pineapple mug. Felt quite tropical for a 35f morning.