Recipe Suggestion for East Coast Ale

[FleurDeLis425]

I am brewing some beer for a wedding in October and have been working on pilot batches already to get the beer recipes locked down early. The theme of the brews that are going to be made are a west coast vs east coast. Since the bride is from the west coast and the groom is from the east.

The west coast ale is already figured out. Went with an amber ale using NW hops. However, I am having a hard time figuring out a good east coast type beer to make that is not a lager.

Any suggestions?

 

[Kuhndog]

Couple of questions first...

Are you looking at an extract brew or all-grain?

Are you looking at using American hops or not?

Ales are a good choice for an East Coast beer...perhaps a less hoppy ale like a Brown Ale...since it's in the fall timeframe.

 

[lostbadgers]

If the style is not too important (only light, quaffable beers for example), how about and east coast oyster stout. I haven't brewed one yet buy it is on my radar.

 

[FleurDeLis425]

Couple of questions first...

Are you looking at an extract brew or all-grain?

Are you looking at using American hops or not?

Ales are a good choice for an East Coast beer...perhaps a less hoppy ale like a Brown Ale...since it's in the fall timeframe.

Either extract or all-grain is fine. I can do either. Would like to use north American hops if possible but I know a lot of east coast ales use English hops. So I am open to either.

Thanks for the suggestions thus far!

 

[Kuhndog]

This would be very similar to Sam Adam's Boston Ale...not the lager although the taste is going to be somewhat similar - this will be a little bit maltier than the lager.

Type: All Grain
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.24 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: My All Grain Setup
End of Boil Volume 6.24 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Est Mash Efficiency 81.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 12.0 oz Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 77.5 %
2 lbs 4.0 oz Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) Grain 2 22.5 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 16.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 13.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 5 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg East Coast Ale (White Labs #WLP008) [35.49 ml] Yeast 6 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.050 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 29.5 IBUs Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 12.8 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
Sparge Water: 5.31 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 13.50 qt of water at 163.8 F Mash Temp and rest - 150.0 F 75 min

Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 5.31 gal water at 168.0 F or Batch Sparge
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 3.93 oz Carbonation Used: Bottle with 3.93 oz Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage Storage Temperature: 65.0 F

 

[FleurDeLis425]

This looks like a really good suggestion. I will give it a shot! Thanks!