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[Steve Urquell]

I've brewed this using German Spalt Sel hops before and it was the best beer I've ever brewed. I loved NB Aramis IPA which had a blend of Aramis and Saaz hops and have been wanting to brew something with them.
When I saw Farmhouse had Aramis in stock AND I realized I had a near full sack of French Vienna on hand I said "it must be done" Aramis hops are ordered, yeast will be harvested MJ M84 Bohemian lager. Can't wait to get this one going--prolly 2 weeks till I brew it.

7gal, 1.065-1.015, 60ibu, 4SRM

11lb Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Pils
5lb Franco-Belges Vienna
4oz Carared
4oz Acid Malt

1.5oz CTZ 60min
1.5 Aramis 10min
1.5 Saaz 10min
2 Aramis 175F whirlpool
2 Saaz whirlpool
1.5 Aramis dry hop
1.5 Saaz dry hop

M84 yeast

Mash: 135F/10, 140/30, 155F/30

50/50 ppm SO4/CaCl2

[positiveContact]

sounds really interesting.  I don't think I've ever had anything like it.

[Steve Urquell]

sounds really interesting.  I don't think I've ever had anything like it.

The Aramis in NB's beer was similar to Amarillo. It was one of the better commercial IPAs I've had. Saaz was a perfect companion to it.

https://www.ratebeer...ale-ale/219179/

[positiveContact]

The Aramis in NB's beer was similar to Amarillo. It was one of the better commercial IPAs I've had. Saaz was a perfect companion to it.

https://www.ratebeer...ale-ale/219179/

 

amarillo with saaz - that sounds pretty wild.

 

maybe I should try some motueka (spelling?) with amarillo sometime.  that is assuming I don't use most of my motueka for that saison I have planned.

[Steve Urquell]

amarillo with saaz - that sounds pretty wild.
 
maybe I should try some motueka (spelling?) with amarillo sometime.  that is assuming I don't use most of my motueka for that saison I have planned.

What character does Motueka have? The spicy saaz blended well with floral Aramis.

[positiveContact]

What character does Motueka have? The spicy saaz blended well with floral Aramis.

 

it's supposed to be similar to saaz but with lemon.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Looks like a nice recipe!! Franco Belges malt is awesome!! I just ordered a lb of Aramis hops last week from Hops Direct. Never brewed with them before but love to hear how this one turns out!!

[Steve Urquell]

Will do! The recipe is solid with Spalt Select in place of the Aramis. First time I brewed it was spot on. I have no reason to tweak the recipe except to experiment. Hope the Aramis comes across like it did in NB's beer.

[Steve Urquell]

Gonna step mash this one tonight and do a mash out overnight, finish Tue morning. The Aramis pellets didn't have an assertive aroma so I upped the 10 min addition to 2ozs and the whirlpool to 3ozs. I have a monster slug of M84 yeast harvest ready to smash this fermentation.

Also upeed the Vienna to 6lbs and dropped 1 lb of floor malt. Get to put this in my new translucent 8gal bucket.

Edited by chils, 25 January 2016 - 06:01 AM.

[Steve Urquell]

This one's in the chamber, 1gal drauflassen volume spinning on the plate,  5.7 gals chilling for the pitch tomorrow. 10.5ozs of hops in 7gals of lager made one hell of a wad of debris. I strained this one and am glad I did. It would have caused me to lose at least 1.5gals if left in the primary overnight and racked the next day like I usually do.

 

Wort was a beautiful burnished gold, nicely floral and spicy. Hope it turns out as good as the batch I used Spalt Sel in. Love the overnight mashout. Makes for a short brewday.