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Brewing beers using oatmeal, coffee, maple syrup, grits, cereal and bacon.
John Palmer opens his recipe book to provide a clean, albeit unique, oat bock recipe.
Cap’N Crunch Amber Oats Ale (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains and cereal) OG = 1.053 FG = 1.011 IBU = 36 SRM = 12 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients 2 lb. 5 oz. (1.1 kg) 6-row pale malt 16 oz. (0.45 kg) Cap’N Crunch (or similar) breakfast cereal 8 oz. (0.23 kg) crystal malt (40 […]
Would you like a smooth-drinking porter with subtle coffee notes layered in between the roasted grain aromas? Then don’t even look at this recipe. If you like your coffee black, your porter robust and your death metal Swedish, then this your beer.
Ballantine carried the hoppy torch for many years with their Ballantine IPA. You can try to recreate that classic amber-colored beer with this recipe.
Columbus, Ohio based Barley Brewing Co. asks that homebrewers “Ride your bike to the local homebrew shop to get the supplies – it won’t turn out the same otherwise!” — Angelo Signorino
“The Magician is a lustrous, dark-red, London style Red Ale with a rich grain bill. The grain combination lends complex notes of toasted caramel, raisins, chocolate, and roasted toffee. Very light hop additions let the true malt characters show throughout this beer.”
The dry-hogged porter will provide some smokiness to the chocolate profile of the beer.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day — because many breakfast food ingredients can be used in beer. Check out this recipe for using bacon – yes, bacon – in your next brew!
Keep your kegs and carboys clean with this bucket-based spray cleaner.