Beers for Wedding? Help me choose..

[dpatrickv]

So, I'm getting married in June, outside...in Nebraska. I will be brewing my own beer as the beer provided is going to consist of good ole macros.... I have built a few recipes but outside of 1 or 2 of them I'm not sure which to choose. I only want to make 4 or 5 5 gallon batches.

Cream Ale
5.14%
12.9 IBUs
1056
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pilsner 37 1.8 45.5%
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.5%
1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 9.1%
11 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
0.5 oz Saaz 60 min 3.5 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Saaz 30 min 3.5 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Saaz 5 min 3.5 Pellet Boil
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Ball 'n' Chain IPA
6.11%
58.06 IBU
1056
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 76.9%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 15.4%
1 lb American - White Wheat 40 2.8 7.7%
13 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
1 oz Cascade 60 min 7 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Warrior 30 min 16 Pellet Boil
1 oz Cascade 15 min 7 Pellet Boil
1 oz Warrior 0 min 16 Pellet Boil
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Belgian Celebration Ale
7.34%
24.12 IBU
Wyeast 1388
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Belgian - Pale Ale 38 3.4 80%
2 lb Belgian - CaraVienne 34 20 13.3%
1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond 38 0 6.7%
15 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
2 oz Saaz 90 min 3.5 Pellet Boil
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Wedding Day Pale Ale
6.8%
43.57 IBU
American Ale II
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 13.3%
1 lb American - Wheat 38 1.8 6.7%
15 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
0.5 oz Magnum 60 min 15 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Perle 30 min 8.2 Pellet Boil
1 oz Cascade 10 min 7 Pellet Boil
2 oz Cascade 0 min 7 Pellet Boil
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The Beautiful Brunette
5.93%
36.04 IBU
American Ale 1056
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.7%
1 lb American - Chocolate 29 350 7.7%
1 lb American - White Wheat 40 2.8 7.7%
13 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
1 oz Cascade 60 min 7 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Perle 20 min 8.2 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Cascade 5 min 7 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Perle 0 min 8.2 Pellet Boil
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Siddhartha of Suburbia Saison
7.54%
28.21 IBUS
Wyeast 3711
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.4%
0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.2%
2 lb American - Munich - Light 10L 33 10 12.9%
1 lb American - Wheat 38 1.8 6.5%
15.5 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
0.5 oz Rakau 60 min 12.7 20.71 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Rakau 10 min 12.7 7.51 Pellet Boil
1 oz Opal 0 min 7.9 Pellet Boil
1 oz Rakau 7 days 12.7 Pellet Dry Hop
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Black Sand Coconut Cascadian Ale
7.4%
80.5 IBUs
American Ale II
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.4%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 12.9%
1 lb German - Carafa III 32 535 6.5%
0.5 lb American - Chocolate 29 350 3.2%
15.5 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
2 oz chinook 60 min 7.8 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Centennial 40 min 7.8 Pellet Boil
0.5 oz Cascade 30 min 7 Pellet Boil
1.5 oz cascade 2 min 15 Pellet Boil
2 oz East Kent Goldings 2 min 5 Pellet Boil
1.5 oz Centennial 2 min 7.8 Pellet Boil
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Wheat
5.07%
24.1 IBUs
WLP300
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - White Wheat 40 2.8 76.2%
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 19%
0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.8%
10.5 lb Total
Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
1 oz Tettnanger 60 min 4.5 Pellet Boil
1 oz Domestic Hallertau 15 min 3.9 Pellet Boil

I'm pretty set on Black Sand as it's one of my personal favorites that I have made, the others are up in the air.

 

[LandoLincoln]

Depends on your guests. How many of them would drink an IPA?

I'd crank down the ABV on whichever ones you're serving, unless you're looking forward to a mass of drunk people on your wedding night.

 

[thood6]

I'm no sure if it's just me but 2lb of 60L seems like it'd be to cloyingly sweet.

Edit: I'm referencing the ipa and pale ales.

 

[dpatrickv]

I forgot to mention, I would guess that at least half our 200+ guests are Busch Light type drinkers, and at least 65% of them wouldn't venture out of that realm, even if I made a cream ale.

The other half is split probably 70/30 of craft beer drinkers and either non-drinkers or wine people.

I could certainly crank down the ABV on all but two of them, as they are proven recipes to me, and don't taste the same if scaled down(Black Sand and Siddhartha).

 

[dpatrickv]

I'm no sure if it's just me but 2lb of 60L seems like it'd be to cloyingly sweet.

Edit: I'm referencing the ipa and pale ales.

I'd actually probably tend to agree with the IPA and Pale ale. Never actually thought of that.

 

[JonM]

And just for yuks, search around for another thread giving all sorts of suggestions for funny wedding beer names - things like Hoppily Ever After, For Richer or for Porter, etc.

 

[krackin]

That brunette kind of caught my eye for some reason today.

Best of luck to ya!

 

[dpatrickv]

And just for yuks, search around for another thread giving all sorts of suggestions for funny wedding beer names - things like Hoppily Ever After, For Richer or for Porter, etc.

I have already been doing that, just havent made any final decisions.