Recipe Assistance Please

[gwcr]

Took an inventory last night, and found I had a few cans of MB HMEs still on the shelf. I haven't done a MB sized batch in quite a while, so thought I would ask the Borg for some suggestions. Here's what I have:

1 Original MB High Country Canadian Draft
1 Original MB Whispering Wheat Weizenbier
1 Coopers MB American Ale
1 Coopers MB Classic American Light

Grains:
2 row 9lbs 2oz
Maris Otter 1lb 8oz
C20 1lb 8oz
C40 2lbs 4oz
C60 7oz
C80 8oz
Roasted Barley 14oz
Biscuit 7oz
Carapils 2lbs

Golden Light DME 3lbs

Hops:
Cascade 3.8oz
Centennial 2.9oz
Saaz 2oz
Amarillo .6oz

No yeast on hand besides the fumundas, but I can pick up whatever there.

Looking to do a LBK sized batch or two (or three even) with the available ingredients.

So what say you Borg? What are your best/favorite recipes that use those HMEs?

[Kealia]

No specific recipe ideas for you, but an idea nonetheless:

The last time I had cans of HME on hand I used them to try a hopstand (using the old WCPA as the base). It gave me a chance to learn/play with a new technique and not risk spending a whole day doing it.

If it's something that you haven't done, consider it food for thought.

[gwcr]

Thanks Kealia. Not a bad idea. I'll keep that in mind.

I dug around through the MB archives and found a couple who had combined HCCD and WWW with some success. Also saw a recipe on the C-MB (Santa Catalina Pale Ale) that uses both the C-MB HMEs that I have and Cascade hops. May have to look at that one a little closer...

[jpsherman]

Took an inventory last night, and found I had a few cans of MB HMEs still on the shelf. I haven't done a MB sized batch in quite a while, so thought I would ask the Borg for some suggestions. Here's what I have:

1 Original MB High Country Canadian Draft
1 Original MB Whispering Wheat Weizenbier
1 Coopers MB American Ale
1 Coopers MB Classic American Light

Grains:
2 row 9lbs 2oz
Maris Otter 1lb 8oz
C20 1lb 8oz
C40 2lbs 4oz
C60 7oz
C80 8oz
Roasted Barley 14oz
Biscuit 7oz
Carapils 2lbs

Golden Light DME 3lbs

Hops:
Cascade 3.8oz
Centennial 2.9oz
Saaz 2oz
Amarillo .6oz

No yeast on hand besides the fumundas, but I can pick up whatever there.

Looking to do a LBK sized batch or two (or three even) with the available ingredients.

So what say you Borg? What are your best/favorite recipes that use those HMEs?

You have the makings for a variation of one my favorites I've made so far.

1 CAL
1# DME (I used extra light in mine)
.5oz centennial 15 min
.25 centennial 5 min
.25 centennial flameout

A light citrusy beer!

[gwcr]

You have the makings for a variation of one my favorites I've made so far.

1 CAL
1# DME (I used extra light in mine)
.5oz centennial 15 min
.25 centennial 5 min
.25 centennial flameout

A light citrusy beer!

Thanks! This is the sort of thing I'm looking for. Something quick and easy. May have to do that one.

Any other suggestions?

[BigPapaG]

2.2 gallon batch

American Ale
Weizenbier

Steep some Carapils and C40
.5 ounce Saaz (T-20)
.6 ounce Amarillo (T-5)

Nice APA / IPA with wheat and citrus notes.

[Yankeedag]

2.2 gallon batch

American Ale
Weizenbier

Steep some Carapils and C40
.5 ounce Saaz (T-20)
.6 ounce Amarillo (T-5)

Nice APA / IPA with wheat and citrus notes.

in this, how much Carapils and C40 are you suggesting?

[gwcr]

Surely the Borg Collective can make more than two recipes out of the above ingredients... Come on peeps! What say you?

[Beer-lord]

I'd use a good portion of your grains and do an AG.....as a guideline, not knowing what styles you like:
I'd use all the 2 row and MO, add 1/2 lb of C80, all the biscuit and do 1.5 oz Cetntennial at 60, 1 oz of Cascade at 20, 1 oz of Centennial at 10 and 1 oz cascade at 0.
Then dry hop with 1.5 oz of a blend of cascade and Centennial.

I've kind of gone away lately with DME and HME so I'm not a good judge of what works but I've basically done some crystal steeped for 30 minutes and added late addition and dry hopping for the HME's.

[gwcr]

Thanks Beer-lord. That does sound tasty. I probably will do something like that. Was more looking for how to enhance the 4 MB HMEs that I have. Hoping to get some favorite recipes that others have made with those as a base.

[BigPapaG]

2.2 gallon batch

American Ale
Weizenbier

Steep some Carapils and C40
.5 ounce Saaz (T-20)
.6 ounce Amarillo (T-5)

Nice APA / IPA with wheat and citrus notes.

in this, how much Carapils and C40 are you suggesting?

Just saw this guys...

I would use 2 ounces of CaraPils and maybe 2 ounces of C40.

[Wings_Fan_In_KC]

Agreed. In a MrB sized batch you don't want to use more than 8oz of specialty grains.

I generally use 4-6 oz of Crystal 40 or 60.

[gwcr]

You have the makings for a variation of one my favorites I've made so far.

1 CAL
1# DME (I used extra light in mine)
.5oz centennial 15 min
.25 centennial 5 min
.25 centennial flameout

A light citrusy beer!

Taking your suggestion and tweaking it just a bit. Bumped it to 2.5 gallons to try out the new BD Conical this coming weekend. Here's what I came up with in QBrew.

CAL Centennial
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Brewer: gwcr
Style: American Pale Ale
Batch: 2.50 gal

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.046 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 34 IBU
Recipe Color: 4° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.012
Alcohol by Volume: 4.5%
Alcohol by Weight: 3.5%

Ingredients
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Mr. Beer/Coopers Classic American Light1.21 lb, Extract, Extract
Briess DME - Golden Light 1.50 lb, Extract, Extract
CaraPils - [Body, Head] 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped

Centennial - 0.50 oz, Pellet, 20 minutes
Centennial - 0.25 oz, Pellet, 10 minutes
Centennial - 0.25 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Mr. Beer/Coopers Classic American Light1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes

Going to do a short hop stand with the flame out addition (maybe 20 minutes) to see how that affects things. Thinking this looks pretty tasty to me!

Edit: Forgot the yeast (derp). May pick up a pack of US-05. Not sure I trust the fumundas...

[jpsherman]

My CAL was 1.87#. Otherwise sounds tasty

[gwcr]

Good catch. Had the old MB number in my head. Will change it up.

Here's what it looks like now.
CAL Centennial
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Brewer: gwcr
Style: American Pale Ale
Batch: 2.50 galExtract

Characteristics
---------------
Recipe Gravity: 1.047 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 34 IBU
Recipe Color: 3° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.012
Alcohol by Volume: 4.5%
Alcohol by Weight: 3.5%

Ingredients
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Briess DME - Golden Light 1.00 lb, Extract, Extract
CaraPils - [Body, Head] 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped
Mr. Beer/Coopers Classic American Light1.87 lb, Extract, Extract

Centennial - 0.25 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Centennial - 0.25 oz, Pellet, 10 minutes
Centennial - 0.50 oz, Pellet, 20 minutes
Mr. Beer/Coopers Classic American Light1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes

Safale S-05 Dry Ale Yeast 1.00 unit, Yeast, American: Temperature Range: 59°-75° F 11.5 GRAMS