Northern Brewer Hops

[humulus]

G,day all ive got some Northern Brewer Hops left,im hoping someone out there can throw some ideas my way for an A.G brew i can do using them?
Ive already got an American Pale Ale in the keg and a Californian Common bubbling away happily in the fermenting fridge!!!!!(looking forward to trying that)any ideas would be greatly appreciated
cheers humulus

 

[raven19]

Janet's Brown Ale gets some great reviews, I have made it with different hops only once so far but will make it again at some stage... nice and malty too.

Linky to thread on BN.

Recipe pasted from OP (in US units):

Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 16.00
Anticipated OG: 1.066 Plato: 16.20
Anticipated SRM: 19.3
Anticipated IBU: 63.2
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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75.0 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
7.8 1.25 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
7.8 1.25 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
6.3 1.00 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2
3.1 0.50 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 6.50 19.0 Mash H
1.25 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 6.50 30.8 60 min.
1.00 oz. Northern Brewer Pellet 6.50 6.6 15 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.00 6.8 10 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.00 0.0 0 min.
2.00 oz. Centennial Pellet 9.00 0.0 Dry Hop

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast

Mash Schedule
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Saccharification Rest Temp : 154 Time: 30
Mash-out Rest Temp : 165 Time: 15
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 45

 

[DanRayner]

If you don't have all the other hops and malts for Janet's Brown then why not a simple California Common?

Here's my Cali Common recipe that won BoS at the AABC in 2007(?)

4.5kg Maris Otter (or other pale malt will do, I'm sure)
0.5kg Medium Crystal (yes, you definitely want about 10% crystal)
0.1kg Wheat malt (for body, head retention etc)

Mash pretty high, like 68C. I learnt after brewing this that my thermomenter was waaay off and I was actually mashing at 72C (and some breweries like Lagunitas in California actually do mash at around 72-74 see The BN for more details) but 68 will be fine.

16g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for 90mins
21g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for last 30mins
18g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for last 10mins
26g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU at flameout

Target IBUs = 40
22L at end of boil.

OG: 1.057
Yeast US-05, fermented at 20C

easy!

cheers,

Dan


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EDIT:

ah FFS! I should really read the full OP before responding so eagerly!!

He already HAS a California Common :/

Northern Brewer is an excellent all-rounder hop that can be used in a bunch of different brews for bittering and flavour - make anything!

 

[humulus]

If you don't have all the other hops and malts for Janet's Brown then why not a simple California Common?

Here's my Cali Common recipe that won BoS at the AABC in 2007(?)

4.5kg Maris Otter (or other pale malt will do, I'm sure)
0.5kg Medium Crystal (yes, you definitely want about 10% crystal)
0.1kg Wheat malt (for body, head retention etc)

Mash pretty high, like 68C. I learnt after brewing this that my thermomenter was waaay off and I was actually mashing at 72C (and some breweries like Lagunitas in California actually do mash at around 72-74 see The BN for more details) but 68 will be fine.

16g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for 90mins
21g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for last 30mins
18g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU for last 10mins
26g Northern Brewer @ 6.2% AAU at flameout

Target IBUs = 40
22L at end of boil.

OG: 1.057
Yeast US-05, fermented at 20C

easy!

cheers,

Dan


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EDIT:

ah FFS! I should really read the full OP before responding so eagerly!!

He already HAS a California Common :/

Northern Brewer is an excellent all-rounder hop that can be used in a bunch of different brews for bittering and flavour - make anything!

thank for all the replies ill put my brain into gear and let you know what i come up with

 

[blackbock]

thank for all the replies ill put my brain into gear and let you know what i come up with

Just another idea, how about a steam beer? Not a bad idea for brewing in this hotter weather. Plus Northern Brewer is the signature hop of, eg. Anchor Steam

It's a really good all round hop, don't be afraid to try it in most styles at a pinch

 

[goomboogo]

Just another idea, how about a steam beer? Not a bad idea for brewing in this hotter weather. Plus Northern Brewer is the signature hop of, eg. Anchor Steam

It's a really good all round hop, don't be afraid to try it in most styles at a pinch

I think he's looking for something different in style to the Cali Common already in the fermenter.

 

[Cocko]

I have been using NB in my Cream Ale [SWMBO's favourite - light, easy drinker], in fact probably shouldn't call it a cream ale any more as the corn has since been left out... but even my corona drinking mate, who calls my APA's the 'curry' of beer.. "Its just too much flavour mate.." haha, got hooked on it!

Obviously not a hop driven beer but if you want to just use them up:

Recipe looks like this:



2c