2002 Michigan State Fair Home Brewers’ Competition

Winning Recipes

 

 

Yankee Parrot Pilsner

Brewer:  Lawrence J. Rapson

 

MSF Category: 5150
Style:  Classic American Pilsner
Batch Size:  10 gal
Malt:  16# 2-row Brewers Malt

           1#  Dextrine Malt

           1# Crystal Malt, 20°L

           4# Medium Grain Rice
Cereal Treatment: Boil the 4# rice in 3 gallons of water for 45 minutes.  Transfer this water/rice mixture to the mash/lauter tun and add the malt.

Mash:  20 min @ 132 °F, 90 min @ 154 °F, 10 min @ 165 °F

Sparge at 175 °F (pH adjusted to 5.7)
Hops: 1.5 oz Cluster pellets, 60 min

           0.5 oz Cluster pellets, 30 min

           1 oz Tettnang leaf, finish

Boil time:  90 min
Yeast:  400 mL starter of Wyeast North American Lager (2272)
Carbonation: Force carbonated
OG:  1.058
FG:  1.017
Primary Fermentation: 14 days glass carboy
Secondary Fermentation: 27 days glass carboy

Lager 30 days below 40 oF

 

 

 

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Nordlich Pils

Brewer:  Jeff Rankert

 

MSF Category: 5151
Style:  Northern German Pilsner
Batch Size:  11 gal
Malt:    17.5 # Durst Pilsner

1.5 # Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt

0.13 # German Munich Malt

 

Mash: 152 °F for 60 minutes   

 

Hops:   2.5 oz Tettnanger Tettnang (6.5 aa), 60 min

1 oz Hallertau Hersbruker (3.8 aa), 60 min

1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh (3.75 aa), 15 min

Boil time:  90 min
Yeast: 0.5 gallon starter of White Labs WLP830 German Lager 

Carbonation: Force carbonated 2.5 volumes
OG:  1.047
FG:  1.011
Primary: 50 F for 2 weeks in glass

Diacytal rest for 2 days at 67 F.

Lagered for 10 weeks at 35 F in SS.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hawkeye English Ale

Brewer:  Randy Panduren

 

MSF Category: 5152

Style:  Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale

Batch Size: 5 gallons

Malt:    6 # Light DME

14 oz Crystal Malt, 60o L

Process:           1) Steep in ½ gallon water for 30 minutes @ 150o F

2) Rinse with ½ gallon of 150o F water

3) Combine this gallon with DME and enough water to give a pre-boil volume of 6.5 gallons.

Hops:   0.75 oz Northdown, 60 min

0.25 oz Challenger, 15 min

0.50 oz Northdown, 10 min

0.25 oz Northdown, 1 min 

Boil Time: 60 min

Yeast: Wyeast 1098 British Ale

OG:      1.050
FG:      1.012
Primary: 5 days

Secondary: 14 days



 

 

 

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Trout River IPA

Brewer:  Chris Sheridan

 

MSF Category: 5153

Style: India Pale Ale
Gallons: 5 gal
Malt:    7.5 # Muntons light LME

½ # Crystal Malt, 10L

½ # Aromatic Malt

½ # Carapils

Process:           1) Steep grains in 3 gallons water at 150 F for 45 minutes

2) Remove grains and add LME

Hops:   0.75 oz Centennial Leaf Hops (9.9%) 60 min

1.5 oz Centennial Leaf Hops (9.9%) 20 min

1.5 oz Centennial Leaf Hops (9.9%) 5 min

1.0 oz Centennial Leaf Hops (9.9%) dry hop secondary
Boil Time: 90 min
Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale

Carbonation: ¾ cup corn sugar
OG: 1.051
FG: 1.008
Primary: 7 Days at 68 F
Secondary: 7 days at 68 F
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Elm Paddle

Brewer: Kevin Dunn

Assistant Brewers: Garnet Buller, Brian Ozbourne

 

 

