Tired Hands Milkshake

Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
I'm brewing this up this weekend. Shooting for 150° mash temp and about 7-7.5% ABV. Not sure if I'm using the Vintner's Harvest apricot puree or if I'll pick up some mangoes and puree them myself. Going to eat a mango tonight and consider the boundaries of beer. ;)
 
Yeast
-------
OYL-057 Omega HotHead
Don't do this.

I've had good luck with increased levels of chloride than you would see in a west coast IPA when brewing this style. It seems to lend to that soft mouthfeel.

Also +1 to London Ale III or Conan.
Do this. There was a really good thread somewhere on here asking about defining the style and there was one glorious post about yeast/water/hopping rate but I can't seem to find it.
 
Had my first real milkshake IPA last night. The Teaches of Peaches from Claim 52 - NEIPA with lactose, vanilla bean and peaches. It was fantastic, pretty much everything I'd hoped for from this style.
 
Anybody have results to share yet?

I'm planning a hazy juicy pale ale for an event in June. Thinking about "milkshaking" half the batch with the addition of fruit purée in primary and lactose/ vanilla in the serving keg...
 
Thinking about "milkshaking" half the batch with the addition of fruit purée in primary and lactose/ vanilla in the serving keg...
Yeah, my thoughts are don't do it. It sounds good on paper but actual results are a mess.
 
Anybody have results to share yet?

I'm planning a hazy juicy pale ale for an event in June. Thinking about "milkshaking" half the batch with the addition of fruit purée in primary and lactose/ vanilla in the serving keg...
Brewed up the base beer yesterday. Recipe was:

11lbs 2-row
1.5lbs white wheat
1.5lbs flaked oats
.5lbs lactose (@5mins)

1oz Columbus @60
2oz mosaic & 2oz citra @175* whirlpool for 25 minutes

Starter of London III

OG was 1.071. Dry hopping in primary on day 4. Adding 3lbs (should I go with more?) of apricot purée into primary around day 7, I think. Tossing the vanilla bean in with the keg hops.

Will post up results as soon as I can.

Edit: had company over while brewing and completely forgot to purée an apple and toss in the boil. ****.
 
Last edited:
Brewed up the base beer yesterday. Recipe was:

11lbs 2-row
1.5lbs white wheat
1.5lbs flaked oats
.5lbs lactose (@5mins)

1oz Columbus @60
2oz mosaic & 2oz citra @175* whirlpool for 25 minutes

Starter of London III

OG was 1.071. Dry hopping in primary on day 4. Adding 3lbs (should I go with more?) of apricot purée into primary around day 7, I think. Tossing the vanilla bean in with the keg hops.

Will post up results as soon as I can.

Edit: had company over while brewing and completely forgot to purée an apple and toss in the boil. ****.

Dry hummus to make up for the lack of pectin or tannin or...whatever the apple is for.
 
The results of my Mango Milkshake IPA...

Its fantastic, this is definitely one my my favorite IPA's I've brewed. Appearance is basically the same as all my other NEIPAs. Aroma is definitely strong mango, more in a hoppy than fruit way though, and pineapple. Taste is a lot of mango, again in more of a hoppy way, some dank, and creamy sweetness. The mouthfeel is where its at, this is just hands down the fullest and juiciest IPA I've made. Overall its not as milkshakey as I expected. It pretty much tastes like a Citra/Mosaic NEIPA with a creamier mouthfeel and an emphasis on the mango, but man I love it. Cost wise I might just ditch the fruit next time since it didn't add as much as expected, but I will experiment more with lactose/vanilla. I might also try pureeing apples for the boil next time as well.

IMG_20170407_160356_696_zpsmrd8giso.jpg


The recipe:

O.G 1.067

78% 2 row
10% Flaked oats
7% Lactose (flameout)
5% Wheat
3 diced apples (in the mash)

Mashed 152

0.75 oz Columbus (60 min)
3 oz Citra (whirlpool)
3 oz Mosaic (whirlpool)
3 oz Citra dry hop (primary)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop (primary)
3 oz Citra dry hop (2 days)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop 2 days)

1 vanilla bean (7 days)
5 lb frozen mango (7 days)
 
The results of my Mango Milkshake IPA...

Its fantastic, this is definitely one my my favorite IPA's I've brewed. Appearance is basically the same as all my other NEIPAs. Aroma is definitely strong mango, more in a hoppy than fruit way though, and pineapple. Taste is a lot of mango, again in more of a hoppy way, some dank, and creamy sweetness. The mouthfeel is where its at, this is just hands down the fullest and juiciest IPA I've made. Overall its not as milkshakey as I expected. It pretty much tastes like a Citra/Mosaic NEIPA with a creamier mouthfeel and an emphasis on the mango, but man I love it. Cost wise I might just ditch the fruit next time since it didn't add as much as expected, but I will experiment more with lactose/vanilla. I might also try pureeing apples for the boil next time as well.

