THBF Secret Santa - The recipe thread!

[RobWalker]

Hi all! Last topic of the swap. Yay!

Thanks to all that participated. We got there in the end despite my bad organizing - if anybody is still missing a bottle, PM me and I will sort it out. I've misplaced the deets for the mini swap, but there are only 6 of you, so I hope you can figure it out between you :thumb: hahah.

I THINK this is correct. :

Receiver ----- Sender
		
Pakman	-------------	MartinC
stevie1556	-------------	Asalpaws
cwiseman77	-------------	RokDok
Pawlo7671	-------------	StubbsPKS
BarnsleyBrewer	-------------	Andyhull
banjo 	        -------------	graysalchemy
MartinC	        -------------	DirtyCaner
loppy	        -------------	stevie1556
fairbrew	-------------	BarnsleyBrewer
Smeg0rz	-------------	fairbrew
markpeace	-------------	Muddydisco
Asalpaws	-------------	cwiseman77
StubbsPKS	-------------	Crastney
RokDok	-------------	keith1664
Andyhull	-------------	loppy
keith1664	-------------	Baldbrewer
Crastney	-------------	BigYin
BigYin  	-------------	piddledribble
DirtyCaner	-------------	Pakman
Baldbrewer	-------------	Smeg0rz
Conanthebarber	-------------	markpeace
Muddydisco	-------------	Aleman
piddledribble	-------------	Conanthebarber
Aleman	-------------	banjo
RobWalker	-------------	Pawlo7671

Here's mine, I sent to graysalchemy, who promptly figured out it was me. :p

Syrups were caramelized.

Ginger Snap Christmas Ale 2012
Brew Type: All Grain Date: 10/09/2011
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer
Batch Size: 9.09 L
Boil Volume: 8.96 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Equipment: Brew Pot (4 Gallon)
Actual Efficiency: 67.2 %

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0
Dark, cakey, spicy and complex. Guarunteed to bring festive cheer. 2012 version uses Bramling Cross hops, Maple Syrup and US-05 instead of S-04.

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.20 kg Lyle's Golden Syrup (0.0 SRM) Extract 8.8 %
1.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 66.4 %
0.30 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 13.3 %
0.06 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 2.7 %
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min) Hops 16.2 IBU
10.00 gm Bramling Cross [6.00%] (10 min) Hops 5.2 IBU
5.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 tsp Allspice, Ground (Primary 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 oz Ginger Root (Boil 20.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Nutmeg, Ground (Primary 5.0 min) Misc
0.20 kg Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM) Sugar 8.8 %

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.055 SG (1.030-1.110 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.014 SG (1.005-1.025 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Color: 16.3 SRM (5.0-50.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 25.6 IBU (0.0-70.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.3 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.3 % (2.5-12.0 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 5.3 %
Actual Calories: 497 cal/l

 

[calumscott]

Mini swap...

I sent mine to jonnymorris and received from abeyptfc.

 

[stevie1556]

I sent mine to loppy.

The recipe I used was:
2 litres white grape juice
1 box of 20 blackberry and nettle tea bags
900g sugar
1 cup strong black tea
Juice of 1 lemon
Yeast (I used Young's super yeast compound)
Nutrient
Pectolase

Boil the tea bags in a litre of water for 30 mins, keep stirring it. After 30 mins remove the tea bags. Add half a litre of water to a saucepan and add the sugar, keep stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add the grape juice, black tea and lemon juice to the DJ. when the sugar water and tea juice is cooled, add them to the DJ and top up to 4.5 litres with water. When the temperature is at 25'c or below add the yeast, yeast nutrient and pectolase. Allow to ferment out and then rack. After degassing, add finnings and leave to clear, then it's ready for bottling.

I can't remember if I back sweetened mine or not as I haven't got my notes with me.

 

[markpeace]

I sent mine to Conanthebarber. Recipe below...

Tempest

Style: American Barleywine OG: 1.100
Type: FG: 1.025
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 9.83 %
Calories: 327 IBU's: 95.18
Efficiency: 60 % Boil Size: 16.58 L
Color: 9.1 SRM Batch Size: 12.00 L
Preboil OG: 1.085 Boil Time: 120 minutes

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Initial Primary 3 days @ 20.0°C
Add 350g Honey + 350g Brown Sugar 5 days @ 20.0°C
Secondary/Add Dry Hops 7 days @ 20.0°C
Bottle & Age for 8 months

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
6.00 kg 87.59 % Pale Malt, Maris Otter 60 mins 1.038
600.00 g 8.76 % Extra Light Dry Extract 60 mins 1.044
250.00 g 3.65 % Briess Carapils Organic 60 mins 1.034

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
30.00 g 54.90 Chinook First Wort 13.00
15.00 g 21.11 Centennial First Wort 10.00
15.00 g 7.66 Centennial 10 mins 10.00
15.00 g 3.91 Cascade 10 mins 5.10
10.00 g 0.00 Centennial@120F 0 mins 10.00
10.00 g 0.00 Cascade@120f 0 mins 5.10
10.00 g Centennial 10 days 10.00
15.00 g Cascade 10 days 5.10

