Near future brew schedule

[smokinghole]

What are you guys brewing? What's in the fermenter? I figure with the handful of us that brew we could post up what we're making and recipes if requested.

I started out doing extracts like a lot of people do, I know at least someone here that started with grain/kegging. So I have both extract recipes and grain recipes. My Belgian Style wit with kiwi is my first all grain batch.

 

[BigFoot]

That all sounds delicious!

 

[smokinghole]

I'll let you know and or send a bottle of them your way. How's that sound?

 

[BigFoot]

um, gee, lets see.......OK!!!!


Id send you some of my brown ale, but it's probably garbage compared to your stuff, howd that RIS come out?

 

[smokinghole]

The RIS is still fermenting very actively. Will do so for another couple weeks. I won't drink any till christmas 2010. So 8 months or so of bottle conditioning.

Don't feel bad about your beer, I just started myself and I only use extracts at this point dude. We all start somewhere I just started doing beer two months ago but started doing cider and stuff in Oct because of cider season.

 

[kmckinn3]

Once my next batch is ready we'll start a beer swap!

 

[BigFoot]

The RIS is still fermenting very actively. Will do so for another couple weeks. I won't drink any till christmas 2010. So 8 months or so of bottle conditioning.

Don't feel bad about your beer, I just started myself and I only use extracts at this point dude. We all start somewhere I just started doing beer two months ago but started doing cider and stuff in Oct because of cider season.

Im eager to know how this turns out, I really want to do a coffee oatmeal stout for next winter myself.

As far as a beer swap, Im in!!

 

[Brutus]

I wish I could brew some belgium dark ales it seems hard

 

[smokinghole]

Give me a name and I might be able to find you a fairly easy recipe.

 

[PLUSH]

That all does sound good. I have heard of this: Pliney the Elder Clone kit (17oz of hops!)

and younger. Can't find that anywhere down here in Tx.

 

[Brutus]

Give me a name and I might be able to find you a fairly easy recipe.

My favorite is Hoogstraten Porter very rare I cant even buy it in the states anymore... Very sad :frownno:

 

[mthhurley]

Interested in the recipe's for your Blue Moon'ish and Steve's Coco Wheat....I've got 25 pounds of 2 row and 25 of wheat sitting around just collecting dust. Would love to try and pull something together.

 

[derfatdutchman]

Sounds like a good schedule.

 

[smokinghole]

Retrieved from the Morebeer site.

Hoogstraten Poorter (should be close they say)

Belgian Strong Dark Ale (5 gallons - All Grain/Extract)
13 lb.s Belgian 2 Row Pilsener Malt or 8 lbs. Extra Light DME
8 oz. Belgian Biscuit Malt
8 oz. Belgian Aromatic Malt
6 oz. 60?L Crystal Malt
1 LB. Belgian Clear Candi Sugar


1/2 oz Bullion hops (bittering) 60 minutes BEOB
.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker (spicy flavor/aroma) 15 minutes BEOB
.25 oz. East Kent Goldings (aroma) 3 minutes BEOB

Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II or White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

OG: 1.084
FG: 1.032
ABV: 6.9%
IBU: 17.


SRM: 10.8

Make one gallon test batches and adjust. Aged hops would be better...leave the pellets open in a cool/cold non-drafty place for 30 to 60 days. If you use aged hops, bump each of them up .25 ounces.

 

[smokinghole]

Blue Moon Ale Clone

5 lbs. Extra Light DME
2½ lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 oz. Hallertauer pellet hops (4½% - boil 45 minutes)
½ oz. Hallertauer whole hops (2.4% - steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Coriander Seed (crushed - ½ boil 10 min, ½ steep 10 minutes)
1 oz. Orange Peel (zested fresh and dried, steep 10 minutes)
500 ml Wyeast #1214 Belgian Abbey yeast starter

Specifics:
Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 Gallons
SG: 1.059
FG: 1.010
Time in Boil: 45 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 9 days

 

[Brutus]

Retrieved from the Morebeer site.

Hoogstraten Poorter (should be close they say)

Belgian Strong Dark Ale (5 gallons - All Grain/Extract)
13 lb.s Belgian 2 Row Pilsener Malt or 8 lbs. Extra Light DME
8 oz. Belgian Biscuit Malt
8 oz. Belgian Aromatic Malt
6 oz. 60?L Crystal Malt
1 LB. Belgian Clear Candi Sugar


1/2 oz Bullion hops (bittering) 60 minutes BEOB
.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker (spicy flavor/aroma) 15 minutes BEOB
.25 oz. East Kent Goldings (aroma) 3 minutes BEOB

Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II or White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

OG: 1.084
FG: 1.032
ABV: 6.9%
IBU: 17.


SRM: 10.8

Make one gallon test batches and adjust. Aged hops would be better...leave the pellets open in a cool/cold non-drafty place for 30 to 60 days. If you use aged hops, bump each of them up .25 ounces.

Very cool now I am on a quest to learn how to brew! :cbig:
Thank you!

 

[smokinghole]

Dude just get a good starter kit.

Here's a good one to start with. Pieceing kits togther are way more expensive trust me.

http://labelpeelers.com/equipment-brewing-kits-c-1_4_5.html

 

[Brutus]

Dude just get a good starter kit.

Here's a good one to start with. Pieceing kits togther are way more expensive trust me.

http://labelpeelers.com/equipment-brewing-kits-c-1_4_5.html

I was looking at that keg starter kit looks fun and a keg would last me a long time!

 

[smokinghole]

Well the Blue Moon clone has been brewed. As I was making it I started questioning how much of a Belgian Wit this is going to be considering none of the ingredients were wheat based. Anyhow it smelled good had a nice color. If anything it will be a decent beer with a slight orange flavor to it. I think I'll have two full cases of Grolsch bottles to bottle in when the time comes.

 

[Chase]

Nice range you got lined up there!