#63 SPECKLED HEIFER (Spotted Cow) (63/91/95/103/155/156)

New Glarus Brewing company Wisconsin. New Glarus is know for some great beers especially the sours and additions of fruits. Since this beer is only found in Wisconsin, if you want it out of state you have to make it yourself. This is a well rated Cream Ale. Another option if you have interest in Cream Ales would be Sweet Action - Sixpoint Brewery or Mikkeller Cream Ale.

Speckled Heifer Partial Mash Kit

OG: 1.048 SG
FG: 1.012 SG
Color: 3.4 SRM
IBU: 14.3 IBUs
ABV: 4.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
Mash (60 min - 152 degrees)
2 lbs NB 2-Row (Rahr)
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
4.0 oz Barley, Flaked
4.0 oz Maize, Flaked
Fermentables
3.15 lbs Pilsen malt syrup
1 lb Briess Pilsen dry malt extract
Hops
0.75 oz Cluster (45 min)
0.25 oz Cluster (15 min)

California V or American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272)

#55/57/80/93 Allagash White

This is the most liked Witbier on Beer Advocate.  The recipe comes from Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing Company and is a clone recipe for Allagash White (Belgian Wit). Note: “secret spice” is described as a “pinch of the spice of your choosing”.

Allagash Brewery got their start in 1995 in Portland, Maine. Owner/brewer Rob Tod is quietly making some exceptional Belgian-style beers over on the East Coast. Rob is one of the “brett pack” along with Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River), Tomme Arthur (Port Brewing/Lost Abbey), Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head) and Adam Avery (Avery). They acquired that nickname through their use of and experiementation with brettanomyces and other micrio biota. 

Price		Ingredients
$15.99		6lb Northern Brewer Wheat Malt Syrup
$4.50		1lb Briess DME Golden Light
$  2.25		3/4 oz. Tettnanger (60 minutes) (Add)
$  1.69		3/4 oz. Saaz (60 minutes) (Add)
$  0.56		1/4 oz. Saaz (flameout)
$  0.25		1/4 oz. crushed coriander (flameout)
$    0.50		1/4 oz. bitter orange peel (flameout)
$    0.25		1 pinch "secret spice" (flameout) "secret spice" (anise, cinnamon, vanilla, pepper, or ginger) your choice
$  3.12		Wyeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit (re-using yeast for a second batch) (Add)
$29.11

Blue Moon is a popular brew that is similar with the following changes: 

• Flaked Oats 
• Hallertauer (90 mins) 
• 1.25 tsp of ground corriander (10 min) 
• 0.33tsp of ground Valencia orange peel (5 min) 
• Chico yeast

I originally found this recipe on Home Brew Talks.  

My latest batch used Danstar Munich Wheat Beer Yeast.  I enjoyed the previous two batches both used Forbidden Fruit, but with a recent weather change I wanted to brew and didn't have time to get a starter going.

Additional Sources of Recipe Information
Belgian White Ale Recipe From Allagash - Brew Dudes - Extract with Pilsen malt with slightly lower hop schedule and slightly increased flameout additions
Brewers Friend
BeerSmtih Recipes Allagash White Clone all grain convert - Not sure about hop schedule on this.
BrewToad Allagash White Clone by Five14 Brewing - All grain version of above with similar hop schedule 

#12/44/53/66/82/83 Corona

This is a staple around the house, especially during the warmer months.  This is an inexpensive beer to make when washing the yeast.  This is a cheap $16 beer using extract.

Corona Extra is lighter than traditional beers, with a crisp and refreshing taste.

This light, dry beer has pleasant malt and hop notes with a round dry finish.  Best served ice cold, with a wedge of lime that complements and intensifies the flavor through the palate.

Fermentables

3 lbs Light DME

3 lbs Corn Sugar

Hops

.75 Hallertauer (60 min)

.25 Hallertauer (5 min)

Yeast

WLP940 Mexican Lager

158 Calories

8.7 IBUs

#45/67 Cerveza Pacífico Clara

Mexican pilsner-style beer first brewed in 1900 when three Germans opened a brewery, the Cerveceria del Pacífico in Mazatlán.  This Pacifico Clone beer recipe kit makes a light refreshing lager.  This beer gets no respect by beer drinkers with a Beer Advocate Rating of 63 and a Rate Beer Rating of 5.  This is a great beer for parties since half the people there don't really like beer.

The Adventures in Homebrewing recipe is available online for typically $20.  I tried to make a similar variation.

Grains (20 mins)
1 lb Flaked Maize
Fermentables
3 lb Light DME
4.75 lbs Northern Brewer Gold Malt Syrup
1 lb Rice Solids (I used the wrong ingredient here)
Hops
.5 oz Liberty (60 min)
.5 oz Liberty (1 min)
Yeast
WLP940 Mexican Lager

	Pacifico	Mine (Beersmith)
IBU	14	5
ABV	4.4%	6.3%
SRM (Color)	3	6.4
Calories	145	217

I messed the first batch of this with the use of Flaked Rice instead of Rice Solids.  The taste turned out just fine.  Not big deal.  I steeped the Flaked rice with the Flaked Maize.  After realizing my mistake, I tried to dissolve another pound of Flaked Rice.

