Looking to brew something other than an IPA.

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  1. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    I currently have two very hoppy beers on tap (Galaxy Extra Pale and Simcoe/Amarillo/ Citra IPA). I’m looking for something different yet delicious to throw together. I am leaning towards an American wheat or a “American" Bitter.
    Here is what I have on hand:
    Fermentables: NB Gold LME, NB Wheat LME, Light LME, Caramel 15, Caramel 40, British Crystal 50/60 and Corn Sugar.

    Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Cascade, Willamette and Centennial.
    I am looking for a tried and true recipe (something you made that tasted great) rather than having you guys throw my ingredients together and call it good (I can do that).
     
    #1 jmich24, Mar 24, 2012
  2. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    When I just started brewing, I did a Franken-weizen to use up a bunch of my ingredients and it turned out great. It was a wheat beer (Wheat Extract; 1.071 OG) fermented with Wyeast 3068, hopped with Willamette in the boil (24 IBU) and 1.5 oz Cascade as a dry hop, and 3/4 lb of honey added at the end of primary fermentation (FG 1.012). Had some really nice clove and spice notes from the yeast strain and the Cascade dry hop, that worked well with the dryness of the beer and honey flavors. If this sounds at all good, let me know if you want the recipe in a BM.
     
    #2 barfdiggs, Mar 24, 2012
  3. jmich24

    jmich24 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Michigan

    I am still looking for one more recipe for next weekend. I am leaning towards an American Bitter.
    How does this recipe look:

    6 pounds NB gold Lme (2 row w/ a touch of carapils)
    .5 British Crystal 50/60
    1 oz Simcoe (FWH w/ Crystal)
    1 oz Simcoe 10 min
    2 oz Simcoe 0 min
    2 oz Simcoe Dry hop in Keg
    Pitch US-05


    Today I ended up brewing a quick Hopstand American Wheat.

    7 lbs wheat lme
    4 oz corn sugar
    1 oz Williamette 30 min
    1 oz Cascade 1 min
    1 oz Citra 1 min
    1 oz Cascade 0 min
    1 citra 0 min
    80 min Hopstand

    Cool to 62 pitch US-05

    Dry Hop 1 oz Citra in Primary 10 days
    Dry Hop 1 oz Cascade in Keg
     
    #3 jmich24, Mar 24, 2012
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