#52 Hard Cider

I wanted to create a hard cider for Saint Patrick's Day.  I waited too long so the options are now limited. My initial thoughts were to follow DayFlyer55's 5 Day Sweet Country Cider from HomeBrewTalk.  I was in a rush while making dinner so I skipped the Brown Sugar and went straight for the Molasses and Sugar.  I was just guessing and only decided to lookup the correct ratio now that I am writting down what I actually did.  The ratio for brown sugar is 1 cup sugar to 1 Tbs Molasses.  So, twice as much molasses as need.

My goal is to stop the fermentation as soon as we are below 1.04.  This should give us a sweet cider with 4.9% ABV.  Update:  It was a little too sweet.  So we let the cider go another day and then put it in the lagering fridge to have the yeast stop.  The final is a FG 1.034 and 5.7% ABV and 260 calories/12 oz.

Fermentables 13 frozen concentrate Giant brand Apple Juice    (~4.875 gallons) 2 lbs Dominion Sugar    (~3.8 Cups) 4 oz Grandmas Molasses    (~8 Tbs) Misc 2 Cinnamon Sticks Yeast Munton's Gold

#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.

#39 Town Hall Hope and King Scotch Ale

The Northern Brewer Pro Series beer kits have been developed in conjunction with professional brewers, using their own award-winning beer recipes.

Town Hall Brewery's beer is renowned throughout the US, but only available at their amazing brewpubs in Minneapolis - until now. One of a handful of breweries to have an "A" rating on BeerAdvocate.com, it is known for producing high-quality beers in both experimental and classic styles.

Bronze Medal Winner, 2002 and 2004 Great American Beer Festival, Gold Medal Winner, 2011 Great American Beer Festival.   Hope and King is a full-body brew and is rich in malt complexity.   “Our interpretation of the classic ale that originated in Glasgow, Scotland. A full-bodied ale, rich in malt complexity. Brewed with both English and American barley and many, many specialty malts allowing hints of roasted chocolate, caramel and raisins with very little hop presence.  Our interpretation of the classic ale that originated in Glasgow, Scotland.” - Town Hall Head Brewer Mike Hoops.
Rate Beer: 91 or 100 and Beer Advocate 88 of 100

SPECIALTY GRAIN 

Town Hall Brewery - A Beer for every season

0.25 lbs Briess Caramel 20 

0.25 lbs English Chocolate Malt 

0.25 lbs English Medium Crystal 

0.125 lbs English Roasted Barley 

0.1875 lbs Belgian Special B 

FERMENTABLES

6 lbs Gold Malt syrup (60 min) 

2 lbs Golden Light dry malt extract late addition (15 min)

HOPS & FLAVORINGS 
.25 oz Centennial (60 min)
3 oz UK Fuggles (10 min)

YEAST
 Wyeast 1098 British Ale

#31/47 AHS Smithwick's Ale (9D) - Mini Mash

Smithwick's is an Irish red ale style beer from Kilkenny, Ireland.  THE Irish red ale took its roots in the town of Kilkenny, Ireland over 300 years ago, and now owns the titles “Ireland’s longest established brewer” and the “oldest working brewery in Ireland.”



Although the pronunciation of this beer’s name looks straight forward, the “w” and the “h” are silent. The result is “smitt-icks” or “smiddicks”.

St. Francis Abbey is a 12th Century abbey which now houses the Smithwick's brewing company.

#22 AHS Session Series Blonde Ale (6B)

This is a generic Blonde Ale session beer from Austin Homebrew.  Easy-drinking, approachable, malt-oriented American craft beer.  The following describes the details of a typical blonde ale.

BJCP Style 6B ABV 3.94 OG 1.041 FG 1.011 Calories 116 SRM 40.6

Grains 8 oz White Wheat 8 oz Cara Pils Malt Hops-Bittering .75 oz Perle Hops-Flavor .25 oz Perle Yeast WLP029 German Ale/Kolsh

Aroma: Light to moderate sweet malty aroma. Low to moderate fruitiness is optional, but acceptable. May have a low to medium hop aroma,.
Appearance: Light yellow to deep gold in color. Clear to brilliant. Low to medium white head with fair to good retention.
Flavor: Initial soft malty sweetness, but optionally some light character malt flavor (e.g., bread, toast, biscuit, wheat) can also be present. Caramel flavors typically absent. Low to medium esters optional, but are commonly found in many examples. Light to moderate hop flavor (any variety), but shouldn’t be overly aggressive. Low to medium bitterness, but the balance is normally towards the malt. Finishes medium-dry to somewhat sweet. No diacetyl.

Austin Homebrew Supply Session Series Blonde Ale

Brewed June 2, 2012
Kegged July 8, 2012
Tapped August 24, 2012

#10/40/51 Adventures in HomeBrewing - Utterly Good Milk Stout

Milk stout (also called sweet stout or cream stout) is a stout containing lactose, a sugar derived from milk. The lactose adds sweetness, body, and calories to the finished beer.

BJCP Style 13B ABV 4.46/3.68 OG 1.054 FG 1.026 Calories 154 SRM 24

Grains 5 lb Dark DME 8 oz Lactose 12 oz Crystal 120L 1 lb Chocolate 8 oz Flaked Barley Hops-Bittering 1 oz Northern Brewer or Perle Hops-Flavor .5 oz Fuggle or Kent Golding Yeast WLP001 California Ale

Utterly Good Milk Stout Kit from Adventures in HomeBrewing
Recipe

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