Recipes
Weihen-not Hefe
A first wort hop recipe. While I was going for a Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier clone with this beer, I found that using just wheat and Pilsner malt lacked the malt depth when compared to the original, even when I double decocted the mash. I added some dark Munich malt and melanoidin malt to try to coax a layer of complexity which the original German hefeweizen displays. I also adjusted the hops from a low alpha acid variety, Hallertau Mittelfrüh, to the higher alpha German Magnum to minimize extraction of polyphenols considering the longer contact time with the wort.
Big Sky Brewing Co.’s Missoula Five-O Chocolate Coconut Imperial Porter clone
Recipe was created by Zoo City Zymurgist member Bill Ruediger, who won the Community Brew contest hosted by Big Sky Brewing Co. The winner of the contest brews a commercial-sized batch at Big Sky. The beer’s proceeds were donated half to the brew club and half to a charity of the club’s choosing. Bill’s winning beer was inspired by a chocolate coconut porter at Maui Brewing Co. fresh off the taps. It took him eleven batches to finally find the winning combination.
Michael Pearson’s Standard American Lager
This beer scored a 47 at the Indiana Brewers Cup, out of 1,071 entries.
Matt Welz’s German Pilsner
Best of Show winner at the Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition (281 entries)
Dave Helt’s Schwarzbier
Winner of the Best of Show, Drunk Monk Challenge (735 entries). Despite fermented with an ale strain of yeast, a long lagering step helps added a smooth quality to this beer
Bill Ballinger’s Munich Helles
A Munich Helles recipes that scored a 46 out of 50 at the Indiana Brewers Cup among 1,071 entries.
Randy Scorby’s Classic Rauchbier
Best of Show, AHA NHC (840 entries)
Paul Sangster’s Doppelbock/Eisbock
Best of Show winner, America’s Finest City Homebrew Competition (502 entries)
Hot Chocolate Porter
Part of our aphrodisiac Valentine’s beer recipe round-up. This recipe is a little sweet and a little spicy, just the way many of us like it.
Strawberry-Chocolate Stout
Recipe submitted to BYO by Mike Moreken. A strawberry, cherry and chocolate infusion along with some lactose, provide a soft character to this dessert-like stout.
Gato Negro
This beer placed second in the PALEALES homebrew club’s Valentine’s Day themed homebrew competition. “It was a black beauty of a beer with a thick, café au lait head and a rounded milk chocolate flavor.”
Brasserie à Vapeur’s Saison de Pipaix clone
Vapeur’s saison is orange/amber, darker than most saisons. It is also more heavily spiced than other saisons. A slight tartness, relatively low ABV (as Belgian beers go) and dry finish keep the beer eminently quaffable.