MSF Category: 5154

Style: 10c Southern English Brown Ale

Gallons: 25
Malt:    25 lbs Dried light malt Extract

10 lb 80L crystal

1 lb Chocolate Malt

Mash:   Steep Gains for 90 min @ 150F

Hops:   1 oz Pellet Cluster 8.0AAU 60 minutes

East Kent Goldings Whole hop 6.6AAU 45 min

 

Boil time: 80 minutes

Yeast: 3 White Labs British Ale Yeast WLP005

           2 White Labs English Ale Yeast WLP002

Carbonation: 2/3 cup Malt extract Bottle Conditioned

OG: 1.054

FG: 1.014

Primary: Stainless Steel Drum Open Fermentation

               for 14 days at 68o F

 

Bottled: 06/29/02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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American Amber Ale

Brewer: Thomas Yaeger

 

MSF Category: 5155

Style: American Amber Ale
Gallons: 5

Malt:    11 # Marris Otter

1 # 40L Crystal Malt

 

Mash:

 

Hops:   1/2 oz. Cascade (60 min)

1 oz. Perle (60 min)

1 oz. Cascade (15 min)

1 oz. Cascade (flame out)

 

Boil Time: 60 minutes

 

Yeast: Wyeast 1056

Carbonation:

OG: 1.060

FG: 1.010

Primary:

Secondary:

 

 

 

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Aldekocker Alt

Brewer: Alan Pearlstein

 

MSF Category: 5156

Style: Dusseldorf Altbier
Gallons: 5
Malt:    5 # Pilsner Malt

3.75 # Munich

1 # Vienna

0.5 # Crystal Malt 80 o L

2 oz Black Patent

Mash:   100°F for 15 min, 122°F for 20 min, 150°F for 60 min, 168°F for 10 min.

 

Hops:   2.0 oz. Spalt (4.1%) pellets for 65 minutes

1.0 oz. Spalt (5.8%) leaf hops for 45minutes

Boil time: 75 minutes

Yeast: Wyeast 1007 (1 liter starter)

Carbonation: Approx. ¾ cup corn sugar
OG: 1.058

FG: 1.014

Primary: 10 days @ 64 o F

Secondary: 10 days @ 64 o F

Brewing Date: 01/13/01

Bottled: 03/03/2002

 

 

 

 

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Fall of Berliner Weisse

Brewer: Mark Ohrstrom

 

MSF Category: 5156

Style: Berliner Weisse
Gallons: 12
Malt:    4.5 # Pilsner Malt

6.0 # Wheat Malt

2.0 # Pale Malt (6-Row)

0.5 # Brewer’s Cut Natural Filter Media (lauter aid)

 

Sour Mash: Mash ½ of the Pilsner Malt at 99 °F for 48 hours.  Add 2nd half of Pilsner Malt 24 hours into the sour mash.

 

Mash:   148 °F for 60 min

 

Hops:   0.80 oz. Northern Brewer for 32 minutes

Boil time: 60 minutes

Yeast: Danstar Nottingham

Carbonation: prime tabs
OG: 1.030

FG: unk

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13 Mile Bock

Brewer: Dan Humphrey

 

MSF Category: 5157

Style: Traditional Bock
Gallons: 5
Malt:    12 # Briess Pilsner Malt

2 # Munich Malt

½ # 30 L Crystal Malt

½ # 60 L Crystal Malt

3 oz. Pauls Malt Chocolate 500 L

1 # Carapils

 

Mash:   125 F for 15 minutes, 155 F for 75 minutes

 

Hops:   10 grams Hallertau (4.4%) 90 min

10 grams Perle (6.6%) 60 min

14 grams Perle (6.6%) 30 min

18 grams Hallertau (4.4%) 15 min

 

Boil time: 90 minutes

Yeast: Wyeast 2007 Lager (starter)

 

Carbonation: 1.25 cups Munton's Dark DME

OG: 1.070

FG: unk

Primary: 50 o F

Bottled: 01/21/01

 

