Recipes
"Am I Even Kölsch" Radiant Brewing / Topa Topa
A beer that's too weird to live, too rare to die - a never before seen Dark Kölsch with a flurry of furious double dry hops
Abbot's Vacation Tripel
A solid tripel needs no fancy elements to transport you away from the dreary abbey walls to the some place decidedly more heavenly
Albany Ale Recreation
In Episode 24 of the Brew Files, we talked with Craig Gravina of the AlbanyAleProject.com about the forgotten style - here's one of his recreations of a weaker 1840's version.
American Mild v8
Denny's newest spin around the block on his concept of an Americanized mild - aka building enough hop character to be distinctly American without blowing out the wonderful drinking properties of a mild!
Amy's Raspberry Witbier
A tart, refreshing and interesting beer that showcases Raspberry puree for something fun in the summer
Basic American Double IPA
Call it whatever you will, just don't call it fat - this is the biggest of the initial IBU test series. Big, bold and bracing.
Basic American IPA
This is the stepped up cousin to our American Pale Ale. More hops and a touch more gravity.
Basic American Pale Ale
This is a straightforward, no nonsense, classical American Pale Ale. It's whole purpose provide you a pop of American hop character with just enough malt to keep you going
Boobie Beer
Tiffany Ashrafi's "Mother's" beer, designed to taste like porter and cookies and help nursing moms with the whole nursing thing.
Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter
The one, the only world "famous" Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter. Born for Christmas - well loved any time!
Bruxa Catharina Sour Guava
A Brazilian swing on the Berliner Weiss, but with more oomph and a decided Tropical flair
Cape Point New South African IPA
A Hazy IPA that uses some interesting South African hops with different flavors
CDJK Mild
A dark mild full of flavor, but not the alcohol. This is about the biggest sort of "modern" mild I've made. Just a touch roasty, but full of malt and toffee flavors.
Challenge Beer - Beet Saison
Our first recipe challenge tackled is this suggestion from Eric Pierce, combining Saisons and Beets! Get your vegetables while getting your grains!
Challenge Beer - Hoppy Rye Lager
Our first recipe challenge tackled is this suggestion from Aaron Kennison who asked for a Hoppy Rye Lager beer - why not see what Denny can do?
Cherrywood Smoked Mild
A riff on Drew's CDJK dark mild with a seasoned kick of cherrywood smoked malt from Briess to give it a whole different thing
Chuck Macaluso - Maui Nights
A Tropical Stout as rich and warm as the island of Maui - think a bigger version of a milk/cream stout as discussed on Episode 31 of the show!
Chuck Macaluso - Crazy Ivan Russian Imperial Stout
Big complex kitchen sink Russian Imperial Stout flavored with licorice, galaxy hops and cacao as discussed on Episode 31 of the show!
Denny's Old Stoner Barleywine
This is Denny's classic Barleywine recipe - packs a wallop and makes you feel a little stoned
Double Bubble Dubbel
A straightforward dubbel recipe perfect for sipping year round - but particularly fall!
Double Secret Probation Sticke Alt
A bigger, stronger and slightly more lethal and yet so delicious version of an Altbier. Perfect for late fall
Drew's 45th IPA
A fun experiment for Drew's 45th birthday - an IPA full of 45's and 74's because why not
Drew's Festbier
Drew's take on the modern Festbier for a clean party beer to share with a few hundred thousand of your closest friends!
Drew's Marzen
A classic amber lager, designed to be brew in March and served in October. Ok, you don't need to wait that long to enjoy a toasty malt forward lager
Falconsclaws 2016
Inspired by the tradition of Samichlaus, this is the biggest, baddest, boldest lager around. Brewed and aged for 1 year before service and really shines at about 3-5 years.
Festivus Feats of Strength
A big, chewy, dessert of a Russian Imperial Stout infused with chocolate and vanilla with just enough chile pepper to prevent it from being cloying.
I Dream of Jenny Cream Ale
The very definition of a crushable beer that will leave you feeling like a respectable beer drinker the next day. It's seriously a great damn American classic
Israel Bissell (IB) NE IPA
New Fangled New England IPA. This recipe is an amalgamation of a few recipes out on the internet - particularly Ed Coffey's HopHands Clone and Jason Faylor's NE IPA that he kindly sent us for tasting. Who's Israel Bissell? He's my ancestor who legendarily rode from Watertown MA to Philadelphia warning of the British attack. In other words - he's the guy who made Paul Revere look like a piker!