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg American Ale Wyeast Labs 1056


Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion 75 min @ 65.6°C
Add 17.22 L ( 2.91 L/kg ) water @ 75.7°C
Batch Sparge Stage 1 10 min @ 76.7°C
Add 2.00 L water @ 93.3°C
Batch Sparge Stage 2 10 min @ 93.3°C
Add 8.00 L water @ 93.3°C


Notes
Yeast added in a 1 litre starter

At three days fermentation, add...
- 350g Brown Sugar
- 250g Honey

 

[graysalchemy]

Well here is my recipe. It was actually a clone of Traquair House Ale

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 36 lbs. 2.5 oz 16400 grams 91.1%
Roasted Barley 1350 EBC 0 lbs. 6.9 oz 195 grams 1.1%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 1 lbs. 8.6 oz 700 grams 3.9%
Flaked Oats 0 EBC 1 lbs. 8.6 oz 700 grams 3.9%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Golding Whole 5.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 99 grams 50%
Golding Whole 5.7 % 35 mins 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 99 grams 50%


Final Volume: 55 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol Content: 7.3% ABV
Total Liquor: 81.5 Litres
Mash Liquor: 45 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 36.8377653410899 EBU
Colour: 48 EBC

It ended up at about 8.7% in the end so a lot higher due to greater mash efficiency. It is a very simple ale to make but for best results you need to take about a gallon of the first runnings and boil them down to a few pints this caramelises the wort. This and the yeast WLP0028 gives it its distinct flavour of toffee and amaretta.

I hope you enjoyed it Banjo. :thumb: :thumb:

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Hi Fairbrew.........
You was my receiver.... :thumb:
Nowt from my sender

"Old Bernard"
Pale malt 86.21%
Crystal malt 5.25%
Torrified wheat 3.00%
Choc malt 1.35%
Roasted barley 0.45%
Sugar - 3.75%
Hops
Northdown - 60mins 32.2 IBU
Target - 60mins 23.2 IBU

Nottingham yeast

Sorry about the percentages but I brew 60L

BB :drink:

If you want me to work out 5 gallons for you pm me..... :thumb:

 

[fairbrew]

Thanks again for a cracking beer :
I will definitely be brewing this :thumb:

 

[RobWalker]

Bb, your sender was andyhull - he's read the message I sent him but not replied. Worst case scenario I will send you a bottle so you don't miss out!

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Bb, your sender was andyhull - he's read the message I sent him but not replied. Worst case scenario I will send you a bottle so you don't miss out!

Hi Rob,
No need to send one out mate, If your at the "Spring Thing 2013" and I can make it I'll have one then....

But thx for the offer mate!! :thumb:

BB

 

[Crastney]

the beer I got was from BigYin - I was well impressed!
I sent mine to StubbsPKs, but I've not heard in other thread yet - I suspect he may not have liked it... but I'll put up the recipe I used if he wants me to - it was my first attempt at a fiery ginger beer.

 

[calumscott]

I poured the beer and it was... unremarkable. It didn't have a particularly strong aroma but at the same time didn't smell of yeast. It had a head, of sorts but then again, not too much to speak of. And the taste? It was nice. Sorry to use such a **** description but it seemed to me to be a simple, well ballanced session bitter with no unpleasant flavours but no great wow factor either. I really wanted to eulogise about this drink but, in my humble opinion, it was just a nice simple beer. Whilst that may sound negative, I don't mean it to be. A nice simple beer is sometimes just what the doctor ordered (well maybe not the doctor but you get my drift).

Seeing as the Secrets have been revealed...

Whilst that may sound negative, I don't mean it to be.

I can assure you 100% that it was not taken that way, quite the reverse in fact! What I sent you was my first AG. A slight mod on Wheeler's hooky bitter clone - a nice, simple beer!

Delighted with the review and I would have loved to have sent you something more exotic and had I *not* brewed this you might have got something different but (IMO) not as nice - it would have been kit based.

Anyway, for when you want to stock up on easy drinking simple session bitter - recipe is here.

: and bring on the next swap!!!

 

[Baldbrewer]

My recipe was Orfey's Hobgoblin clone, which came out a bit stronger at 5.9%
I believe the recipe is on here somewhere.

My apologies for my lack of attendance recently, sadly my dad passed away over the Christmas period .Will be giving him a good send off next thursday.Given time I'll be back brewing,
Cheers guys.

 

[fbsf]

Sad news BB - my thoughts are with you.

 

[PD]

My condolences Simon, I was thinking that was the case from your previous post. Sad news. Remember him fondly.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

My condolences Simon, I was thinking that was the case from your previous post. Sad news. Remember him fondly.

Same from me too, thought I hadn't seen you on....

BB

 

[loppy]

I sent mine to Andyhull but did not get a review,not sure if he got it or not but it was a belgian brewferm grand cru made from kit and used 1 kg candy sugar.Simples!