#85: Either the Worst or Best Thing I've Ever Brewed Ale
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:58 pm
(aka, Kitchen Sink Cupboard Cleaning Ale)
I had three extracts left from the dang blasted Mr. Beer contest, all three expired at this point. So I'm making an effort to use them all in the next few weeks. I had no interest in brewing the American Ale extract... the one of these I tasted was bland and nondescript. So... instead it is the base on a cupboard cleaning beer. There was no rhyme or reason to this... not shooting for any style or specific recipe. Just taking the opportunity to clear out some opened ingredients to get some things off the shelf, including some of the dandelion syrup I made, as well as some smoked malt, hops that have been around for a bit, and a kvass extract. This may really suck, or maybe it will be good. Who knows.
#85: Smoked Maple Rye
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract with grain steep
Date: 9/14/2014
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.87 lb American Ale (3.4 SRM) Extract 37.55 %
1.21 lb Kvass Concentrate (9.0 SRM) Extract 24.30 %
0.75 lb Oats, Quaker Perfect Portion (Maple) (1.0 SRM) Grain 15.06 %
0.50 lb Smoked Malt, Cherrywood (5.0 SRM) Grain 10.04 %
0.40 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 8.03 %
0.25 lb Dandelion Syrup (2.0 SRM) Sugar 5.02 %
0.40 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (40 min) Hops 10.2 IBU
0.40 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (40 min) Hops 14.0 IBU
0.30 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.3 IBU
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.30 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
0.36 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Cooper Ale (Coopers #-) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.060 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.94 %
Bitterness: 61.5 IBU
Calories: 260 cal/pint
Est Color: 6.9 SRM
I had three extracts left from the dang blasted Mr. Beer contest, all three expired at this point. So I'm making an effort to use them all in the next few weeks. I had no interest in brewing the American Ale extract... the one of these I tasted was bland and nondescript. So... instead it is the base on a cupboard cleaning beer. There was no rhyme or reason to this... not shooting for any style or specific recipe. Just taking the opportunity to clear out some opened ingredients to get some things off the shelf, including some of the dandelion syrup I made, as well as some smoked malt, hops that have been around for a bit, and a kvass extract. This may really suck, or maybe it will be good. Who knows.
#85: Smoked Maple Rye
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract with grain steep
Date: 9/14/2014
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.87 lb American Ale (3.4 SRM) Extract 37.55 %
1.21 lb Kvass Concentrate (9.0 SRM) Extract 24.30 %
0.75 lb Oats, Quaker Perfect Portion (Maple) (1.0 SRM) Grain 15.06 %
0.50 lb Smoked Malt, Cherrywood (5.0 SRM) Grain 10.04 %
0.40 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 8.03 %
0.25 lb Dandelion Syrup (2.0 SRM) Sugar 5.02 %
0.40 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (40 min) Hops 10.2 IBU
0.40 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (40 min) Hops 14.0 IBU
0.30 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.3 IBU
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.30 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
0.30 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
0.36 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs Cooper Ale (Coopers #-) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.060 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.94 %
Bitterness: 61.5 IBU
Calories: 260 cal/pint
Est Color: 6.9 SRM