Averagely Perfect Project #8 - Suggestions

Thanks for doing this once again @VikeMan

I'd like to do a dark mild.

 

How about a Baltic porter?

 

Perhaps a German Hefeweizen or American Wheat.

 

We have yet to tackle a German beer.. Or a lager. I think a Dunkel, Marzen, or Vienna lager could be a fun option.

 

Another vote for a hefe

 

Excited to see this come back again! I'll toss out a suggestion for a Barleywine.

 

I am a fan of lagers and I will soon be bottling my fourth batch of lager of 2020 sometime this week. But, not every homebrewer has the resources to lager beers.

Perhaps an ale would be a more inclusive beer style choice? Or maybe a hybrid beer like Altbier or Kolsch which could be lagered (or not for those incapable of lagering beers).

Cheers!

Edit: Or maybe a California Common?

 

Hefeweizen

 

Something bright and crisp; Kolsch style or Cream Ale.

 

A German style could be fun. I don't have the kit to brew lagered styles, but would be happy to read the discussion assuming there are enough people taking part who do. Dark Mild, California Common and American Wheat also sound good. My only extra suggestion would be Black IPA, or maybe going wacky and doing Pastry Stout ("which brand of cake mix should we add to the fermenter...")

Personally, I'd have more interest in something more recipe driven than process driven and with a bit of scope for interpretation, though. Hefeweizen, for instance, feels like you haven't got many levers to pull in the recipe (OG, IBU, proportion of wheat to pilsner malt, yeast strain, which noble hop to bitter with) and then it's just a load of haggling about process. But maybe people like haggling about process?

 

Also, thanks to VikeMan for starting this up again! It's exactly the sort of distraction that I could use right now...

 

People who can’t lager could try lagering in bottles. Not as good as but not bad either.

 

Go viker, great idea and timing.

I suggest a dark Belgian ale

 

I agree that a lager may be nice. People that don't have lagering capabilities can use 34/70 at ale temps (according to fermentis and confirmed by plenty of Brewers).

I'm not a huge Pastry Stout guy, but that could be a fun group project.

 

My vote based on posts so far: Hefeweizen

My vote for my personal preference: Belgian Pale Ale

 

How about an old school British IPA? Might make for some lively discussion. I also like the ideas of Baltic Porter and Barleywine.

Cheers!

 

Hoppy American/Irish Red.

 

I second the vote for a Barleywine.

I think this style can open up some good debate about base malt choices, mashing techniques, boiling times, hopping rates (English or American), yeast choice and fermenting strategies, original and finishing gravities, aging and DO, wood or no wood.

And, more selfishly, I have a barleywine on my brew list for this summer.

 

I'm down for a barleywine.
Would it be possible to count all English or American votes for barleywine together, and then the first poll we decide which?

Belgian Pale Ale also sounds good to me.

Lagering in bottles only works if you have fridge space to store the bottles.