Brewing & Recipes

RIS Marital Bliss

Description: I’m planning on brewing a Russian Imperial Stout for my wedding. The charteristics I’m looking for is a dark, full bodied, somewhat sweet, with light bittering (for an imperial stout), and a hint of esters and complexity. I’ll be brewing this thing as a partial mash and figure on doing a single step infusion mash at around 155 degrees …

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Terminator Stout

Description: Black as the darkest night, rich as the most decadent dessert, Terminator is for the true stout lover. This is a full bodied and flavor packed ale which draws it’s robust complexity from kiln-baked specialty grains. Look for a wide array of toasted, chocolate, nutty and coffee-like flavors in every pint! This recipe was made famous by the McMenamins …

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Bees and Bears RIS

Description: I’m trying for a complex RIS and feel that with this recipe that I’m likely to achieve that. I’d just like some input on this recipe. Ingredients: 4# English Pale Ale malt .5# carapils malt 6 oz English Roasted Barley 6 oz English Black Roast 4 oz Flaked Barley 4 oz Flaked Wheat (considering using spelt) 4 oz English …

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High-Gravity Bock

Description: I brewed a high-gravity bock last weekend, and wonder what I can do toget as complete a fermentation as possible. My SG reading was 1.136, part of which I think is attributable to some trub in my sample, but it still is chock full of fermentables. I pitched Wyeast London Ale, cause it’s what I had. Ingredients: 8 pounds, …

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Burst Bubbles, No Troubles Munich Dunkel

Ingredients: 6 pounds, Klages 1 1/2 pounds, Vienna 1 pound, light Munich 1 pound, dark Munich 1 1/2 pounds, dark crystal 1/5 pounds, chocolate malt 1/2 ounce, Hersbrucker plugs (2.9% alpha) 1/2 ounce, Northern Brewer plugs (7.5%) 1 ounce, Hersbrucker plugs 1/2 ounce, Hersbrucker plugs 1/2 ounce, Tettnanger leaf hops 1/2 teaspoon, Irish Moss at 30 min WYeast #2308 Munich …

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Wicked Ole Ale

Beer Style: old ale, pale ale Recipe Type: all-grain Description: I love this ale! It’s dark, malty, and sweet. However, it does have a bite to it! It has a fine roasted character and it is moderately strong (7% alc. by vol.) Here’s the recipe for a step infusion mash. Please e-mail me and tell me what you think. Ingredients: …

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Vail Pale Ale

Beer Style: pale ale, India pale ale Recipe Type: all-grain Description: I would like to share with everyone my IPA recipe that won two gold medals at GABF in ’92 & ’94 when I worked for the Hubcap Brewey in Vail, CO. The same recipe won the gold this year from the Hubcap in Dallas, TX. Ingredients: 10 lbs. Bairds …

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Summer Pale Ale

Beer Style: pale ale Recipe Type: all-grain Description: This ale is light in color, but full-bodied. If you want an amber color, add a cup of caramel malt. I get a strong banana odor in most of my ales (from the Edme I believe) which subsides after 2-3 weeks in the bottle. If you don’t have the capacity for 9 …

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Really Incredible Ale

Beer Style: pale ale Recipe Type: all-grain Description: The wheat helps make a beer very suitable to a warm climate. This has been a hot summer; it has topped 100 degrees (in the shade) several times. Ingredients: 5-7 pounds, pale malt 3 pounds crystal malt 2 pounds wheat 2 ounces Northern Brewer hops 1 ounce Hallertauer hops 1/2 ounce Cascade …

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Pirate Ale

Beer Style: pale ale Recipe Type: all-grain Description: Ingredients: 8 # British 2-row .5 #British crystal malt .5 # Wheat Malt .5 # Golden Brown sugar .75 oz Willamette (60 mins) .50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) (60) —-I had to use up some hops 1 oz EKG leaf hops (60) 1 oz EKG leaf hops (30) 1 oz EKG …

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