 

 

 

 

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Wee Heavy

Brewer: Rick Georgette

 

MSF Category: 5158

Style: Wee Heavy
Gallons: 5
Malt:    14.75 # Marris Otter

1 # 80L Crystal

0.25 # Peated Malt

2 # Amber Malt

2.5 oz. Roasted Barley

1 oz. Chocolate Malt

½ # Caravienne

½ # Caramunich

3.3 # Glenbrew Lt. Extract

 

Mash:   90 minutes at 155o F

Hops:   1.25 oz East Kent Golding for last 45 minutes

¼ oz. Fuggles for last 45 minutes

 

Boil time: 2 hours

Yeast: Wyeast 1728 (1 gallon starter)

½ gallon slurry from Scotch Ale

OG: 1.122

FG: 1.042

Primary: 30 days at 60 F

Secondary: 60 days at 32 F

 

 

 

 

 

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English-Style Barleywine

Brewer: Kirk Rowland

 

MSF Category: 5159

Style: English-style Barleywine

Gallons: 5.8 
Malt:    25 # Marris Otter

1 # 55L Crystal

11 oz. Lyles golden syrup

2 # Light LME

 

Mash:   60 minutes at 154o F

Hops:   4.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5%) 90 minutes

1.25 oz. East Kent Goldings (5%) 15 minutes

0.75 oz. East Kent Goldings 5 minutes

1 oz. East Kent Goldings (5%) dry hop in secondary 2 weeks

 

Boil time: 2 hours

Yeast: Wyeast 1084 ½ gallon starter

Carbonation: Force Carbonation

OG: 1.124

FG: unk

Primary: Glass for 17 days at 68o F

Secondary: Glass for 28 days at 68o F

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Robust Porter

Brewers: Dave Novak

 

MSF Category: 5160

Style:    Robust Porter

Gallons: 5

Malt:    1 # Dextrin Malt

10 oz 20L Crystal Malt

10 oz 80L Crystal Malt

10 oz 120L Crystal Malt

1 # Chocolate Malt

1.5 # Munich Malt

12 oz Flaked Barley

6 # Light Malt Extract

 

Process:           1) Bring grains to 150 F in 1 gallon of water and hold for 30 minutes. 

2) Rinse with ½ gallon water.  

3) Add Malt Extract, and enough water to bring total volume to 3 gal.

4) After boiling and cooling, transfer to fermenter and add water to make 5 gallons

 

Hops:   1 oz. German Northern Brewer 60 minutes

1 oz Liberty 5 minutes

1 oz Liberty at flame out

 

Boil Time:         1 hour

Yeast:               White Labs Burton Ale Yeast

Carbonation:     3/4 cup priming sugar @ bottling

O.G.:                unk

F.G.:                unk

Primary:            7 days

Secondary:       4 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

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Mind Bender Stout

Brewer: Eric Ringle

 

MSF Category: 5161

Style: 16d Foreign Extra Stout

Gallons: 5

 

Malt:    1 # Roasted Barley

½ # Flaked Wheat

7 # Munton’s Dark DME

 

Hops:   1 1/2 oz. Willamette

½ oz. Willamette

           

Water Treatments:        ¼ tsp salt

½ tsp chalk

1 tsp gypsum

 

Boil Time: 60 minutes

Yeast:   White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast

 

O.G.: unk

F.G.: unk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saison

Brewer: Greg Brown

 

MSF Category: 5162

Style: 19d Saison

Gallons: 6.5

 

Malt:    12 # Pale Malt (2-Row)

0.02 # Chocolate Malt

0.25 # Crystal Malt (20L)

0.50 # Wheat Malt

1.0 # Vienna Malt

0.63 # Candy Sugar

 

Hops:   1 oz East Kent Goldings – 70 Minutes

0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbruker - 50 Minutes

            0.5 oz. Hallertau Hersbruker – 10 minutes

 

