#18 60-Minute IPA

This beer was given to guest brewer Brett as a Christmas present (of course he only got the ingredients and had to brew it himself).  Brett enjoys IPAs so this is BNBs first attempt at an American IPA...and for the heck of it, we hopped it over 60 minutes. -Jeff

The Vitals

Name: Pale Brett Ale

Add-ins/ons: none
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.016
ABV%: 6.1%
Primary Fermentation: 12/28/10-1/8/11 (11 days)
Secondary Fermentation: 1/8/11-2/5/2011 (28 days)
Bottled: 2/5/2011
Brewers: Jeff, guest brewer Brett

Recipe (5-gallon)
0.5 lbs Crystal Amber Malt
8.0 lbs Extra Dry Malt Extract (Light)
0.5 oz Warrior Hops
1.0 oz Magnum Hops
2.0 oz Amarillo Hops
1 Tbsp Irish Moss
2/3 Cup Corn Sugar
Wyeast Ringwood Ale Yeast

Steep grains in 2.5 gallons of water at 160F for 20 minutes
Remove grains and increse to boil
Add DME
Hop Schedule:
0.5 oz Warrior Hops - 0 min
1.0 oz Magnum Hops - 15-30 min
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops - 30-60 min
1.0 oz Amarillo Hops - 60 min

Add Irish Moss at minute 45

Cool to 60F - add yeast

Bottling - (Priming sugar into 2 cups water)

#17 CRABS (Cranberry, Raspberry, And, Blueberry Stout)

The idea for this beer is creation from a brainstorming session after a Nationals game this summer.  The fruit was steeped for 15 minutes at 150 degrees, blended, strained, and added to the wort post boil.  The resulting beer has a blood red color with the smoky notes of a stout but with a fruity aroma. -Dane

Alright, so I was a little hesitant on the ratio of cranberries to other berries and sugar.  Have you ever eaten a raw cranberry?  Wowsers!  It is definitely tart.  Dane assured us that this recipe was well-planned.  After we mashed and strained the berries we had 4 cups of berry solids left over.  I took these solids home, added 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup of apple juice, 5 cups of sugar, and a package of SureGel.  Once dissolved, I got out some canning jars and canned some CRABS jam.  Pretty good flavor (raspberry taste plus a hint of cranberry).  Martha Stewart would be proud. -Jeff

The Vitals
Name: CRABS

Source: Own recipe w/ Wisconsin grown cranberries and some Michigan hops

Add-ins/ons: 4lbs fresh Wisconsin cranberries, 2lbs frozen blueberries, 1lb frozen raspberries

OG: 1.046
FG: 1.010
ABV%: 4.72
Bottled: 01/10/2011
Brewers: Aaron, Jeff, Steve, and Dane