Here are some plans for a couple of upcoming homebrews:
First up is a Blonde Ale, inspired by the malt bill from the Centennial Blonde I brewed last summer, but hopped solely with Nelson Sauvin (I might throw in a bit of Motueka as well) for a New Zealand twist. Will hopefully get to brewing it as quickly as possible, so it is drinkable during the warmest days of the summer.
Recipe: NZ Blonde
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 32.16 l
Post Boil Volume: 30.16 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 25.00 l
Bottling Volume: 23.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 10.6 EBC
Estimated IBU: 26.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.4 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.500 kg Pilsner (4.5 EBC) Grain 1 81.1 %
0.450 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 8.1 %
0.350 kg Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) Grain 3 6.3 %
0.250 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (78.8 EBC) Grain 4 4.5 %
10.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 11.5 IBUs
10.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 7.0 IBUs
10.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.7 IBUs
10.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 2.3 IBUs
20.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
40.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Da Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
The second beer will be an attempt on making an Imperial IPA packed with hoppy goodness (will be using 25g hops per liter). I have noticed that my hoppy beers have been lacking a bit in the hop flavor and aroma department, so will do everything I can (e.g. water adjustments and aroma steeping) to make this one great.
Recipe: Timid Tiger
Style: Imperial IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 31.12 l
Post Boil Volume: 29.12 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.079 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 87.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 95.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.000 kg Pale Ale (2-row) (6.0 EBC) Grain 1 80.0 %
0.600 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 8.0 %
0.250 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118 Grain 3 3.3 %
0.250 kg Melanoiden Malt (39.4 EBC) Grain 4 3.3 %
0.400 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 EBC) Sugar 5 5.3 %
20.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 7.0 IBUs
20.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 8.2 IBUs
20.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 20. Hop 8 11.5 IBUs
20.00 g Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 9 10.7 IBUs
20.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 10 10.7 IBUs
25.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 5.7 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 12 6.8 IBUs
25.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 10. Hop 13 9.5 IBUs
25.00 g Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 14 8.8 IBUs
25.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 15 8.8 IBUs
25.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 17 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 0.0 Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 20 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 21 -
25.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Day Hop 22 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 23 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop Hop 24 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Nugget [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 25 0.0 IBUs
25.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days Hop 26 0.0 IBUs
Next up is a series of two beers inspired by one of the great TV series of the 90s: Twin Peaks. The beers, named Black Lodge and White Lodge, are to be brewed featuring ‘ingredients’ from the series. The Black Lodge, which will be an Imperial Stout, will contain some damn fine coffee (coffee beans at flameout and in secondary), the best cherry pie in town (a hint of cherry juice concentrate in the boil), and something that will really light your fire (chili added to the boil or secondary). The White Lodge, which will be a White IPA, will contain some spruce tips (not really sure yet how I will add them, but as this will be brewed later in the summer, I will probably pick fresh spruce tips in the upcoming days and make a spruce extract with them and vodka). You can find the recipes below, as well as the planned labels.
Recipe: Twin Peaks - Black Lodge
Style: Imperial Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 18.64 l
Post Boil Volume: 16.64 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 12.00 l
Bottling Volume: 10.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.094 SG
Estimated Color: 112.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 58.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.3 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.500 kg Pale Ale (2-row) (6.0 EBC) Grain 1 73.2 %
0.400 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118 Grain 2 6.5 %
0.400 kg Rye, Flaked (3.9 EBC) Grain 3 6.5 %
0.200 kg Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (925.9 EB Grain 4 3.3 %
0.200 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1000.8 Grain 5 3.3 %
0.200 kg Roasted Barley (1500.0 EBC) Grain 6 3.3 %
0.200 kg Wheat (6.0 EBC) Grain 7 3.3 %
0.050 kg Sugar from Cherry Juice (2.0 EBC) Sugar 8 0.8 %
25.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 9 39.0 IBUs
25.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 10 19.4 IBUs
0.10 l Cherry Juice (Boil 0.0 mins) Flavor 11 -
25.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
30.00 g Ground Coffee (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 13 -
1.00 Items Chili (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 14 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 15 -
25.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
30.00 g Ground Coffee (Secondary 5.0 days) Spice 17 -
Recipe: Twin Peaks - White Lodge
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 18.64 l
Post Boil Volume: 16.64 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 12.00 l
Bottling Volume: 10.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.062 SG
Estimated Color: 13.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 58.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 86.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.300 kg Pale Ale (2-row) (6.0 EBC) Grain 1 61.3 %
0.750 kg Wheat (6.0 EBC) Grain 2 20.0 %
0.400 kg Munich (20.0 EBC) Grain 3 10.7 %
0.200 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 5.3 %
0.100 kg Melanoidin (Weyermann) (59.1 EBC) Grain 5 2.7 %
13.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 25.9 IBUs
15.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 6.3 IBUs
15.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 14.8 IBUs
15.00 g Simcoe [14.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 11.8 IBUs
15.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Simcoe [14.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) [3 Yeast 13 -
30.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
30.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
30.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs
Spruce Extract in secondary
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