Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Coffee Break (beirmuncher's centennial blonde with coffee!)

[sputnam]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

1056

Yeast Starter

no

Batch Size (Gallons)

2.5

Original Gravity

1.036

Final Gravity

1.006

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

85+

Color

straw

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

2 weeks

Tasting Notes

freakin awesome....makes a perfect summer afternoon delight.

This is my first recipe post. I just HAD to share cause it's so dang tasty and I've gotten tons of help from this site. I hope you like it.
I did a batch of Beirmuncher's Centennial Blond, doubled the hops and added some cold brewed coffee to half of it. I coarsly ground 1/4 cup of french vanilla coffee beans and added 1.25 cups cold water and steeped overnight. I filtered out the beans and dumped that into a 2.5 gallon keg. I can't imagine that it could be any more perfect but next time, I will make more coffee and taste it as I keg. Oh, I also swapped some of the 2 row with sugar for a little more dryness.
Obviously, use whatever type of coffee you like and whatever quantity you want...this is just a starting point.
Shout out to Beirmuncher for a light refreshing brew and Wicked Weed Brewing for the idea of adding coffee to an IPA!

 

[NothingRhymesWithCurtiss]

While you've stated what you changed, any chance you can post your recipe? Because this sounds damn tasty!

 

[sputnam]

While you've stated what you changed, any chance you can post your recipe? Because this sounds damn tasty!

I didn't post the recipe cause it's very easy to find, however, since you asked, I will make it even easier....

****5 Gallon Batch****

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)


Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.

 

[NothingRhymesWithCurtiss]

I didn't post the recipe cause it's very easy to find, however, since you asked, I will make it even easier....

Sorry for the confusion on my part.

Doubling the hops is easy to calculate, my questions were regarding swapping 2 row for sugar and that you said you added coffee to half.

• What was the swap ratio of 2 row to sugar?
• If you added coffee to half, then I imagine I would use 1/2 cup of french vanilla coffee beans and added 2.5 cups water for a 5 gallon batch?

Thanks.

 

[sputnam]

i removed a pound of 2 row and used a pound of sugar...this is completely optional. I just thought it would get me a slightly lower FG.

yes to 1/2 cup beans and 2.5 cups water for 5 gallons.

evidently it is far easier to know what you mean than to try to figure out what someone else means. I will try to be more precise next time. Let me know how you like this when you brew it.

 

[NothingRhymesWithCurtiss]

i removed a pound of 2 row and used a pound of sugar...this is completely optional. I just thought it would get me a slightly lower FG.

yes to 1/2 cup beans and 2.5 cups water for 5 gallons.

evidently it is far easier to know what you mean than to try to figure out what someone else means. I will try to be more precise next time. Let me know how you like this when you brew it.

Thanks, man. Much appreciated!