2015 Advent Beer #11

ErictheGreat · Post by **ErictheGreat** » Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:53 pm

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 37.85 l
Boil Size: 53.53 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 43.53 l
Final Bottling Vol: 35.02 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage

Total Water Needed: 61.31 l

Mash or Steep Grains
Mash Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 52.6 %
4 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 23.4 %
3 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 17.5 %
12.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.4 %
6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.2 %

Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time:
Saccharification Add 61.31 l of water at 155.1 F 150.0 F 90 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min

Boil Ingredients

2.00 oz Fuggle [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min

Yeast: SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04)

Estimated Post Boil Vol: 43.53 l and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 SG

Primary: 5 days
Secondary: 14 days
At kegging add 15ml of vanilla extract.
Lager 2 to 4 weeks

Makes for a good session xmas beer...

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:43 am

Love this beer...gets better with some age

jmacdonald · Post by **jmacdonald** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:25 pm

No hops? or am I missing that part?

Highland Brewer · Post by **Highland Brewer** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 8:39 pm

I had no self control tonight and had to try this one. Very unique beer.....enjoying it immensely.....I'm picking up a Doctor Pepperish flavor amongst the layers. Not sure what that is but definitely new for me.

ErictheGreat · Post by **ErictheGreat** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:46 pm

jmacdonald wrote:No hops? or am I missing that part?

I originally accidentally omitted the hops. They are now in the recipe.

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:07 pm

Eric I like this and my wife did too. The carbonation was great! I find adding extract flavouring tricky but this is a nice balance with nothing over powering. It was a long day at work and this went well with supper. What yeast did you use?

pet lion · Post by **pet lion** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 9:21 pm

Deep dark red. Very caramel heavy on the nose. Something else in there I wish I could identify. Really interesting taste. Very malty with caramel and I almost feel I am getting vanilla in there too. Now that I looked at the recipe I see that is what I am tasting. Took me a few moments to connect that flavour with a vanilla beer I had at Seaport one year. Really intriguing flavours in this one. Thanks!

mumblecrunch · Post by **mumblecrunch** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:49 pm

This is all kinds of interesting. Definitely sweet on the nose, but not overly so. The body is kind of thin, which makes sense given it's a lower-gravity beer, but then the vanilla kicks in and gives it a nice full flavor. I don't even know what style you'd call it, but I could probably drink several of them (which I wouldn't normally say about a beer flavored with vanilla). Nicely done and thanks!

LiverDance · Post by **LiverDance** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:28 pm

Drinking this one now. Nice vanilla flavor with a dry finish and some pear like esters on the nose. Nice beer to have for a snowy evening in

Broob · Post by **Broob** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:40 pm

The more I'm drinking this (I assume as its warming up) the more I like it. I think it would be better without the vanilla. I really like the roast.

CartoonCod · Post by **CartoonCod** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:45 pm

Mine was flat and oxidized. I don't think the cap was on properly.

jacinthebox · Post by **jacinthebox** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:30 am

This beer ages really nice. 3 months In the keg and it develops into something wonderful

naes100 · Post by **naes100** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:34 am

I didn't get to try this one much. My wife took one sip and stole it. Guess this ones on the brewing list in the new year!

ErictheGreat · Post by **ErictheGreat** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:24 pm

Thanks for the compliments. Originally this was a plain, but good, Irish Red. The vanilla was added to give it a Xmas /Holliday feel. It was supposed to be just a hint of vanilla. The wife loves it.

Yeast was US-04. I'll update the recipe.

BrianMac · Post by **BrianMac** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:14 pm

Late posting.... I was a bit leery of this one with vanilla but WOW!! great job I wanted more!!!
Brian

ottiscan · Post by **ottiscan** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:42 pm

Really enjoyed this beer. nice deep red color, flavour was excellent, I thought maybe the vanilla would punch through too much but it didn't. nice.

Post by **GillettBreweryCnslt** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:11 am

I drank this one last night. I liked it, had just a bit too much caramel/sweetness for me personally, but that's me. The beer was smooth, warm and delicious.

GAM · Post by **GAM** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:04 pm

Interesting. The vanilla masked some sweetness. I would like to try the non-treated version.

S

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