Beer Style: Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beer
7venth Sun Brewery’s Saison in Paradise Clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWith a subtle spice character and quick turnaround time, this is a great summer sipper.
Fairgate Gingerbread Stout
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFairgate Gingerbread Stout (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.088 FG = 1.021IBU = 51 SRM = 50 ABV = 9% Ingredients8.8 lbs. (4 kg) North American 2-row malt2.1 lbs. (0.95 kg) Munich malt13 oz. (370 g) flaked oats13 oz. (370 g) Carapils® (dextrin) malt 1.1 lbs. (0.5 kg) black barley (500 °L)11 oz. (310 g) crystal
Carillon Brewing Co.’s Coriander Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBased on a recipe from the mid-19th century, Coriander Ale is yellow to yellow-gold in appearance. Its aroma is moderately spicy with a fruitiness from the coriander seed. Fruity esters from the British Ale yeast are married to the citrus notes of the coriander and there is a lingering impression of heat from the chili peppers. There is also a soft well-rounded malt character reminiscent of honey and moderate hop bitterness.
Carillon Brewing Co.’s Ginger Pale Ale clone
FREEThe base of their Ginger Pale Ale is a traditional mid-19th century English pale ale but with fresh ginger, honey, and a moderate dose of hops added. This beer is golden in color, aromatically floral with underlying notes of spice and hops. Despite being a dry beer, Ginger Pale Ale has a deceptively sweet character that balances the strong ginger spiciness with the hops playing a supporting role. If you don’t have toasted malt, perhaps substitute Munich malt.
Traditional Pumpkin Ale
FREEGordon Strong’s traditional amber spiced pumpkin ale recipe, a classic example of what would come to mind if you ordered a pumpkin beer a decade ago.
Squash Tripel
FREEAn unspiced squash tripel recipe courtesy of Will Meyers, Brewmaster at Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Icarus Brewing Co.’s Pineapple Hindenburg clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIcarus Brewing Co.’s Pineapple Hindenburg clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.064 FG = 1.016IBU = 17.1 SRM = 6 ABV = 6.2% This recipe was born out of a collaboration with the Ocean County Homebrewers club. The base recipe makes a very nice New England-style pale ale, but Icarus takes that and throws fresh habaneros into
Lindgren Craft Brewery’s Clarks Ferry Swankey clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLindgren Craft Brewery’s Clarks Ferry Swankey clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.030 FG = 1.004 IBU = 15 SRM = 10–15 ABV = 3.5% Ingredients1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) 6-row malted barley1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) wheat bran1.7 lbs. (0.77 kg) light molasses (10 min.)3.6 AAU Cluster whole-leaf hops (first wort hop) (0.66 oz./19 g at 5.5% alpha acids)1
Historic Foraged Pennsylvania Swankey
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHistoric Foraged Pennsylvania Swankey (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.030 FG = 1.004 IBU = 15 SRM = 10–15 ABV = 3.5% Ingredients1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) 6-row malted barley1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) wheat bran1.7 lbs. (0.77 kg) light molasses (10 min.)3.6 AAU Cluster whole-leaf hops (first wort hop) (0.66 oz./19 g at 5.5% alpha acids)10-qts. (10-L) fresh-picked alehoofFleischmann’s
Collision Bend Brewing Co.’s 8 Crazy Nights clone
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.078 FG = 1.018 IBU = 25 SRM = 13 ABV= 8.2% 8 Crazy nights is a full-bodied spiced winter ale brewed with cinnamon, honey, and apples. Ingredients13 lbs. (5.9 kg) 2-row pale malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) Munich malt (8 °L) 13.5 oz. (0.38 kg) Gambrinus honey malt5 oz. (0.14 kg) crystal
Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s Christmas Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyGreat Lakes Brewing Co.’s Christmas Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.070 FG = 1.012IBU = 30 SRM = 19 ABV = 7.5% By Cleveland tradition, the annual release of Christmas Ale effectively marks the official start of the holiday season in The Forest City. Ingredients10.5 lbs. (4.76 kg) American Pilsner malt1 lb. (0.45 kg)
The Lost Abbey Brewing Company’s Ten Commandments clone
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.089 FG = 1.006 IBU = 34 SRM = 33 ABV = 11% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.54 kg) 2-row pale malt 1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) crystal wheat malt (55 °L) 0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) Special B malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) melanoidin malt0.75 lb. (0.34 kg) flaked barley0.4 lb. (0.18 kg)