#43 NB Irish Ale

Like Irish stouts, Irish ales are sociable session beers with a low alcohol content but substantial body. This beer pours with a deep red color and tan head over a caramel-like malt character with roasty and fruity notes. As a bow to Ireland's meadmaking past, honey lightens the body and boosts the gravity of this recipe, while a small dose of oats adds creaminess to the mouthfeel and a hint of grain to the flavor.

This was made from the Northern Brewer Irish Draught Ale

REVIEWER COMMENTS
Similar to a Kilkenny/Smithwicks with a bit more flavor.
The first sip seems a little flacid but almost immediately the additional mouth feel provided by the oats and the back end sweetness of the honey settle in and 'ahs' ensue.
Malty sweet, with a hint of honey. 

SPECIALTY GRAIN 
- 0.5 lbs Caramalt
- 0.25 lbs Simpsons Golden Naked Oats
- 0.25 lbs Chocolate
FERMENTABLES
- 3.15 lbs Maris Otter Malt syrup
- 1 lb Honey
- 2 lb Golden Light DME late addition (15 min)
HOPS & FLAVORINGS 
- 1 oz Cluster (60 min)

YEAST
Irish Ale

http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style09.php#1d

#42/50 NB Irish Dry Stout

This is the Northern Brewer recipe for Guinness. This is Ireland's most popular and well-known beers, this stout has a pronounced roasty, coffee-like flavor and aroma, imparted by a generous helping of roasted barley.
Guinness (pron.: /ˈɡɪnɨs/ gin-is) originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate, Dublin. A feature of the product is the burnt flavour that is derived from roasted unmalted barley. For many years a portion of aged brew was blended with freshly brewed beer to give a sharp lactic flavour and fatures a characteristic "tang". The draught beer's thick, creamy head comes from mixing the beer with nitrogen when poured.
Prior to 1939 if a Guiness brewer wished to marry a Catholic girl, his resignation was requested.

13A. Dry StoutAroma: Coffee-like roasted barley and roasted malt aromas are prominent; may have slight chocolate, cocoa and/or grainy secondary notes.
Appearance: Jet black to deep brown with garnet highlights in color. A thick, creamy, long-lasting, tan- to brown-colored head.
Flavor: Moderate roasted, grainy sharpness, optionally with light to moderate acidic sourness, and medium to high hop bitterness. Dry, coffee-like finish from roasted grains. May have a bittersweet or unsweetened chocolate character in the palate, lasting into the finish. Balancing factors may include some creaminess, medium-low to no fruitiness, and medium to no hop flavor. No diacetyl.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light to medium-full body, with a creamy character. Low to moderate carbonation. For the high hop bitterness and significant proportion of dark grains present, this beer is remarkably smooth. The perception of body can be affected by the overall gravity with smaller beers being lighter in body. May have a light astringency from the roasted grains, although harshness is undesirable.
Overall Impression: A very dark, roasty, bitter, creamy ale.

#03 Love2Brew - Natural Brown Ale

While on a trip for work to Princeton, NJ, I visited Love2Brew. 

http://www.love2brew.com/
1583 Livingston Ave, Unit #2
North Brunswick, NJ 08902

This was my third store that I had visited.  It was good to see yet another approach to brewing.

The love2brew Natural Brown Ale is a delicious and additive free natural Brown Ale.  This dark amber brew will provide you with a nutty malt aroma with a touch of sweetness.  As you taste this beer you will notice a smooth and light mouthful with a slightly nutty and malty profile.  The smooth and subtle finish will refresh your thirst while providing you with a perfect session beer. Recipe Kit

Natural Brown Ale Extract Kit from Love2Brew

	BJCP Style 10C ABV 5.12 OG 1.053 Calories 150 SRM 13.9	Grains 6 lb Light DME 6 oz Caramel 60L 4 oz Munich Malt 3 oz Chocolate Malt Hops-Bittering 1 oz Fuggle Hops-Flavor .5 oz Kent Golding (20 minutes) Yeast Safale S-04 - English ale

#01 Brewers Best - Milk Stout

Well, brewing had to start sometime. This was my first brew. Although it didn't make me want to go all homebrew, it did give hope.

Bold and black, yet sweet and subtle.  This recipe of offers all of the chocolate and roasted notes that you would expect from a stout.  Addition of  Lactose produces a full body, thick, creamy head , and sweet finish.  Recipe  

BJCP Style 13B ABV 5.12/4.99 OG 1.06 FG 1.022 Calories 171 SRM 19.4

Grains 3.3 lb. Special Dark LME 3.3 lb. Pilsen LME 8 oz Lactose 8 oz Maltodextrin 8 oz Caramel 120L 4 oz Roasted Barley 4 oz Dark Chocolate Hops-Bittering .5 oz Bittering Hops-Aroma .5 oz Aroma Yeast Nottingham Ale

The taste improved overtime. We were excited to try our beers. This was kegged after 2 weeks of fermentation and tapped after a week in the keg. There was initially a bite after the drink that went away after 3 weeks of being on tap. It had a head on the beer. Lesson learned from this brew was that the beer is find to drink after a couple of weeks, but the beer will be significantly better if you give it 6-7 weeks.