Anyone Have a Good Olde Ale Recipe?
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Anyone Have a Good Olde Ale Recipe?
Every year our brewclub has a club only contest and the styles are dictated by the AHA. I have decided to give it a go this year and the last style of the year is Olde Ale, which I have never brewed. Since I think I'll try to go for the high end of the style with an O.G. of say 1.090+, this would do well to age for awhile so it would be best if I brewed it pretty soon for a December 2012 contest. Does anyone out there have a good formulation for a beer like that? This sounds like a fun experiment for a couple of reasons; first of all to get that gravity with my system I'll need to do a double mash (should be interesting) and secondly, I can think of a couple of ways to "trick things up a bit" (wood aging, bugs or maybe adding molassis just to name a few ideas). I was also thinking of trying a solera with this stuff so I can over time develop some really old, complex flavors (just like they did back in the day). Anyhow I am really just fishing for ideas so if anybody has any really "kinky" thoughts please let me know. Also, I plan to do a regular gravity beer to build up a big load of healthy yeast (probably a Brown Porter since it is also one of the styles being contested this year) so yeast strain advice is also welcome.
Drinking:Saison (in bottles), Belgian Dubbel (in bottles), Oud Bruin (in bottles), Olde Ale (in bottles),
Abbey Triple (in bottles), Munich Helles, Best Bitter (TT Landlord clone), English IPA
Conditioning: Traditional bock bier, CAP
Fermenting: Munich Dunkel
Next up: Bitter (London Pride like), ESB
So many beers to make, so little time (and cold storage space)
Abbey Triple (in bottles), Munich Helles, Best Bitter (TT Landlord clone), English IPA
Conditioning: Traditional bock bier, CAP
Fermenting: Munich Dunkel
Next up: Bitter (London Pride like), ESB
So many beers to make, so little time (and cold storage space)
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Re: Anyone Have a Good Olde Ale Recipe?
My 2¢ worth:
Start with Graham's recipe for Black Sheep Riggwelter, and scale up to your target gravity, including bittering levels.
When primary fermentation is complete, siphon to a glass secondary FV with some chunks of oak, and leave it in a cool place for 3 to 6 months. Bottle with no priming sugar, and age for 6 months to one year.
Start with Graham's recipe for Black Sheep Riggwelter, and scale up to your target gravity, including bittering levels.
When primary fermentation is complete, siphon to a glass secondary FV with some chunks of oak, and leave it in a cool place for 3 to 6 months. Bottle with no priming sugar, and age for 6 months to one year.
Secondary FV: As yet unnamed Weizenbock ~7%
Bulk aging: Soodo: Grocery store grape juice wine experiment.
Drinking: Mostly Canadian whisky until I start brewing again.
Bulk aging: Soodo: Grocery store grape juice wine experiment.
Drinking: Mostly Canadian whisky until I start brewing again.