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Date: 17 Aug 2006 00:19:44
From: Brian Foster
Subject: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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I'm still getting the hang of this homebrewing thing but enjoying it a great
deal. Today I racked my 2nd batch into 2nd stage and it smelled great. I've
got at least a couple of weeks to go before my first batch will be ready to
drink (I doubt I can wait that long :)
I'm beginning to realize how much time is involved with the fermenting and
aging process so I guess it's probably time to start considering a good
holiday brew.
I lean more toward ambers, porters, bocks, stout type of styles but I'd like
to make something that will be peaking around Thanksgiving or Christmas that
will have a broader appeal than those. Something that a Miller light
drinker could drink but could also be appreciated by a Guinness drinker too.
Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you suggest?
Do you have a recipe?
Thanks in advance.
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 23:16:44
From: Phil
Subject: Re: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:19:44 GMT, "Brian Foster"
<brianfoster@houston.rr.com > wrote:
>Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you suggest?
>Do you have a recipe?
Try making a pale ale or an ESB. Both are very simple to make and
appeal to most beer drinkers.
Phil
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http://www.hbd.org/nychg
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 19:44:35
From: Mike
Subject: Re: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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Brian Foster wrote:
> I'm still getting the hang of this homebrewing thing but enjoying it a great
> deal. Today I racked my 2nd batch into 2nd stage and it smelled great. I've
> got at least a couple of weeks to go before my first batch will be ready to
> drink (I doubt I can wait that long :)
>
> I'm beginning to realize how much time is involved with the fermenting and
> aging process so I guess it's probably time to start considering a good
> holiday brew.
>
> I lean more toward ambers, porters, bocks, stout type of styles but I'd like
> to make something that will be peaking around Thanksgiving or Christmas that
> will have a broader appeal than those. Something that a Miller light
> drinker could drink but could also be appreciated by a Guinness drinker too.
>
> Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you suggest?
> Do you have a recipe?
>
I have had great luck with the Holiday Ale recipe from Austin Homebrew
Supply. The last one I made was a partial mash, but I think the
extract with grains recipe would probably be as good.
Mike
> Thanks in advance.
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Date: 17 Aug 2006 23:59:19
From: David M. Taylor
Subject: Re: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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"Brian Foster" <brianfoster@houston.rr.com > wrote in message
news:ACOEg.7889$ph.7222@tornado.texas.rr.com...
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> I lean more toward ambers, porters, bocks, stout type of styles but I'd
> like to make something that will be peaking around Thanksgiving or
> Christmas that will have a broader appeal than those. Something that a
> Miller light drinker could drink but could also be appreciated by a
> Guinness drinker too.
>
> Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you
> suggest? Do you have a recipe?
You should try an Irish red ale... malty enough for a Guinness drinker, mild
enough for a Miller Lite kind of guy to have a gulp without saying that
cursed phrase, "I don't like dark beer." Sorry, I don't have a specific
recipe, but I imagine it includes maybe a 50/50 mix of light and amber
extract, a few ounces of roast barley steeped for a few minutes at less than
170 F, and a small amount of Kent Goldings for bittering and flavor, no
aroma. Any Irish ale yeast, and probably even California ale yeast or
Nottingham, would work. Consider using distilled water for the cleanest
flavor. Ferment cool if you can, maybe 60 F. Should end up on the malty
side, with perhaps the slightest hint of roasted coffee flavor, and perhaps
some buttery tones.
--
Dave
"Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
Genesis, 1973-ish
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Date: 17 Aug 2006 22:18:34
From: Lefty Skywalker
Subject: Re: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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David M. Taylor wrote:
> "Brian Foster" <brianfoster@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:ACOEg.7889$ph.7222@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> I lean more toward ambers, porters, bocks, stout type of styles but I'd
>> like to make something that will be peaking around Thanksgiving or
>> Christmas that will have a broader appeal than those. Something that a
>> Miller light drinker could drink but could also be appreciated by a
>> Guinness drinker too.
>>
>> Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you
>> suggest? Do you have a recipe?
>
> You should try an Irish red ale... malty enough for a Guinness drinker, mild
> enough for a Miller Lite kind of guy to have a gulp without saying that
> cursed phrase, "I don't like dark beer." Sorry, I don't have a specific
> recipe, but I imagine it includes maybe a 50/50 mix of light and amber
> extract, a few ounces of roast barley steeped for a few minutes at less than
> 170 F, and a small amount of Kent Goldings for bittering and flavor, no
> aroma. Any Irish ale yeast, and probably even California ale yeast or
> Nottingham, would work. Consider using distilled water for the cleanest
> flavor. Ferment cool if you can, maybe 60 F. Should end up on the malty
> side, with perhaps the slightest hint of roasted coffee flavor, and perhaps
> some buttery tones.
The Irish red ale I made as my first brew, from Midwest, was very good.
Partial grains in a sock and 6 lb pale extract.
--
Daniel O. Miller
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the
fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true
science. Whosoever does not know it and can no longer marvel, is as good
as dead, and his eyes are dimmed." - Albert Einstein
WWYD? (-o-) <* > Genesis 49:17
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Date: 18 Aug 2006 05:18:25
From: Jeff
Subject: Re: Holiday Beer/Ale suggestions
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Brian Foster wrote:
> Can't be too involved (I'm not doing all grain yet). So what do you suggest?
> Do you have a recipe?
Since Irish Reds were mentioned, I'll throw this recipe out there. I
made it 4 times so far, and it's pretty good. I've had a few people ask
me for this recipe, and they have subsequently made it themselves and
liked it as well. It's about as easy as it gets.
5 gallon batch
4lb can of Edme Red Ale LME
4lb can of Alexanders Pale LME
1oz Fuggles at 60
1oz Fuggles at 3
White Labs Irish Ale Yeast (WLP004)
OG: 1.060, FG: 1.016 - 1.018
It is rather malty, and initially it will be over the top (to me - not
to others though). After it sits in the bottle for about 4 weeks, it's
just right. Not sure at what age it peaks out at because it never
lasted that long, but it improved over the 4 months I had it.
--Jeff
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