Gourmet Beers #2 and #3 - Banana Bread Beer and Rum & Raisin

[RobWalker]

So here's how it's going down now...I'm bored of brewing regular beers all the time, so i'm just keeping a stash of my favorites. In the meantime, I'm doing 2 gallon all grain batches of "gourmet beers" - beers based on food recipes.

Rum & Raisin Porter

Everybody's favourite classic ice cream, loads of toffee flavour from the excessive amounts of Caragold, extra sweetness from Lactose and a deep brown colour from dark rum, molasses and brewer's caramel. Vanilla Extract added in secondary.

Rum & Raisin Porter
Brew Type: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Batch Size: 1.70 gal
Boil Volume: 1.95 gal
Boil Time: 60 min

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.90 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 62.1 %
0.22 kg CaraGold (4.6 SRM) Grain 15.2 %
0.08 kg Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 5.5 %
15.00 gm Styrian Bobek [4.90%] (60 min) Hops 24.5 IBU
5.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00%] (10 min) Hops 3.4 IBU
0.15 kg Molasses (80.0 SRM) Sugar 10.3 %
0.10 kg Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 6.9 %

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Color: 11.9 SRM
Bitterness: 27.8 IBU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.1 %

Banana Bread Beer

The classic Banana Bread style, brewed with chocolate malt, cakey spices and spicy Saaz hops.

Banana Bread Beer
Brew Type: Partial Mash
Style: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
Batch Size: 1.70 gal
Boil Volume: 2.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.25 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 80.6 %
0.15 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 9.7 %
0.10 kg Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain 6.5 %
0.05 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 3.2 %
10.00 gm Saaz [4.00%] (60 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
5.00 gm Saaz [4.00%] (10 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
0.20 tsp Nutmeg, Ground (Primary 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Cinnamon Stick (Secondary 5.0 min) Misc
4.25 ml Banana Extract (Secondary 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Munich (Danstar) Yeast-Wheat

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Color: 17.0 SRM
Bitterness: 17.6 IBU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.3 %

I'm unsure of a yeast for the Porter yet, maybe something low attenuating? Surely don't wanna use US-05 or something similar, I need loads of fruit flavour and sweetness. Any tips?

 

[Darcey]

Mmmm love the sound of the Rum & Raisin Porter. I have a friend who is obsessed with Cains Raisin Beer... would love to know their secret.

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[alanywiseman.]

Love your approch to brewing Rob. When I get AG I will definetly be trying some of your recipies!

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[The Goatreich]

That rum and raisin porter is going on my to-do list for sure!!!

 

[RobWalker]

Thanks for the interest! Upon closer inspection I reakon the porter needs some work, the raisin flavour I am admittedly struggling with and its definitely not dark enough...no doubt it would benefit from some darker crystal :) but hey, got a week or so before I'm going for it.

Will post on how it turns out either way, never made a porter so should be interesting!

 

[BrotherMalice]

the banana bread beer sounds good, let us know how you get on :)

 

[lovelldr]

Thanks for the interest! Upon closer inspection I reakon the porter needs some work, the raisin flavour I am admittedly struggling with and its definitely not dark enough...no doubt it would benefit from some darker crystal :) but hey, got a week or so before I'm going for it.

Will post on how it turns out either way, never made a porter so should be interesting!

For getting the raisin flavour, you could try soaking a load of raisins in some vodka for a few days (probably about a week even), and then add to your fv when come to mixing all together?! The porter sounds yummy scrummy tho :) Very interested to see how it turns out :)

 

[beffrey]

Special B adds a big raisin flavour does it not?

Randy Mosher has a Fruitcake Old Ale that consists of Munich, amber, Special B and Carafa II witha few spices at the end of boil. After primary, he assembles 1.4kg (for 19l) of dried fruit, rehydrates it with boiling water and stands for 2 hours. He then racks onto this for another round of fermentation.

 

[gurtpint]

Healthy breakfast beers here!

 

[BrotherMalice]

How did these beers turn out?

 

[RobWalker]

havn't got round to them yet, but still going to make them for sure. i need to fill my kegs quickly this weekend and then i'll be doing them :)

 

[BrotherMalice]

fair enough, will be watching with interest :)

Had a banana bread beer a few weeks back and quite fancy making one :)

 

[Scott]

Did you get round to doing the Banana Bread Beer? I'd be interested to know how it turned out!

:thumb:

 

[olriley]

I'm unsure of a yeast for the Porter yet, maybe something low attenuating? Surely don't wanna use US-05 or something similar, I need loads of fruit flavour and sweetness. Any tips?

Windsor?

 

[RobWalker]

i didn't scott, but i did write up a recipe for well's banana bread beer, it uses fuggles goldings chocolate malt and banana extract. you would wanna use a proper wheat yeast like white labs hefe too!

olriley - this was a while ago now :p but thanks for the advice!

 

[olriley]

Oopsie
Found your brewday thread now, looks yum. S-04 in the end, nice one :thumb: