Greg Hughes recipes

[Dulwich North]

I brewed the American Wheat beer and was gutted I didn’t add more hops, decent although underhopped imo

Thanks, your post made me look at the recipe and see it would be a great way to use up some Citra I have available! Maybe I'll dry hop some, but how underhopped do you feel it was?

 

[will4009]

I am just about the rack the American IPA into the secondary. Which will be my first Greg Hughes beer.

I think I will brew a few out of the book over the coming weeks. I fancy giving the double dry hopped pale ale, ginger beer, winter warmer and the English barley wine a go.

Think I will attempt the English barley wine first. Has anyone tried this one? Only issue is I don't have Wyeast 1028 that is the yeast used in the recipe. But, I was hoping US-05 would do the job. Wyeast seems to be a bit pricey, plus I only brew in small 8 litre batches, so if I can help it, I don't buy lots of different yeasts.

 

[honeymonster]

Currently enjoying a pint of Greg Hughes Cream Ale. Beats the pants off any number of commercial lagers I've had in the past.

Also got a batch of his American IPA in the FV too, I've got high hopes for it!

 

[pms67]

Thanks, your post made me look at the recipe and see it would be a great way to use up some Citra I have available! Maybe I'll dry hop some, but how underhopped do you feel it was?

Next time I make it I will add another 50-70 grams but that maybe says more about my palate being shot to pieces

 

[Dulwich North]

... but that maybe says more about my palate being shot to pieces

Let's hope that's just from over-hopped beers and you don't need to get yourself tested!

 

[MickDundee]

Next time I make it I will add another 50-70 grams but that maybe says more about my palate being shot to pieces

Thanks, your post made me look at the recipe and see it would be a great way to use up some Citra I have available! Maybe I'll dry hop some, but how underhopped do you feel it was?

I’ve made it a few times and have always thought the hopping was about right for style when I was using citra. I used Mandarina Bavaria once though and the hops were barely detectable against the wheat malt to the point I could barely finish the batch, so it definitely needed more hops.

I might do one with Sorachi Ace in the coming months as I have 60g leftover from the rice lager - I’d planned to use it in this week’s NEIPA but have read that citra and Sorachi don’t necessarily go well together, even though you’d expect them to, so I’m replacing the Sorachi with 50g Galaxy instead.

@Dulwich North I usually do a blonde ale as a “user-upper” for citra. Usually pale malt and whatever adjuncts I have left to around 4% ABV, with citra to 25ish IBU (usually with late additions). Both times it turned out as a wonderful easy drinking but flavourful summer “lawnmower” beer.

 

[Dulwich North]

@Dulwich North I usually do a blonde ale as a “user-upper” for citra. Usually pale malt and whatever adjuncts I have left to around 4% ABV, with citra to 25ish IBU (usually with late additions). Both times it turned out as a wonderful easy drinking but flavourful summer “lawnmower” beer.

Thanks. I've plenty of wheat but my small batches might leave enough citra.

 

[Moe]

Just brewed the Irish Red ale this evening.
Used Kveik instead of the recommended Irish ale yeast so added the 60m addition as a FWH and didn’t add the FO hop addition, I’ll add these as a dry hop in a few days.

Ended up with 24L in the fermenter @1.048, so not miles off the 1.050 stated in the recipe.

 

[Pezza24]

Thanks to this thread I've dug out my book and spent an hour flicking through. Never done AG before and this will be my first time brewing since doing a few kits about 5 years ago.

Will be giving BIAB a try and hopefully brewing half batches of the American Wheat, Dark Porter and anything else that takes my fancy. Would like to try a Lager but not a clue about the lagering process.

I have the original version of the book, are there as many errors in that as the newer version?

 

[Linalmeemow]

Just bottled the standard pale ale last night, just about 4% and it was lovely flat and cloudy straight out of the FV. Can't wait for it to carb up so I can see how it's really turned out.

