A use up the stocks recipe

[will_raymo2000]

Hi all,

Wanted to do a brew next week to use up my crushed malts and hops before they go old.

Stocks at present:
1.6kg munich
1.6kg wheat malt
0.6kg caramalt
0.6kg crystal rye
0.25kg crystal malt
0.15kg black malt

Don't want to make up a maltmiller order just yet but the LHBS does crushed pale malt in 3kg bags so will probably need one of them to make up the base.

Hops in stock are as follows:
80g chinook
50g motueka
20g styrian goldings
20g citra pellets
40g fuggles pellets
30g willamette pellets


Any ideas for a style at all or even better, a recipe?
Cheers,
Will

[seymour]

Don't want to make up a maltmiller order just yet but the LHBS does crushed pale malt in 3kg bags so will probably need one of them to make up the base.

Nope.

Here you go. Happy brewing!

SEYMO-RAYMO RED ALE

6 US gallons = 5 Imperial gallons = 22.7 Liters

A rich malty AND hoppy red ale crafted for easy-drinkability. SeyMO + RayMO = MOreish.

Fear not the simple sugar addition. It's not a cheat, it will intentionally thin the body which would otherwise be too heavy using Munich as a base malt. Wheat Malt is extremely high in enzymes, so I predict a high mash efficiency anyway. Add the black malt at the end of your mash. Using these "tricks", you'll be amazed how simultaneously complex and well-balanced the finished beer will taste. Cheers!

GRAINBILL
42% = 1600 g = 3.53 lbs, Munich Malt
42% = 1600 g = 3.53 lbs, Wheat Malt
3% = 113 g = .25 lb, Crystal Malt
3% = 113 g = .25 lb, Black Malt (stirred into mash tun after 60 min, immediately before sparge)
10% = 381 g = .84 lb, Sugar (added directly to beginning of boil)
TOTAL: 3.8 kg = 8.4 lb

MASH at 148°F/64°C for 60 min

HOPS for 60 min boil
30 g = 1.06 oz, Willamette, First Wort Hops
10 g = .35 oz, Styrian Goldings, 30 min
20 g = .71 oz, Citra, at flame-out, steep until chilled

YEAST
English ale strain of your choice. Avoid American Ale yeast.

STATS
OG: 1041
FG: 1010
ABV: 4.0%
IBU: 30
Colour: deep reddish amber

[Clibit]

Sounds very nice that, Seymo.

[seymour]

Sounds very nice that, Seymo.

Thanks, mate!

[will_raymo2000]

Sounds delish, will get that on the go on Monday I think. Cheers Seymour!

Clearing out the stocks means that I'll have to make another maltmiller order soon though... hmm what to brew next! Something to test out my new 100L HLT to the max

[seymour]

Sounds delish, will get that on the go on Monday I think. Cheers Seymour!

Cool. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

...Clearing out the stocks means that I'll have to make another maltmiller order soon though...

Getcha some Mild Malt, it's the bomb. A little more dextrin-y sweet than regular pale malt, similar to CaraPils, not quite as candy-sweet as Munich, and it still has that inimitable English biscuity thing going on. A perfect base malt to balance against those intense hops you like.

[will_raymo2000]

Well that has to go down as one of my most unsuccessful brewdays in history!

Trialling the new 100L HLT and found out that the temp probe was above the 40L mark so my PID controller was useless for this one which was mistake number one! Ended up with an arm in the HLT holding a digital thermometer trying to hit strike temp. That went horribly wrong and I ended up with a mash at 55*C so 3 kettles later it's up at 63*C which is still probably a bit low and the mash was so loose that I felt I had to add more malt to thicken it so added 0.6kg caramalt.

Sparged with the remaining water (again, no way of controlling temperature so I don't think the grain bed got to a decent sparge temperature). Boiled without issue until I realised that my immersion cooler was no use with such a small volume of beer. Not a great time to decide to experiment with a no chill method either!

End of play - 17L at 1.052. Pretty bad considering target 23L at 1.041
At 22.30 I couldn't be bothered to liquor back and still have no idea how i had such a low volume after boil especially as I added about 6L more liquor to the mash.

Will put this down to experience, hope I have something remotely drinkable and start planning the next brew!

[seymour]

Sorry you had a frustrating day, but nothing at all wrong with a 5.3% abv hoppy red ale. Cheers!

[will_raymo2000]

An absolutely fantastic pint. Had a week in bottles primed with dextrose and an afternoon on the fridge. Still probably a week more in the bottle would improve but very nice even now.

Cheers Seymour!

[seymour]

Glad to hear it. Sure looks like a beauty. And look at that wood, rubber mats, etc...you got a full-blown bar there?

Cheers!

[will_raymo2000]

I run a pub so this is the bar in my pub my customers enjoy being guinea pigs too. Pipe dream is eventually to brew a firkin once a month or something and serve it in the pub.. Who knows!

[seymour]

I run a pub so this is the bar in my pub my customers enjoy being guinea pigs too. Pipe dream is eventually to brew a firkin once a month or something and serve it in the pub.. Who knows!

Wow, that's very cool. Which pub, if you don't mind?

[will_raymo2000]

It's called the Hare and Hounds in Leavenheath (www.hareandhoundsleavenheath.co.uk)