Recipe Archive
This is a list of all the recipes we have brewed!
Belgian Golden Ale
Belgian Golden Ale
Medium strength Belgian style golden ale. Light and crisp for evening summer drinking. Hopped with French Elixir hops to provide additional subtle orange flavor.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Strong Ale
I want to put my new Maelstrom stir plate to the test so I want to make a big beer. What better big beer than a strong Belgian.
Best of Both Worlds
Double IPA
This double IPA will be an experiment to overdo it. Usually, my IPA designs seem like what I want but they end up falling short. Maybe this is because I don't get the IBU I expect from them or the yeast performance isn't up to par or maybe something entirely different. This recipe is more of everything: malt, a different yeast and a ton of hops from the US and Southern Hemisphere...hopefully it truly will be the best of both worlds.
ELIXIR PALE ALE
PALE ALE
At the request of my wife, this is a lighter beer for the summer months with modest IBUs. The beer should have a light body that is easy drinking for summer. The Nugget hops should allow for a solid base hop profile of slightly woodsy and mild and the Elixir hops should bring a orange fruitiness that is perfect for sipping on a summer day!
Herbstbock
Dunkles Bock
This bock will be slightly stronger and darker for the upcoming fall months. Herbst means Fall in German so I figured the title was fitting. I have been wanting a little more of the roasty, bready flavor in the beer after Sommerbock so I figured I would go big and make a Dunkles Bock.
Monastery Nights
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
The big brother to Monk Juice. A Strong Belgian Dark Ale brewed using the yeast from the fermentation of Monk Juice. A clean and rich beer with flavors of dried fruit. Strong but dry with clean alcohol flavor.
Monk Juice
Belgian Dubbel
The first beer after taking a break for 3 years! Belgian beers are typically forgiving, taste excellent and are ales, which means it will be ready earlier. It should be a light bodied, golden ale with a typical Belgian profile. Start small. Prost!
Mystery Hop 3000
IPA
The plan was to make an IPA to showcase the homegrown Willamette hops from 2021 but they didn't seem like they kept well. This beer was a collaboration with a friend and we made a game time decision to stick with a SMaSH but use Glacier hops I had. Glacier hops are featured in this beer with Pale High Color Malt from Great Western Malting.
Oceania IPA
Southern Hemisphere IPA
This IPA uses all Australian and New Zealand hops bought from Yakima Valley Hops. It will have a light backbone to showcase the southern hemisphere hops which tend to be more juicy and fruit forward.
Saison du Triomphe
French Saison
A light dry saision which provides the perfect canvas for the delicate fruit flavor of Triumph hops.
Sommerbock (2025)
German Export Bock Lager
A light bock lager, perfect for a summer day in the sun.
Sommerbock
Helles Bock
Another light lager for the summer months that will utilize a harvested lager strain that fermented Helles Bock and Doppelbock V2. While German Pils is fermenting I want to get another beer started to keep up with the summer. This should be a crisp, light lager that is easy drinking but still flavorful.
Summer Saison
Saison
A lighter beer for the summer. Looking for a crisp and slightly peppery Saison. The recipe was created based off of two different Saison recipes from Craft Beer and Brewing.
Yakima IPA
West Coast IPA
IPA inspired by our vacation to Yakima, Washington. All hops used are from Yakima Valley Hops. The inspiration for the beer is the fruit that grows in the Yakima Valley. The beer will be light bodied with a mild bitter start and a fruity finish to show off the hops. This beer uses six different hops with half mid-boil and the other half late in the boil to show off their flavors! Cheers!
YEAST CAKE DOUBLE IPA
IMPERIAL IPA
A beer to use up existing ingredients that I had and didn't want to waste. I saw a video that said you can pitch a new beer on top of a previous yeast cake and I thought I had to try it! This will use the yeast cake of Simcoe SMaSH which is essentially a very large starter of WLP001 California Ale yeast. It will further let me experiment with fermenting a big beer and also test out what hops I like in beers. I tend to like the more crisp beers so I went with classic Pilsner type Noble hops