Jim's Whirlpool Pale
This is a clean basic American Pale Ale that we're putting together to test American hopping impacts. Inspired by Klickitat Jim's visiting of hop whirlpool temps
Le Crécerelle(The Kestrel) Petite Saison
Peter's Petite Saison that has a rye spiciness and perfect body for a smaller saison
Lemongrass Basil Sriracha Wheat
This recipe has been through multiple evolutions as it journeyed along the path of inspiration from a bowl of Pho and Thai cuisine.
Loral Canyon Saison
A twist on Drew's classic Saison using YCHops new product "American Noble". These are the left overs from the Cryo hop process and promise American hop characters, but in a more subtle, muted fashion. Naturally, that intrigues me! So I took the peppery, citrusy Loral "American Noble" and used it in a batch of Saison. Works like a charm! (Thanks to YCH for sponsoring the podcast and providing the debittered leaf/American nobles for this brew)
Magnum Blonde - No Aroma Variant
A simple clean, blonde ale designed to be both drinkable and aromatically bland enough for yeast experimentation.
Marshall Nose IPA
Named for his loyal brewdog that oversaw his brewing career from start till now, this recipe won second in the 2017 AHA National Homebrew Competition
Milo's Alt
Named in honor of his grand old cat, this is Denny's award winning American version of an Alt - a slightly softer take on the style
Old School Triple IPA
What started as a clone of Russian River's Pliny the Younger, turned into Craig's singular quest. If you've missed the PtY hype or want to capture it in a glass, start here! (Warning - Prepare to Buy All the Hops - and yes, the IBUs are theoretical)
Old Stoner Barleywine #10
Denny's classic, huge barleywine with that American hop flair. A throwback to all those early craft barley wines with the descriptive nomen "Old"
Oregon "Brewing Woman" Grew-it
Kiley's Best of Show winner for the Mecca Grade Brewing Man Competition. A wit based no hop beer for your summer sipping pleasure
Over Seas Stout
A hearty, rich and chewy stout that sits between the austerity of an Irish Dry Stout and the full tilt of a Russian Imperial Stout
Pale Oat Mild
A silky smooth and toasty malt forward mild with toffee notes and that richness of oats without a ton of hop character. Yes, if you overloaded the hopping this thing would be a light weight NE Session IPA.
Pink Drink
Andy's scarily drinkable pink/purple Belgian Golden Strong flavored/colored with hibiscus and dried fruits
Pono Brewing Pineapple Express Kolsch
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A homebrew version of Pono Brewing's Pineapple infused Kolsch
Ralph Rice's Mecca Alt
A rich, chewy biscuity and yet still pleasantly hoppy altbier from listener Ralph Rice
Saison Experimentale
A pale dry Saison perfect for playing around with your yeasts! I also use this as a basis for a number of my Saisons and usually have a variant or two laying around.
Simple Helles
A simple helles for those days when you wanted something easy to drink and test people's palates with. (and not have it be dull as dishwater)
Singular Quad
For years when homebrewers would try and recreate the magic of a beer like Westy 12, the recipes were complicated. How about simplicity instead?
Springtime in Amarillo
A bright, brisk and hoppy Saison popping with a ton of grapefruit character from the Amarillo. Really just a hell of a beer to have on draft and keep drinking
Sunsphere IPA
The first place winner in the 2017 AHA National Homebrew Competition in American IPA. Chase's IPA is a bit of a hybrid with a look back at the West Coast with some "new" New England flair. This is a little different than the version discussed on the show because it's his newer version
The Little Grisette That Could
This is Eric's 2018 Sam Adams Longshot winning Grisette recipe that we tasted on the Brew Files Episode 46. A lovely beer!
The Transformed Ale
A simple modern pale ale recipe designed to explore the impacts of biotransformation.
Top 40 Gold Malt Liquor
A slightly more sophisticated take on the imperialized version of the American lager
Wood Chipper Red Ale
An Irish Red Ale inspired by Drew's trip to Fargo (courtesy of the Prairie Homebrewing Companions)
Wry Smile RyePA
This is it - this is the world famous Denny Conn Rye IPA. Brewed by many people and companies around the world. It's a classic for a reason! Brew it today and enjoy!
Wyeast 2017 Q3 Winner - Blondie
A Belgian Golden Strong Ale inspired by Clint Eastwood and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
Wyeast 2017 Q3 Winner - Drie Drie Trois
Pale, spicy, dry and strong, this Belgian Tripel packs a sneaky punch. Featuring complex, yeast-derived aromatics, citrus and honey, this liquid gold fills your tulip with a bouquet of spicy, peppery phenolics and citrusy-orange esters. A soft alcohol profile combines with a light honey-like maltiness and an effervescent finish. Enjoy a glass or two and you’ll be transported to summer in Belgium
Wyeast 2017 Q3 Winner - Figgybacking
A warm caramelized fig infused dubbel perfect for a cold winter night!
