Thanksgiving Recipe

[ca_baracus]

Hey all,

My wife and I are hosting a Friendsgiving in early Nov. and I want to brew a beer for it. Any style/recipe recommendations for a good match? I'm thinking the food offerings will be pretty standard (turkey w/gravy, stuffing, potatoes, etc.). Thanks!

 

[deere322]

A good Lager for an aperitif would be a great homebrew for starters. Nothing too over the top, something simple.

Here is what I've done in the past for Thanksgiving Dinner and it was a hit -

Duvel for dinner, it cleanses the pallet from the gravy and other fatty foods, etc. it's wonderful. Trust me on this.

Dessert would be something on the lines of a Chocolate Stout or Raspberry/Cherry lambic, goes well with pie.

Digestif would be something like a big stout or barleywine for sipping.

 

[brewbama]

Gingerbread Brown Ale

 

[Baabaad00]

Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale!

 

[ca_baracus]

A good Lager for an aperitif would be a great homebrew for starters. Nothing too over the top, something simple.

Here is what I've done in the past for Thanksgiving Dinner and it was a hit -

Duvel for dinner, it cleanses the pallet from the gravy and other fatty foods, etc. it's wonderful. Trust me on this.

Dessert would be something on the lines of a Chocolate Stout or Raspberry/Cherry lambic, goes well with pie.

Digestif would be something like a big stout or barleywine for sipping.

Thanks for the suggestions! I don't have the ability to lager at the moment.

 

[z-bob]

Thanks for the suggestions! I don't have the ability to lager at the moment.

A cream ale then, fermented with German ale yeast. Very approachable for the guests who don't normally drink craft beers.

 

[BumpyAZ]

I brew an orange-cranberry wheat ale annually for Thanksgiving. Always goes over great! (recipe is extract but I've made it AG with essentially a 50/50 split of 2-row and white wheat malt also)

Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.039

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.009
ABV (standard): 5.28%
IBU (tinseth): 25.13
SRM (morey): 3.56

FERMENTABLES:
6.5 lb - Dry Malt Extract - Wheat (100%)

HOPS:
0.65 oz - Tettnanger, Type: Pellet, AA: 5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 12.4
0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6.9, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 10.11
0.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 6.9, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 2.62

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
3 lb - Cranberries, Type: Flavor, Use: Secondary
3 each - Navel orange zest, Type: Flavor, Use: Secondary
2 each - Navel orange centers, Type: Flavor, Use: Secondary

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Fermentation Temp: 65-68 F

NOTES:
On brew day freeze 3 pounds of whole fresh cranberries and 3 navel oranges. 1 week prior to targeted bottling/kegging day, remove fruit from freezer and thaw. Zest and peel 3 oranges. Add 3 lbs cranberries, 3 orange zest, 2 orange centers, and a little water to a stock pot and heat on the stove to 160F and mash gently. Hold at 160 for 10 min, then cool to room temp. Place orange/cranberry mash into sanitized secondary fermenter then rack beer from primary on top and return secondary to fermentation chamber at 70F for 7 days.

 

[ca_baracus]

Thanks for feedback, but maybe I should clarified that this is only my second all grain batch so I’d prefer to keep it a little more simple. Maybe a hoppy amber or brown ale?