What should I brew next?

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  1. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    I started back brewing about 7 weeks ago. i am trying to brew every 2 weeks so that i do not have to buy beer. My first batch was a brown ale. Turned out awesome. My second batch is an APA that I just bottled today and it tastes great even flat (dry, similar mouthfeel to sierra nevada pale ale, somehow finished at 1.004 from 1.057 with us 05) and I just racked a breakfast stout to secondary today as well (tasted awesome too, i should have bottled it but I don't have enough bottles laying around). I was thinking of brewing another brown ale or a maybe a DIPA (i do BIAB so this might be kind of tough)

    Thoughts? What would you brew this time of year?
     
    #1 ghostinthemachine, Oct 5, 2015
  2. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    Whatever you decide to brew next, I highly recommend putting some Brandy in it.

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    #2 Brew_Betty, Oct 5, 2015
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  3. dmtaylor

    dmtaylor Savant (1,149) Dec 30, 2003 Wisconsin

    It's lager season. How about a malty bock, maibock, or doppelbock? Or Vienna lager? If you don't have the time or temperature for a lager, try an altbier which is almost the same thing but doesn't need to be fermented quite as cold.

    You could also make a Christmas/winter beer, which is basically any strong beer that you like, often with just a touch of spices added although that's optional.

    Scotch ale would be great for contemplative sipping in the winter time as well.

    And just for grins, throw in a Belgian... dubbel, tripel, a Belgian blond ale, these are all great for a little variety outside the American norm. Or maybe a German hefeweizen. These can all be fermented relatively fast and warm in contrast to the others I mentioned.
     
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  4. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I hardly ever brew seasonally. My recommendation is to brew whatever you like to drink next.
     
    #4 VikeMan, Oct 5, 2015
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  5. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    LMAO I do love me some brandy dark ales. It was really hard for me not to put some of the stout i just racked to secondary on brandy and oak
     
    #5 ghostinthemachine, Oct 5, 2015
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  6. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    a dubbel sounds interesting....i'm not a huge fan of the belgian ales but they are growing on me. i guess ill start doing some reading on them
     
    #6 ghostinthemachine, Oct 5, 2015
  7. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    I vote for Imperial red ale, 8%, SRM 15, 85ibu and WY1728. Minus the Brandy.
     
    #7 Brew_Betty, Oct 5, 2015
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  8. GormBrewhouse

    GormBrewhouse Pooh-Bah (2,111) Jun 24, 2015 Vermont
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    Pumpkin beer is nice or how about a Russian imperial Oaked.
     
    #8 GormBrewhouse, Oct 5, 2015
  9. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    I usually do an Imperial Red IPA each Fall. Might need to get a brewday in soon for a non-test batch...
     
    #9 jbakajust1, Oct 5, 2015
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  10. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    Baltic Porter...it's a porter...it's a lager...it's delicious!!!
     
    #10 scurvy311, Oct 5, 2015
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  11. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    What do you drink the most of? That's what I would brew if I were you...and if you're trying to make all of the beer you drink, you should really think about getting into kegging to make your life much easier:slight_smile:
     
    #11 DrMindbender, Oct 6, 2015
  12. drinkybanjo

    drinkybanjo Crusader (457) Sep 4, 2008 New Jersey

    Wow, you are on the same path as me! Started brewing over the summer and now I'm on a two week cycle. Did Brown Ale, Amber, and IPA will be kegged this Saturday. Hope to brew a 'hoppy' Oatmeal Stout on Sunday. Next will either be a Holiday beer or a Scotch Ale.
     
    #12 drinkybanjo, Oct 6, 2015
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  13. CADETS3

    CADETS3 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Texas

    A Belgium triple sounds fantastic right about now
     
    #13 CADETS3, Oct 6, 2015
  14. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    a dubbel sounds interesting....i'm not a huge fan of the belgian ales but they are growing on me. i guess ill start doing some reading on them
    I think i will be brewing a pale ale. 94% 2 row 3% cara40l and 3% carapils. Not sure what hops I will use
     
    #14 ghostinthemachine, Oct 6, 2015
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  15. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    How about an ESB? I'm brewing an ESB next
     
    #15 Hanglow, Oct 6, 2015
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  16. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    My vote goes for a quad along the lines of seventh glass or the reverend.
     
    #16 SFACRKnight, Oct 6, 2015
  17. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    I decided on a pale ale hopped with citra, amarillo, and galaxy. Not good for the season but the type of beer i've been digging
     
    #17 ghostinthemachine, Oct 7, 2015
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  18. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    I'd go with a Scotch Ale. I brewed this a couple of weeks ago:

    1851 William Younger 80/-
    pale malt 26.25 lb
    Goldings 90 min 2.50 oz
    Goldings 60 min 2.00 oz
    Goldings 30 min 2.00 oz
    OG 1085
    FG 1034
    ABV 6.75
    Apparent attenuation 60.00%
    IBU 72
    SRM 8
    Mash at 154º F
    Sparge at 184º F
    Boil time 90 minutes
    pitching temp 56º F
    Yeast WLP028 Edinburgh Ale

    For 6 US gallons.
     
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  19. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    I almost solely brew seasonally. Recently did a wild rice mild:

    5# MO
    1# pre-cooked wild rice
    12 oz C120
    8oz Pale chocolate
    Cl2-heavy water
    Mash low and long
    Mushy pH
    Wy 1318
     
    #19 jae, Oct 7, 2015
  20. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

    Not to go off on a tangent, but with an aggressive plan like yours, I would strongly recommend kegs over bottles. The biggest advantage of kegs is that it beats bottling in every respect. There is no downside! :wink:

    While I won't disagree, for those of us who still haven't addressed the fermentation temperature issue, it's hard not to brew a lager during the Spring and Fall.
     
    #20 mikehartigan, Oct 7, 2015
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