cluster and sterling hops recipe suggestions

[sventy]

I've just acquired a kilo each of cluster(8.6) and sterling(6.7). Now repacked and stashed in my freezer. Never come across these before. anybody got any recipe suggestions??

[smdjoachim]

For cluster try
http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... er#p472400

[BitterTed]

You could try this if you can lager or you could make this and use a clean ale yeast :

Recipe Specifics
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Recipe Name: CAP
Brewed On: N/A


Batch Size (L): 22.71
Est. IBU: 37.7
Est. OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.68


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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90.9 4.54 kg. Lager Malt(2-row) Great Britian 1.037 1
9.1 0.45 kg. Flaked Corn (Maize) America 1.040 1

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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13.00 g. Sterling Whole 6.70 11.3 First WH
23.00 g. Cluster Whole 7.00 23.2 90 min.
14.00 g. Sterling Whole 6.70 3.3 15 min.


Yeast
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WYeast 2007 Pilsen Lager



Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain kg: 4.99
Water Qts: 14.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water L: 13.25 - Before Additional Infusions

L Water Per kg Grain: 2.66 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 66 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 0 Time: 0

All temperature measurements are degrees Celsius.

[Rookie]

Sterling makes a great czech pilsner.

[Barley Water]

Yup, you can use Clusters in a CAP, there is some historical correctness in that Clusters was the only variety over here back in the day and so was presumably used in the early beers. I have used them in both a CAP as well as a throwback American Pale ale. Franky, I don't really care for them, many say they have a "cat piss flavor". Having never partaken in cat piss, I can't really can't say but I usually hop my CAPS like a German pilsner (and I push it by the way). You ought to give it a try, you may well enjoy the beer and if not, well you can then at least understand the hardships us colonists faced over here in the dark days before being enlightened. By the way, you might consider bumping the corn up to at least 20%, the lager malt you are using doubtless has more flavor than the 6 row pale malt which is historically accurate. I make a preprohibition version which has an OG of about 1.055 and the IBU's are up over 40 with alot of flavor hops and some dry hopping as well (which I recently brewed and is in secondary right now waiting to be dry hopped).