 

[Brewnaldo]

I'm about to brew the Amarillo single hop but need some advice. The recipe calls for amarillo at 5% AA, I have it at 9.1%. Should I adjust the early/mid boil additions to match recipe IBU and then keep late additions the same, or should I up the late additions to compensate for earlier ones having less?

 

[lupinehorror]

my brother got me this book (looks like the newer edition) before i knew i wanted to try brewing.
guess he knew i enjoyed drinking so it was only a matter of time before i caved in.
hadn't actually opened it until now but have been inspired to give something simple a go by reading many of the posts here.
cheers.

 

[The Cat]

I've only just realised I have this book and have been reading it for ages. I've only bought kits so far so didn't take much notice of the receipes.

Time to pick something for my first boil now though - simple as possible I think to start.

 

[Slid]

I am just about the rack the American IPA into the secondary. Which will be my first Greg Hughes beer.

I think I will brew a few out of the book over the coming weeks. I fancy giving the double dry hopped pale ale, ginger beer, winter warmer and the English barley wine a go.

Think I will attempt the English barley wine first. Has anyone tried this one? Only issue is I don't have Wyeast 1028 that is the yeast used in the recipe. But, I was hoping US-05 would do the job. Wyeast seems to be a bit pricey, plus I only brew in small 8 litre batches, so if I can help it, I don't buy lots of different yeasts.

I have used US05 for all my B/W's (usually Parti-Gyle brewing) and it does a good job of making the end result fairly dry and drinkable as well as sip-able.

Have used US05 for most styles, except wheat beers, Belgians and Saisons. Never used anything but dry yeast.

 

[Brewnaldo]

I have used US05 for all my B/W's (usually Parti-Gyle brewing) and it does a good job of making the end result fairly dry and drinkable as well as sip-able.

Have used US05 for most styles, except wheat beers, Belgians and Saisons. Never used anything but dry yeast.

I was actually just looking for somewhere to post about US-05 but as it's currently in a GH recipe..

24 hours in and no activity at all (airlock or hydrometer). Yeast was rehydrated. Worry or no worry?

 

[An Ankoù]

I've only just realised I have this book and have been reading it for ages. I've only bought kits so far so didn't take much notice of the receipes.

Time to pick something for my first boil now though - simple as possible I think to start.

What have you got in mind; an all grain or an extract brew?

 

[The Cat]

What have you got in mind; an all grain or an extract brew?

I am starting with extract for the first few attempts and will see how it goes for now.

 

[An Ankoù]

I am starting with extract for the first few attempts and will see how it goes for now.

There was a massive hike in the price of extract in the mid-eighties (I think they decided to put VAT on it) which pushed me back to all grain, but you can make some great beers with extract, and there's much more freedom than simply pimping a kit. Happy brewing.

 

[The Cat]

There was a massive hike in the price of extract in the mid-eighties (I think they decided to put VAT on it) which pushed me back to all grain, but you can make some great beers with extract, and there's much more freedom than simply pimping a kit. Happy brewing.

Thanks I'm using extract for now so I learn about the other processes - when I feel I'm comfortable with all that then I will go to all grain but not planning on that for quite a while yet - would be nice to make a flavoured Christmas ale or stout from all grain next year for instance.

 

[Linalmeemow]

Thanks I'm using extract for now so I learn about the other processes - when I feel I'm comfortable with all that then I will go to all grain but not planning on that for quite a while yet - would be nice to make a flavoured Christmas ale or stout from all grain next year for instance.

It's a slippery slope - I moved from kits to extract as I was never really happy with the outcome with kit beers. I bought a big stockpot and found this recipe for a clone of the Kernel's Double Citra IPA (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6q2GBHKZAxUX203SDhjeEJmZ2s/edit), and I was blown away by the result. I did a few more extract recipes but found it very limiting, there's only so much you can do with extract and steeped grains, and after only six months I splashed out on a single vessel all grain system. You'll be one of us soon enough!