Widmer Brrr Like Hoppy Red

[McKBrew]

Brrr reminds me (in a good way) of what drinking a Christmas Tree would taste like. For some reason I pick up wood, pine and all the flavors of a tree including dirt.

Excellent beer.

 

[davepeds]

So good. I had to drive 3.5 hours to buy it, but it's that good and made all the better. They must put sleigh bells or elf toes in the secondary.

 

[wilcode190]

Well here is my try at Brrr It is my swmbo favorite beer so if I did this right or even close it will be even better. I did run out of propane in my first bottle so I ended up boiling 40 minutes longer at 20 minute addition and just moved that addition accordingly.

Type: All Grain Date: 2/2/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 8.17 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 6.76 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal Est Mash Efficiency 76.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 61.7 %
4 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 24.7 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.1 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.1 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5 3.1 %
6.4 oz Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.5 %
4.8 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 7 1.9 %
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 8 23.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 9 21.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 10 11.0 IBUs
1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 11 -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 12 2.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 13 1.5 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 14 3.6 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 17 -