what would you call this?????

7.5 gallon pre boil volume.  finished just over 5 gallons.

2 oz crisp amber malt steeped at 150 for 15 minutes)
4 lbs extra light dme @ 60
3 lbs honey @ 5

.5 oz amarillo (8% pellets) @ 60
.25 oz simcoe (12.9% pellets) @ 60
.25 oz centennial (9.1% pellets) @ 60
.25 oz nz hallertauer (7% whole) @ 60

.25 oz amarillo (8% pellets) @ 5
.5 oz simcoe (12.9% pellets) @ 5

.75 oz centennial (9.1% pellets) @ 0
.75 oz nz hallertauer (7% whole) @ 0
.25 oz simcoe  (12.9% pellets) @ 0
.25 oz amarillo (8% pellets) @ 0

safale us-05

primary temperature 64 degrees

estimates…
1.059 OG
48 IBU

thanks in advance.
jason

Steroid Blonde  :smiley:

Hop Soup

No that is not Hop Soup,  This is Hop Soup

Recipe: Hop Soup (59)
Brewer: Fred Bonjour
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (45.0) This is a not to style beer.  The grain bill is a Dopplebock grain bill.  This gives it a tremendous amount of malt to offset an absolutely insane amount of hops.

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size: 5.25 gal     
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.103 SG
Estimated Color: 32.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 213.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 55.00 %
Boil Time: 120 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amount      Item                                      Type        % or IBU   
15 lbs      Munich Malt I -Weyermann (6.0 SRM)        Grain        70.56 %     
2 lbs        CaraMunich Malt (75.0 SRM)                Grain        9.41 %     
2 lbs        Pilsener (2.0 SRM)                        Grain        9.41 %     
1 lbs        Aromatic Malt (25.0 SRM)                  Grain        4.70 %     
1 lbs        Briess Extra Special Malt (130.0 SRM)    Grain        4.70 %     
2.1 oz      Carafa (400.0 SRM)                        Grain        0.61 %     
2.1 oz      Special B Malt (120.0 SRM)                Grain        0.61 %     
16.00 oz    Hallertau (leaf) [3.60 %]  (120 min) (FirsHops        213.9 IBU   
2 Pkgs      Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-)          Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Infusion 151
Total Grain Weight: 21.26 lb

Infusion 151
Step Time    Name              Description                        Step Temp   
120 min      Mash              Add 26.00 qt of water at 155.9 F    145.0 F

Notes:

23.4b OG
159 26 qts to hit 145 (3F low)
1 Pound of leaf hops was too much.  1/3 of my boil kettle was hops, thus Hop Soup.  Capped the boil and impedied boil off
This beer has a very mild and smooth bitterness is seems to be something around 50 IBU’s (remember this was 1 pound of whole hops put in the dry kettle.)  The aroma has a herbal character that some describe as grassy.
This is an easy drinking, easy to drink, easy to slam beer that will sneak up on you with a reverse slam.


213.9 IBU

YOWZA!

But, Fred, do you have any recipes for a really big, hoppy beer?  :wink:

Fred, do you make any beers under 1.100? :wink:

Jim

Of course Jim,  They are called session beers, or starters.  Funny thin is all my starters are 5 gallons,  and I drink them.

Funny you should ask,  how is this

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Devil’s Play (66)6
Brewer: Fred Bonjour
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Barleywine
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size: 5.00 gal     
Boil Size: 8.52 gal
Estimated OG: 1.141 SG
Estimated Color: 9.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 113.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.50 %
Boil Time: 180 Minutes

Ingredients:

Amount      Item                                      Type        % or IBU   
24 lbs      Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)          Grain        100.00 %   
1.50 oz      Simcoe [11.90 %]  (30 min)                Hops        33.8 IBU   
1.50 oz      Amarillo (Pellet) [8.90 %]  (30 min)      Hops        25.3 IBU   
1.50 oz      Amarillo (Pellet) [8.90 %]  (15 min)      Hops        13.2 IBU   
1.50 oz      Simcoe [11.90 %]  (15 min)                Hops        17.7 IBU   
1.50 oz      Amarillo (Pellet) [8.90 %]  (10 min)      Hops        9.9 IBU     
1.50 oz      Simcoe [11.90 %]  (10 min)                Hops        13.3 IBU   
3 Pkgs      SafAle US-56 148F mash (Fermentis #US-56) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single decoction 2 step Mash 146 158
Total Grain Weight: 24.00 lb

Single decoction 2 step Mash 146 158
Step Time    Name              Description                        Step Temp   
40 min        Low Mash          Add 24.00 qt of water at 163.4 F    146.0 F     
40 min        High Mash          Decoct 4.99 qt of mash and boil it  156.0 F

Notes:

6/26/07 16.4 brix 1.022 15.74 abv


Hop Chunky Stew.  ;D

X2, that is pretty close to my Blonde Ale recipe. Mine comes in about 40 IBU though and 1.045 OG. I use basically the same hop profile.

thanks guys.

update on this beer…  it sat in primary for about a month and then “lagered” another month…  (i had an unfinished keg i put in the keezer and dropped the temp down to 42 degrees and the beer sat in there.)  after i emptied the keg (this week), i racked this beer into the keg.  i pulled off a sample.  it tastes fairly light with a moderate hoppiness.  this should be a pretty good “drinking” beer to have around the next couple months.

after it carbonates and i start drinking it, i’ll update the thread with a more specific review of it.

cheers.