Here is the next beer in the Best Ale in the Universe series. I wanted to use raisin and made a beer that people who are not really beer drinkers would still like. I though about a dubble style beer, but decided on something a little more fun and adventurous. I thought a Brown Porter would be a good base and then I would throw in some raisins and rum. I kept the base recipe and then created a puree of caramelized raisins (caramelized in second runnings wort, and a little bit of Old Mill Rum.
I will then add rum soaked raisins into secondary along with some of the rum.
| Ingredient | Amount | % | MCU | When |
| UK Pale Ale Malt | 4.50 lb | 45.0 % | 2.6 | In Mash/Steeped |
| German Munich Malt | 4.00 lb | 40.0 % | 4.2 | In Mash/Steeped |
| UK Brown Malt | 1.00 lb | 10.0 % | 10.7 | In Mash/Steeped |
| US Chocolate Malt | 0.25 lb | 2.5 % | 16.6 | In Mash/Steeped |
| German Carafa I | 0.25 lb | 2.5 % | 15.9 | In Mash/Steeped |
| Variety | Alpha | Amount | IBU | Form | When |
| UK Fuggle | 4.5 % | 1.00 oz | 15.4 | Bagged Pellet Hops | 60 Min From End |
| UK Fuggle | 4.5 % | 0.50 oz | 5.9 | Bagged Pellet Hops | 30 Min From End |
| UK Fuggle | 4.5 % | 0.50 oz | 2.8 | Bagged Pellet Hops | 10 Min From End |
| Ingredient | Amount | When |
| Raisins | 15.00 oz | In Boil |
| Whirlfloc Tablet | 0.10 oz | In Boil |
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Mashed in at 152F, Batch sparged, 75 minute boil.
The wort smelled and tasted awesome and I can't wait to see how this beer turns out.
I was trying to get this batch of beer made quickly so I could watch some football and make some ribs. So no pictures this time.
I have the week of Thanksgiving off and I plan on brewing my second 100% brett beer. I will use brett c. and Nelson hops. I hope to bre wanother beer as well, not sure what yet, maybe my a rebrew of my RIS. I will also be doing some tasting reviews, bottling up some beers for the Bruery's 300th batch comp. http://www.thebruery.com/batch300/index.html. I also inherited a new chest freezer, which will become my new fermentation chest!
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sounds nice. Don't be surprised if you have head-retention issude though. I recently did an Oat Stout with a raisin puree added at 15 minutes before the end of the boil and the heads dissipated rather quickly. I had been warned about it before I made it so I wasn't worried when it turned out to be true. Just letting you know. By the way, when you do that Brett C and Neslon Sauvin brew you'll be in heaven. Just give it some time. I did one of those too (Munich base with a touch of Amarillo too) and after 5 months it was truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteI did a brett c and amarillo beer a year and a half ago, and it took about five months to come around. At 3 months my wife and brewing buddy said it tasted like vomit, I knew it would be great, but it just needed time. I hope to brew the new batch sometime soon. I want it ready for comp season.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up on the head retention, it will probably be served in red cups so it shouldn't be a major problem. What kind of gravity did you get from the raisins?
This does sound like a great idea. Also what type of raisins did you use? I looked up raisin nutrition facts. They way I read it for 165 g serving it has 98 g of sugar so 60% sugar.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the heads up of The Bruery comp.
I used Boghosian Raisins (http://www.boghosianraisin.com/. They are typical dark raisins. As the beer was fermenting all I got was raisins, now after a week the beer has a nice raisin smell followed by a nice chocolate/roast malt aroma. I am gonna give this beer a few more days and then check the gravity. Then I will rack it onto the rum soaked raisins, and finally add the soaking rum.
ReplyDeleteHad the party on Friday night where I served the Orange Pale and the Raisin Porter. Both were big hits, with Porter kicking first. The Orange Pale had lost some of its bright citrus and hop flavor/aroma, so I wasn't that stoked on it, but everyone liked it. It was also a little over carbonated so that may have also been why it din't kick as fast. I am running out of food items, so hopefully I can come up with a good idea for the end of the year party, worst case scenario I will just rebrew the peach wheat.
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