I just bought 2# of locally-grown Cascade pellets...
1) Because I like Cascade Ales
2) It was all they had and it was a decent price
So now I want to see if I can find recipes that are MAINLY Cascade-based. For example, I found this recipe the other night by just searchng their recipes for "cascade" and then clicking on recipes until I found something MAINLY Cascade-based...
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/3982
Is there an easier way? Should I just experiment?
Should I use the hops compatibility chart here: http://byo.com/resources/hops to find similar hops and expand my searches to include those as well, and just replace them with Cascade when I brew?
Post #2 made 14 years ago
I'm a Cascade fan too. Here's two that will work for you, these are a couple of my "house" beers. The Pale Ale really shows off the hops, you can even dry hop for 5-7 days with about an ounce of hops for even more aroma. The Stout is actually a dry sweet stout that even "non-dark beer drinkers" seem to enjoy. I have included grain amounts as percentages so you can adjust recipes to your rig accordingly:
Recipe: Cascade Pale Ale
Brewer: Todd Hughes
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: Excellent! cube hops gave it a very mellow bitterness, took @ 3 weeks after bottling for "caramel" flavor to go away and hop aroma and taste to develop. Very nice!
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.27 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.02 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 8.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 26.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 85.7 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.6 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.6 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.6 %
8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 5 3.6 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 8.7 IBUs
5.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 17.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 37.00 qt of water at 160.4 F 152.1 F 90 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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I used the no-chill method, added the 5.5oz finish hops to the cube before draining boiling wort into it instead of the 5 minute addition. Waited 24 hours for cube to cool then drained to FV and pitched Pacman yeast instead of Notty. Fermented for 2 weeks at 65F, bottled with 1oz (by weight) corn sugar per gallon.
Recipe: Sock Monkey Stout
Brewer: Todd Hughes
Asst Brewer:
Style: Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.27 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.02 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 26.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 46.2 %
4 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 30.8 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.7 %
1 lbs Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 7.7 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5 7.7 %
2.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 32.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 1.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.72 qt of water at 160.1 F 152.1 F 90 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
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Fermented for 2 weeks at 65F, bottled with 1oz (by weight) corn sugar per gallon.
---Todd
Recipe: Cascade Pale Ale
Brewer: Todd Hughes
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: Excellent! cube hops gave it a very mellow bitterness, took @ 3 weeks after bottling for "caramel" flavor to go away and hop aroma and taste to develop. Very nice!
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 8.27 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.02 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 8.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 26.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 85.7 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.6 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.6 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.6 %
8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 5 3.6 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 6 8.7 IBUs
5.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 17.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 37.00 qt of water at 160.4 F 152.1 F 90 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
------
I used the no-chill method, added the 5.5oz finish hops to the cube before draining boiling wort into it instead of the 5 minute addition. Waited 24 hours for cube to cool then drained to FV and pitched Pacman yeast instead of Notty. Fermented for 2 weeks at 65F, bottled with 1oz (by weight) corn sugar per gallon.
Recipe: Sock Monkey Stout
Brewer: Todd Hughes
Asst Brewer:
Style: Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 8.27 gal
Post Boil Volume: 7.02 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 26.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 73.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 46.2 %
4 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 30.8 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.7 %
1 lbs Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 4 7.7 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5 7.7 %
2.00 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 32.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 1.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Nottingham (Danstar #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 36.72 qt of water at 160.1 F 152.1 F 90 min
Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Notes:
------
Fermented for 2 weeks at 65F, bottled with 1oz (by weight) corn sugar per gallon.
---Todd
Last edited by thughes on 22 Apr 2012, 01:15, edited 3 times in total.
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Post #3 made 14 years ago
Freaking awesome!! Thanks Todd!
I'd been wanting to try something darker and hoppier. The Stout sounds perfect!
I'd been wanting to try something darker and hoppier. The Stout sounds perfect!
Post #4 made 14 years ago
The stout is very interesting actually; it's not hoppy at all but actually ends up very creamy, sweet, and chocolaty, almost tastes like a chocolate milkshake!
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Post #5 made 14 years ago
I've been looking for a different stout recipe Todd, thanks,I think I will do this next.I see you do some FWH and cube hopping,have you tried either with this?
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Post #6 made 14 years ago
With the stout, I would recommend staying with the hop schedule in my recipe even if you no-chill. I've brewed it both standard chill and no-chill exactly as I posted it. The hops are really only there for bittering and a slight flavor/aroma, they don't seem to be affected by different chilling routines.
Funny thing about this recipe, there are no oats or chocolate malt yet it is very creamy and chocolaty.
Funny thing about this recipe, there are no oats or chocolate malt yet it is very creamy and chocolaty.
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Post #7 made 14 years ago
OK, I finally checked my records on grain absorption. On average I lose .06 gallons of liquid per pound of grain when I use an aggressive squeeze on my bag.
---Todd
---Todd
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Post #8 made 14 years ago
So to answer my original question, I guess there doesn't exist a site whereby I can search for recipes using hops I currently want to use?
Post #9 made 14 years ago
daddyo,
For the first hops (the bittering hops) It doesn't much matter what hop you use? The aroma gets boiled off and it's just the amount of Alpha acids in that hop. So for a malty beer that uses only one 60 minute bittering hops you can use almost any hop without a significant difference? For aroma hops as in dry hoping or in IPA's you can just brew a SMASH (Single Malt and Single Hop)to try out the hop varieties?
For the first hops (the bittering hops) It doesn't much matter what hop you use? The aroma gets boiled off and it's just the amount of Alpha acids in that hop. So for a malty beer that uses only one 60 minute bittering hops you can use almost any hop without a significant difference? For aroma hops as in dry hoping or in IPA's you can just brew a SMASH (Single Malt and Single Hop)to try out the hop varieties?
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tap 2 Bourbon Barrel Porter
tap 3 Czech Pilsner
tap 4 Triple IPA 11% ABV
Pipeline: Mulled Cider 10% ABV
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Post #10 made 14 years ago
Awesome answer, Bob! I didn't really understand much about hops until I read what you just posted. Thanks!
Post #11 made 14 years ago
daddyo,go to http://hopville.com/ and search the hop you want to brew with.
Last edited by Lylo on 05 May 2012, 04:01, edited 3 times in total.
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