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G'day all,
So me and my better half have decided after 7 years of engagement we're finally going to get married. I know, I know, why am I doing it, blah blah

Anyway, I have decided to do a brew to give to all the beer drinkers at the wedding to take home. So what I need is some recipe ideas, some tried and true.
I will be bottling in grolsch style swing top bottles.
What I'm hoping to do is make at least 1 trial batch and age appropriately to make sure the recipe works etc.
I think I'll go with something done with ale yeast, I'm not sure I'm ready for a lager, unless someones got a fairly bulletproof pilsner recipe.
BTW the weddings in late October, so I'd better get cracking.
Cheers

Hi Wiz

And congratulations

I did the same thing and had a long engagment, we thought it best to leave getting married until the kids were old enought not to get bullied for being different.

As the event is in Oct and you don't seem to mind waiting try PP's Munich Helles. I've got it in the FV at the moment and it's looking good. PP says it gets better with age so get it on now and in 9 months you'll have a cracker.

Congrats Wiz, that is great news. I hope you and your fiancée have a great day and an even better rest of your life

Here is a beer I make that has never been refused by a mega swill drinker, in fact my brother in law knocked a keg of it over in 4 days, with help

The beer is a Cream Ale, so brewed as an Ale but drinks like a lager.

Cream Ale
Cream Ale


Type: All Grain
Date: 1/13/2011
Batch Size: 27.00 L
Brewer: Gavin
Boil Size: 32.51 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Keggle
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (1.6 SRM) Grain 90.91 %
0.45 kg Rice, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
50.00 gm Mt. Hood [3.50 %] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU
25.00 gm Mt. Hood [3.50 %] (20 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
0.71 gm Salt (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.48 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 21.7 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 2.8 SRM Color: Color

The rice is just normal rice 2 1/2 cups cooked until well gelatinous and added to the mash with the pilsner malt.

Yeasty, I have considered that one as PP has personally recommended it to me, the only thing that concerns me is if some thing isn't quite right there may not be enough time to redo it. I think I'm thinking too much into it

Hashie, is that creame ale done with your home grown hops, looks good? If so I just happen to have a crap load of Mt Hood flowers growing at the moment Thanks BTW, and my POR is going right off this year so if you still want rhizomes at the end of this season you are welcome to some.

Now I'm on the track of fresh hops maybe I can make something with the hops I'm growing I have POR, Mt Hood and Chinook. Any suggestions?
I reckon I'll definately give that creame ale a go either ways!

Thanks guys and keep 'em coming

Don't forget to brew plenty extra for after the big day...Marriage may not change men but it does something to a woman

Only kidding, I'm sure you've got a good 'un like mine. She even lets me do brews in the house!!

Wow!!!!

That's great mate!

(Heed Yeasty's advice )

Now that I have written as many emoticons as I could think of, I think, if you want to keep everyone happy at the wedding, then you should consider brewing NRB's All Amarillo Ale.

I have never brewed another recipe that gets anywhere near the comments from such a diverse range of drinkers. Young girls love it, 75 year-old mega-swill drinkers love it and everyone in between. It's a very inoffensive but also very interesting brew.

Every other suggestion above I love but I think the Munich Helles is too subtle and takes too long to come really good (I only brew this once a year and treat it like gold.) The cream ale, once again is a lovely subtle beer and it will keep the megaswillers happy but I think it is a shame to waste such subtlety on mega-swillers.

So, I fear the subtle beers above, especially in a wedding environment will only be truly appreciated by a fraction of your guests and many, who don't like beer, won't even bother with it. I have found though that the Amarillo Ale, in a diverse group, is a, "stand-out," beer and actually becomes a talking point.

I've always enjoyed this beer and it has the highest brewing priority for me. My brother-in-law travels constantly all over the world and this is the beer he most enjoys. But, it wasn't until we had a family function with about 60 people that I realised how universally popular this beer is. I took 2/3rds of a 23 L keg to the function and it was gone in no time. I had to return home and get another full keg. It emptied faster than the first!

What I am trying to say here is that this recipe stopped most people drinking their usual wine, cocktail, spirit or beer and, I assure you, the best of the former were available.

So, it's a great recipe and it's also the simplest of beers to brew.

Great news wiz and all the best,
PP

Nice one, wiz! All the very best mate.

I've only ever attempted a pils once before ...it was this one http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/index.php?autocom=recipedb&code=show&recipe=152.

Very nice beer and great feedback ...pretty simple recipe also. Classic.


Anyway, good luck with the preparations and the beers.

I've always used pellets on this beer, but like you I have lots of Mt Hood flowers developing. So I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out with fresh hops :drool:

Definitely keep me in mind for a POR, I should have lots of Mt Hood, some Tettnang and Hallertauer this season.

