thinking of a recipe - Winter Sunrise

[BrewStew]

For the first time in my brewing history, i've got a name for a brew before i've actually got a brew to name! usually it's the other way around and i struggle to think of a name for weeks after i've brewed it... Smokeydokey being the prime example.

I'm planning a brew called Winter Sunrise.. god knows what made me think of that name, but i think it's really cool and adds to the seasonal suggestion in it's title. it's something i only want to brew in the winter... but i'm wondering what i can do to truly make it a winter warmer.

for those that dont know me, i love beer with a big malty profiles. most of my beers dont have aroma hops because the malt aroma does it all for me.

i'm really into specialty grains. Rauchmalt being top of my list. but i've already got a rauchbier as my house (or should that be haus?) regular.

has anyone got any suggestions for a specialty grain that'll add that little extra something to a beer that i'm aiming to be about 35 IBU's at about 6% ABV?

 

[Jonnyv]

I'd go for a porter. Something like my Thames Valley Porter:

OG: 1.060
IBU: 34

5.35 Kg Maris Otter Pale Malt
0.60 Kg Crystal Malt 60L
0.25 Kg Amber Malt
0.12 Kg Black Patent Malt
0.10 Kg Chocolate Malt

Northdown hops at 90mins and 15mins (though you could probably dump them all in at 90mins).
Yeast anything fairly neutral - I used SO4 as it was kicking about.

Immense amount of chocolate and coffee notes, tastes strong (alcoholic) but not overpowering - I would however increase the IBUs to nearer 40 when I brew it again.

Ready to drink within 4-5 weeks (although I suspect it won't last that long with you! )

 

[jamesb]

Ready to drink within 4-5 weeks (although I suspect it won't last that long with you! )

Depends how much lemonade he adds. :lol:

 

[BrewStew]

:lol:

nice recipe!

Infact i'll add that one to my to do list for 2009 cos it looks damned tastey.

I probably should've been a bit more specific... I wasn't thinking of a black beer. the Sunrise part in the name says golden to me :hmm:

That recipe could have a name like Winter Midnight or something

i'm looking at a list of specialty grains i've never tried before. can someone tell me what these are like? :

Acid Malt
Melanoidin Malt
Belgian Aromatic Malt
Cara Red
Carafa Special
Scottish Peat Smoked
Belgium Biscuit

 

[J_P]

Get some Munich malt, lactose and licorice into a nice gloopy stout.

 

[steve_flack]

Acid Malt - used to lower mash pH in lagers where you are not using any other water treatment
Melanoidin Malt - adds melanoidins (D'Oh) a bit like a super-Munich malt. A little goes a long way
Belgian Aromatic Malt - Similar but different to Melanoidin
Cara Red - A crystal malt.
Carafa Special - Debittered roasted malt used where you'd use chocolate or balck malt but don;t want the astringency you'd usually get
Scottish Peat Smoked - avoid at all costs unless you're making a whisky
Belgium Biscuit - Adds biscuity niceness to beers.

EDIT: Added 'not' to first line.

 

[BrewStew]

thanks steve!

biscuit and carafa sounds worth a try :thumb:

 

[Parva]

Slightly unrelated but :-

Do what I did, give your dad (in my case), relative / friend a list of what spare hops you have and guesstimate it. I gave my dad a list of 6 hops I had available and told him to pick three, he picked them and I fudged a recipe :-

-- Prepare Ingredients for Mash
Amount Item Type
5.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain
0.16 kg Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) Grain

Boil for 90 min Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
90 min 30.00 gm Brewer's Gold [4.60 %] (90 min) Hops
90 min 30.00 gm Pioneer [9.30 %] (90 min) Hops
15 min 20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (15 min) Hops
15 min 1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0 min 10.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) Hops

-- Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type
2 Pkgs Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale

And that's what's in the fermenter right now. :) Absolutely no idea how it'll turn out (I do know that Amarillo is VERY distinctive) so it'll either be fantastic or it'll be something to drink after several vodkas. :)

I've made a few 'random' brews in my adventures in AG and all have been fab (other than one that I forgot the Whirlfloc and was probably infected and went down the drain). Stick with 3 hops maximum and just guess. :)

Okay, it's totally unrelated and I should've read the first post better.

 

[Bobo]

you could always try the recipie i came up with, its a few posts down titled "Post suggestions here" I tried to create a winter warmer feel with it. Haven't been able to brew it yet as personal circumstances have meant i'm unable to buy a boiler at the min.

Feel free to bre it tho and tell me what its like.

 

[Bobo]

in fact here it is for you.



Big Number 1
English Pale Ale/Strong Bitter


Type: All Grain
Date: 20/11/2008
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Neil Gibbons
Boil Size: 26.33 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Freindly Monkey Brewary
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 88.76 %
0.23 kg Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 4.54 %
0.23 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4.54 %
0.11 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 2.17 %
33.30 gm Challenger [7.50 %] (60 min) Hops 26.6 IBU
18.30 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.049 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 0.000 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.74 %
Bitterness: 31.4 IBU
Est Color: 13.8 SRM Color: Color