Recipes
Home ULIA Porter (1904)
This was a one-off brew that may look to have been a little harsh due to the quite high proportion of black malt and the low level of pale malt, but it proved to be a very nice brown porter when I reproduced it. My research has not turned up the meaning of “ULIA.”
Gordon Strong’s Weizenbock
Weizenbocks will use malted wheat for at least half the grist, but there are many kinds that can be used depending on the desired color of the beer.
Sly Fox Brewing Co.’s Morning Brew Coffee Blonde clone
The blonde ale itself was made with a simple malt bill and low bitterness — a little lower on the bitterness scale than normal since the coffee, even though it was cold-brewed, would still add some sharpness.
Tropical Punch IPA
The use of yeast strains specifically chosen for their thiol enhancing capabilities are becoming common. Here is a way to optimize their use.
Gordon Strong’s American Pale Ale
This recipe is a modernized take of a classic American pale ale using some of my favorite ingredients.
Kinsmen Brewing Co.’s Pollendrome DIPA clone
“We knew we wanted to try to make a honey DIPA because of the thiol boost, so we designed it to be as much of a ‘hazy DIPA’ as possible.”
What’s Up Wheatwine
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.093 FG = 1.025 IBU = 64 SRM = 16 ABV = 9% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) white wheat malt 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) North American 2-row pale malt 2
American Wheat
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG =1.048 FG = 1.010IBU = 15 SRM = 4 ABV = 5% Ingredients7 lbs. (3.2 kg) North American 2-row pale malt3 lbs. (1.4 kg) white wheat malt0.5 lb.
Neon Raptor’s Barnum Brown clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.052 FG = 1.012IBU = 18 SRM = 20 ABV = 5.2% This is a good example of the hoppy version of the American brown ale style
Avery Brewing Co.’s Ellie’s Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.014IBU = 20 SRM = 24 ABV = 5.5% Avery Brewing Co. Ellie’s Brown Ale is quite restrained in its color but a big
Thornbridge Brewery & Bundobust Brewery’s Nut Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.044 FG = 1.011IBU = 25 SRM = 14 ABV = 4.3% Thornbridge and Bundobust’s collaborative Nut Brown Ale is an homage to the classic
Cigar City Brewing Co.’s Maduro Brown Ale clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.059 FG = 1.017IBU = 25 SRM = 32 ABV = 5.5% This is far darker than the BJCP guidelines for an English brown and pushes past
