De Struise/Paxton ArchaicBeer
What happens when you unexpectedly stop by a brewery at the end of the day? You meet a brewer.
What happens when he wants to go home to his farm? He invites you.
What happens when you become friends and you collaborate on a beer recipe together?
De Struise/Paxton ArchaicBeer.After a wonderful visit, turned tasting, turned intense brewing discussion, parallel thinking and sharing ideas over email, we have this recipe. With the joys of the internet I am please to share this page with you. After talking with Urbain and Carlo at De Struise Browers, we came up with this amazing recipe for an Oerbier styled Archaic beer. The goal was to create a beer in the style by the icon beer of the De Dolle Brouwers, but going in another direction. The flavors are unreal, the mouth feel sublime, the aroma of stone fruit, the hint of vanilla, the caramel and toffee malt notes dancing off your tongue, the hint of spice, some light esters… All working together like workers on an assembly line, all in harmony, nothing out of place… That’s how I would describe this beer recipe.
If you are inspired by this recipe and decide to brew it, please email me know how it comes out. I would love to have the feedback of your experience to add to this wonderful story.
Brewer: Sean Paxton/Urbain Coutteau
Style: Beglain Specialty Ale: ArchaicBeer
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications:
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.23 gal
OG: 1.080
FG: 1.020
ABV: 7.6%
Estimated Color: 38 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
AmountItemType % or IBU
ItemType % or IBU 12.00 lb Castle Pale Malt (2 Row) (3.2 SRM) Grain63.16 %
Castle Pale Malt (2 Row) (3.2 SRM) Grain63.16 % 1.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 7.89 %
Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 7.89 % 1.25 lb Caramel Malt - 120L Organic (120.0 SRM) Grain 6.58 %
Caramel Malt - 120L Organic (120.0 SRM) Grain 6.58 % 1.00 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 % 0.75 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.95 %
Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.95 % 0.75 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 3.95 %
Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 3.95 % 0.50 lb Cara 20 (23.0 SRM) Grain 2.63 %
Cara 20 (23.0 SRM) Grain 2.63 % 0.25 lb De-Bittered Black Malt (550.0 SRM) Grain 1.32 %
De-Bittered Black Malt (550.0 SRM) Grain 1.32 % 2.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 25.00 IBU
Goldings, East Kent [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 25.00 IBU 1.00 items Servomyces Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
Servomyces Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 min) Misc Total Grain Weight: 18.00 lb
Mash Schedule:
NameDescription Step Temp Step Time
Description Step Temp Step Time Acid Rest Add 25.20 qt of water at 98.0 F 95.0 F 15 min
Add 25.20 qt of water at 98.0 F 95.0 F 15 min Protein Rest Decoct 7.11 qt of mash and boil it 122.0 F 15 min
Decoct 7.11 qt of mash and boil it 122.0 F 15 min Gluten Rest Decoct 4.45 qt of mash and boil it 131.0 F 15 min
Decoct 4.45 qt of mash and boil it 131.0 F 15 min Full Beta Rest Decoct 5.20 qt of mash and boil it 148.0 F 60 min
Decoct 5.20 qt of mash and boil it 148.0 F 60 min Mashout Decoct 8.19 qt of mash and boil it 165.0 F 15 min
Decoct 8.19 qt of mash and boil it 165.0 F 15 min Notes:
This is a collaboration recipe with De Struise Brouwers and the Homebrewchef. Working with Urbain on this base recipe, changing some of the ingredients and malt % resulted in this recipe. When yeast was pitched, the dregs of a bottle of Pannepot was added with the 3787.