Spices: 0.5 oz Corriander – 15 minutes

            0.25 oz Bitter Orange Peel – 15 minutes

 

Mash:   150 °F for 75 minutes

 

Boil Time: 90 minutes

Yeast:   White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

 

O.G.: 1.062

F.G.: unk

 

 

 

 

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Crispy’s Big F’ing Belgian (BFB)

Brewer: Chris Frey

 

MSF Category: 5162

Style: 18d Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Gallons: 11-12

 

Malt:    18 lbs Pale Ale Malt
12 lbs Pilsener Malt
1 lb. Special B

1 lb. Belgian Biscuit

1 lb. Belgian Carapils

2/3 lb. Belgian Caramunich
1 lb Belgian Caravienne
1 lb DWC Aromatic
1.5 lbs. Extra Special Malt
1 lb. Victory Malt
1 lb. med. amber Belgian candy sugar
1 lb. light Belgian candy sugar
2 lbs. liquid Sucrose
1 lb cane beet sugar

Hops:   2 oz. Hallertauer Whole 5% aa 60 minutes
2 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 4.8%aa 60 minutes
1 oz. Czech Saaz Whole 2.8%aa 10 minutes
2 oz. Styrian Goldings Pellets 4% aa 1 minute

 

Spices: 1 oz. Ginger Root 15 min

1 oz. Sweet Orange Peel 15 min
1 oz. Coriander seed (crushed moments before use) 5 min
2 oz. Dried Spicy Orange Peel 15 min

Extras:  2 Tsp. Irish Moss 15 min

 

Mash:   Protein rest at 122 for 15 minutes

Raised temp about 1° F a minute to 153 °F
Hold at 153 °F for one hour
Raise temp to
168 °F and hold for 15 minutes (mash-out)

Boil Time: 90 minutes

Yeast:   White Labs WLP550 Trappist Ale Yeast (BIG Starter!)

 

O.G.: 1.095

F.G.: 1.015

 

 

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Rasberry Wheat

Brewer: Elon Jamison

 

MSF Category: 5163

Style: 21 Fruit Beer

Gallons: 5

 

Malt:    3 # Pale Malt (2-Row)

0.5 # Crystal Malt (40L)

1.0 # Wheat Malt

3.5 # M&F Wheat DME

 

Hops:   1 oz Tettnang – 45 Minutes

1 oz Mt. Hood - 3 Minutes

            0.5 oz. Hallertau Hersbruker – 10 minutes

 

Mash:   150 °F for 60 minutes.  Add DME to boil pot with rinsed grains.

 

6oz Raspberry Extract at bottling

 

Boil Time: 60 minutes

Yeast:   White Labs European Ale Yeast

Carbonation: ¾ cup corn sugar

 

O.G.: 1.047

F.G.: 1.011

 

 

 

 

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Classic Rauchbier

Brewer: Rick Georgette

 

MSF Category: 5164

Style: 23a Classic Rauchbier

Gallons: 5

 

Malt:    6 # Rauch Malt

1.75 # Vienna Malt

0.33 # Caravienne Malt

0.66 # Caramunich Malt

2.5 # Aromatic Malt

1.75 # Light Munich Malt

0.5# 30L Crystal Malt

 

Hops:   0.75 oz Saaz (4% aa) – 90 Minutes

0.50 oz Santium (6.8% aa) - 30 Minutes

            0.50 oz. Spalt (5% aa) – 15 minutes

 

Mash:   131 °F for 20 minutes

            Decoct to 148 °F for 50 minutes

            Decoct to 157 °F for 15 minutes

 

Boil Time: 90 minutes

Yeast:   1.5 gallon starter of White Labs WLP830 German Lager

 

Ferment:           2 weeks at 52 °F

                        2 weeks at 41 °F

2 weeks at 32 °F

 

 

O.G.: 1.059

F.G.: 1.013

 

 

 

 

 

 

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