Give me something crazy.....

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by RichFellows, Jul 31, 2014.

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  1. RichFellows

    RichFellows Devotee (313) Mar 13, 2011 Connecticut

    Okay, so I've got some cascade vines outside and when I planted them mid-last year I was planning on being able to do some big IPAs. Now, I'm thinking I don't want to do a typical IPA because let's face it every decent company has a good IPA and I have a fridge full. Now I'm thinking maybe I should try something unusual. Thought I would have a little more time to plan it out but I just got back from a 2 week vacation and suddenly I have tons of cones popping out. I want to take some nice full hop flavors and mix it with something fun like orange peel. Yeah, that's normally something you see in wheat styles but maybe it will work? Or maybe some rye, few good rye IPAs out there if I wanted to go down that road. But still need some sort of x-factor ingredient to make it fun. Let's face it, while we all try to imitate certain styles and certain commercial brews it is fun sometimes to go completely in our own direction.
     
    #1 RichFellows, Jul 31, 2014
  2. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    Look up Mikkeller Limoncello IPA clone recipes or do a nice hoppy stout. I've recently been experimenting with mixing hop-forward stouts with Port Wine flavors
     
    #2 tkdchampxi, Jul 31, 2014
  3. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    That's the best part about homebrewing: letting your imagination go wild.
    There's a million ways to do this - starting with an idea, an ingredient, or even just a name.
    I have one that I plan to make that started with a name, and I've worked out the recipe from there.
    I hope to brew it later this summer or early fall (will keep updated...)
    but I would think about starting with the characteristics of the hops you have, then go from there.
    Or, if you are working that way, just go with a fresh hop beer. Brew a standard IPA / pale ale, then dry(wet) hop with mass amounts of the cascade right off the bine.
     
    #3 JrGtr, Jul 31, 2014
  4. RichFellows

    RichFellows Devotee (313) Mar 13, 2011 Connecticut

    Not so interested in a stout, just finished a Stone RIS clone. Though the port wine idea is neat. I came back from Portugal a few days ago and was staying a few hundred yards from the world's best port wine caves. Came home with a few bottles including a 1980 (my birth year).
     
    #4 RichFellows, Jul 31, 2014
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  5. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Why not just do a big wet hop beer? Style would depend on your harvest.

    I guess it's not crazy, but if you've never made one before...it's just as exciting.
     
    #5 JohnSnowNW, Jul 31, 2014
  6. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    Munich + Vienna malt base meet a ton of Cascade and 100% Brett fermentation, maybe a blend of a few Brett strains in primary. Drie + Claussenii? Maybe even throw some spices in there.. black peppercorn?

    Bready, citrus, tropical, peppery, dry finish... eh could be interesting.
     
    #6 hoptualBrew, Jul 31, 2014
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  7. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    I like a nicely hoped Pale Ale pitched with a Belgian yeast. Good luck.
     
    #7 premierpro, Jul 31, 2014
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  8. RichFellows

    RichFellows Devotee (313) Mar 13, 2011 Connecticut

    You know I was already thinking about some Vienna in there. I like the idea of peppercorn as well. Not a fan of brett though. I was thinking something in the Belgian vein like premierpro said.
     
    #8 RichFellows, Jul 31, 2014
  9. telejunkie

    telejunkie Savant (1,107) Sep 14, 2007 Vermont

    just playing with a recipe for a peach ipa: conan yeast, peachy hops (crystal, citra & simcoe) and obviously peach. Cascade isn't exactly what I would call a "peachy" hop....but grapefruit would play nicely.
     
    #9 telejunkie, Jul 31, 2014
  10. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    That sounds good too, a Belgian IPA of sorts, meets German malts, and American hops. I've used Vienna (45%), Munich 9L (37%), Rye malt (18%) with really nice results before in Fall seasonal beers, granted it was always with German ale or American ale yeast, but the malt profile is nice & I think would work well with Cascade and spices.
     
    #10 hoptualBrew, Jul 31, 2014
  11. langdonk1

    langdonk1 Initiate (0) May 16, 2014 South Carolina

    Definitely a Belgian IPA. Throw some lemon peels and Cascade hops in there. Sounds like the perfect summer beer. Keep the grain bill fairly light. 90% 2 row 10% Vienna.
     
    #11 langdonk1, Jul 31, 2014
  12. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Another vote for making a wet hopped beer.

    I made a wet hopped APA last year with my homegrown hops and that beer turned out great!

    Cheers!
     
    #12 JackHorzempa, Jul 31, 2014
  13. machalel

    machalel Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2012 Australia

    Wet-hopped earl-grey ESB
     
    #13 machalel, Aug 1, 2014
  14. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    If I had a ridiculous amount of hops I'd just try doing a "hop burst" the extreme way. Throw in 10 oz of hops at flameout, nothing else. See how it turns out
     
    #14 TastyAdventure, Aug 1, 2014
  15. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    Lightly hopped all Cascade 5% American Wheat, that's crazy... Guarantee nobody who's anybody is making one of those.
     
    #15 jbakajust1, Aug 1, 2014
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