Ok guys,
I have decided I'd have a go at making my own recipe. I thought it might give the whole concept even more of a personal touch. So here it is:


BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: NuptiAle
Brewer: Brad
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 34.10 L
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.20 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (3.Grain 75.68 %
0.90 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 16.22 %
0.30 kg Biscuit (Dingemans) (22.5 SRM) Grain 5.41 %
0.15 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (381.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 %
20.00 gm Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 31.8 IBU
15.00 gm Williamette [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
20.00 gm Williamette [4.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: BIAB Single Infusion, Light body, Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 5.55 kg
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BIAB Single Infusion, Light body, Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Infusion Add 39.66 L of water at 67.4 C 65.0 C
10 min Mash Out Heat to 78.0 C over 10 min 78.0 C


Could some experienced recipe makers give me some constructive criticism as this is my first attempt at doing my own recipe. I intend to have a go at brewing a trial batch next weekend.

Thanks

Mate, I reckon your recipe looks great. It would be a very refreshing beer with all those hops and yet be nice and malty from the Munich and Biscuit malts.

My only reservation is whether it will be too hoppy for your guests.

A trial batch would be a good idea, send me a couple of bottles to critique for you

Cheers hashie,
I'm hoping for a subtle hop flavour, that's where I'm not sure with. Maybe I should cut the 0 min hops back a bit, what do reckon?

No I think you should brew a test batch first and if you find it nicely hopped, then give it to a non home brewer to try and see if it too hoppy.

I think your recipe is fine, just not sure if it's too much for the un-initiated.

Just thought I'd give an update on my NuptiAle.

The brewday went pretty well, getting close to my estimated numbers.
I managed to get enough to fill a Keg and about 9 stubbies. I bottled and kegged about 5 weeks ago and have been sampling from the keg every now and then
I really wanted to let it age a bit to see how it would turn out.
At first there was powerful hop flavor and bitterness, however still tasted great, and you could just taste the malty profile.
Ageing has done it wonders the hops have mellowed and the nice malty slightly sweet profile has come through. You can still taste plenty of hops, but they are not as overpowering.

I took a few stubbies to work for a couple of the guys to sample and give some feedback, and to my pleasure, the feedback was great. In fact one of the guys wants me to make him a batch.

So it looks like I have settled on this recipe, and I might even make some for my bucks party

Cheers


Edit Spelling (thanks hashie )

Ha ha, I normally just try and fill my belly, but why not start with the legs

Any chance you can send a sample my way? It's only a short trip by post to Bendigo.

LOL, bloody iphone predictive text, gets me all the time.

PM me your address and I'll try and get one to you.

Cheers

Not a very good picture but this will give you an idea of the colour.

Lovely colour wiz! (The beer, not your finger nail )

Congratulations, Wiz (on both the engagement and beer).

Like you, I'm getting married this year, and was thinking of what to do for take away souvenirs and that. Brewing a homebrew for the men is an excellent idea - gonna have to follow suit. Your NuptiAle is definitely looking nice, too. Let us know how it goes, and how the guests enjoy the gifts, yeah?

Thanks and congrats to you too alizzan, I will defiantly let you guys know how it goes and how the brew is received. When's your wedding?
I just hope the proper batch is as good as the trial batch
If you do brew this recipe, please let me know how it goes.
Cheers wiz

Thanks, chief. I'd be very keen to see how everyone likes your beer. It's a pretty cool idea, too, especially to give the guests something that you have made yourself and put a lot of time, love and effort into it. My wedding is in November at a winery owned by a friend of the family. He doesn't mind what beer I bring, just wants me to buy the wine from the winery (good wine, too). So I'm going to provide homebrew for the beer, and make some other ones for the guests to take away.

How long will you let the beers age before the wedding? I'd like to check out your recipe ahead of time, too. I just brewed my first AG of Dr Smurto's Golden Ale, and it'll be a toss up between yours and his, depending on how they both come out. When's your wedding? Also, are you making anything else for the non-beer drinkers?

G'day guys,
I just finished doing a mock up bottle with the lable I designed for NuptiAle, so I thought I'd share it.
Its fairly basic in design but I'm a little proud of myself since I had to teach my self adobe photoshop and illustrator, which I had never used before. Gee was that a task
Cheers wiz

Nice job wiz. Who's the ugly bloke on the label?

Hense the reason of put the effects on the photo. You think I'm ugly there, you want to see me in real life!

Excellent work for your first run with PS/Illustrator. And you didn't go with the Plastic Wrap effect. I like that. How far ahead are you brewing the beers? Being an amber ale, I imagine you're going to let them condition for a while? Also, who are you getting to print your beer labels?

Thanks mate, hopefully I'll brew the batch in a couple of weeks so it can condition, and also give me time to make another one if something goes wrong .
Lucky for me my foreman at work's wife does graphic design and printing for a living, so I've organised for her to make up the stickers for me.
Cheers