Oktoberfest Brewing Demo (Beginner)
I will need 7 lbs of Gold / Light Malt Extract for the All Cascade pale ale.
I’m thinking about an All-Cascade Pale Ale, so I’d need some Cascade hops too (~5 oz @ 6% IBU). I’ll use that beer as a starter for my California V yeast, then when it’s done, pitch 15 gallons of a wheat on top of it.
So, at the end of all this, I’ll have:
1) 5 gallons of Cascade pale
2) 5 gallons of Spiced Holiday Ale
3) 2-3 gallons of Mead. (Yuck. I judged 2 meads at the competition, and if I never taste a mead again, I’ll be a happy dude.)
4) 15 gallons of Wheat I’m also making a Mackeson XXX Stout clone for December…
Also thinking about making a Baltic Porter (Just sounds delicious) and a breakfast stout (Oatmeal and Coffee – Cause that’s what I eat for breakfast. 
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Oh well, enough rambling…
October 21st, 2008 at 6:43 am
Al Koroniza’s (sp?) homebrewing book has some recipes for Baltic Porters- he kinda specialized in them. Holler if you want more info.
The coffee/oatmeal stout sounds great. I recommend dosing the finished brew with fresh brewed *STRONG* coffee. Just make sure to siphon the coffee from under the oil that floats atop the coffee or you risk reducing the luscious head the finished brew should have.
c.d.