IMG_20170407_160356_696_zpsmrd8giso.jpg


The recipe:

O.G 1.067

78% 2 row
10% Flaked oats
7% Lactose (flameout)
5% Wheat
3 diced apples (in the mash)

Mashed 152

0.75 oz Columbus (60 min)
3 oz Citra (whirlpool)
3 oz Mosaic (whirlpool)
3 oz Citra dry hop (primary)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop (primary)
3 oz Citra dry hop (2 days)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop 2 days)

1 vanilla bean (7 days)
5 lb frozen mango (7 days)
I was considering an experiment without fruit as well and adding something like hibiscus instead since I didn't care too much for the fruit additions. I think it could work.
 
The results of my Mango Milkshake IPA...

Its fantastic, this is definitely one my my favorite IPA's I've brewed. Appearance is basically the same as all my other NEIPAs. Aroma is definitely strong mango, more in a hoppy than fruit way though, and pineapple. Taste is a lot of mango, again in more of a hoppy way, some dank, and creamy sweetness. The mouthfeel is where its at, this is just hands down the fullest and juiciest IPA I've made. Overall its not as milkshakey as I expected. It pretty much tastes like a Citra/Mosaic NEIPA with a creamier mouthfeel and an emphasis on the mango, but man I love it. Cost wise I might just ditch the fruit next time since it didn't add as much as expected, but I will experiment more with lactose/vanilla. I might also try pureeing apples for the boil next time as well.

IMG_20170407_160356_696_zpsmrd8giso.jpg


The recipe:

O.G 1.067

78% 2 row
10% Flaked oats
7% Lactose (flameout)
5% Wheat
3 diced apples (in the mash)

Mashed 152

0.75 oz Columbus (60 min)
3 oz Citra (whirlpool)
3 oz Mosaic (whirlpool)
3 oz Citra dry hop (primary)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop (primary)
3 oz Citra dry hop (2 days)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop 2 days)

1 vanilla bean (7 days)
5 lb frozen mango (7 days)

That is an effing beautiful beer.. Nice work man!
 
The results of my Mango Milkshake IPA...

Its fantastic, this is definitely one my my favorite IPA's I've brewed. Appearance is basically the same as all my other NEIPAs. Aroma is definitely strong mango, more in a hoppy than fruit way though, and pineapple. Taste is a lot of mango, again in more of a hoppy way, some dank, and creamy sweetness. The mouthfeel is where its at, this is just hands down the fullest and juiciest IPA I've made. Overall its not as milkshakey as I expected. It pretty much tastes like a Citra/Mosaic NEIPA with a creamier mouthfeel and an emphasis on the mango, but man I love it. Cost wise I might just ditch the fruit next time since it didn't add as much as expected, but I will experiment more with lactose/vanilla. I might also try pureeing apples for the boil next time as well.

IMG_20170407_160356_696_zpsmrd8giso.jpg


The recipe:

O.G 1.067

78% 2 row
10% Flaked oats
7% Lactose (flameout)
5% Wheat
3 diced apples (in the mash)

Mashed 152

0.75 oz Columbus (60 min)
3 oz Citra (whirlpool)
3 oz Mosaic (whirlpool)
3 oz Citra dry hop (primary)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop (primary)
3 oz Citra dry hop (2 days)
3 oz Mosaic dry hop 2 days)

1 vanilla bean (7 days)
5 lb frozen mango (7 days)

****, the citra/mosaic amounts should have all been 2oz, not 3oz.
 
Took a gravity reading tonight for the milkshake IPA I brewed on 4/1. Reading was 1.014, which is about expected with grain bill/lactose. Added a vanilla bean tonight and plan to keg on 4/12. Added Apricot and dry hop #1 on 4/6. So far, tastes ****ing great.
 
Kegged last night. Should have some pour porn in a couple days. Added 1.5 ounces each of Citra and Mosaic as keg hops.

Carboy had an almost unbelievable amount of trub. I'm sure it would have settled to a lesser amount with a little more time, but there was a solid 3 inches. Forgot to take a picture.
 
Question for those of you who have made one of these, 1318, 1968 or other?
Drinking my London Ale III (1318) version now. I'll stick with this yeast strain...

Camera is f'd. Sorry, no 'pourn'. I can confirm that 3lbs of apricot purée makes for a very low level of fruit in the beer. six lbs would have probably been too much. Next time I'll shoot for strawberry or peaches.
 
Just kegged a pineapple coconut milkshake IPA...

tenor.gif


Only initial complaint is that it appears pretty clear for the "style".
Mine cleared up even more in the keg. Shake it up a bit or store the keg upside down if it really bothers you, that's what we had to do with our stupid hefeweizen kegs. Or stir in some Metamucil and yeast slurry and it'll look like the real deal:

reelvxF.jpg
 
Back
Top