The Abele's Web Site - Homebrewing Recipes

If you have recipes that you would like to share with others, please e-mail me and I'll post them here (giving you credit for them). Please only send original recipes which you have personally formulated and brewed. If it's someone else's recipe that you've brewed and is so noteworthy as to warrant inclusion here, send it along with the name of the original brewer and I'll post it as well, giving credit to you and the originator.

Here is a list of my homebrewing recipes from when I started in 1998 until when I last brewed. Basic information is quickly visible through this chart. If you would like more detailed information, click the name and the recipe will open in a separate window in Microsoft Word.

Number	Name	Cost	Alcohol	Date Brewed	Date Kegged / Bottled	Date Tapped	Date Emptied
1	Miller Genuine Draft Clone	$17.00	??	09 August 1998	19 August 1998	24 August 1998	07 September 1998
		Very light mouth feel and taste. No hop flavor or aroma.
2	Guinness Clone #1	$23.00	4.0%	16 August 1998	26 August 1998	04 September 1998	27 September 1998
		Excellent taste, aroma, and mouth feel. Not a Guinness though.
3	Piscataway Pilsner	$15.00	3.0%	28 August 1998	08 September 1998	11 September 1998	25 September 1998
		Light mouth feel and taste. Slight hop flavor, no hop aroma.
4	Lawnmower Lager	$16.00	2.9%	25 September 1998	08 October 1998	12 October 1998	11 November 1998
		Very light mouth feel (refreshing). Excellent taste and aroma.
5	Double Irish Extra Stout	$28.00	4.7%	27 September 1998	08 October 1998	18 October 1998	17 November 1998
		Excellent taste and aroma. Medium mouth feel.
6	Cherry Pie Wheat	$33.00	4.1%	12 October 1998	25 October 1998	11 November 1998	04 February 1999
		Strong wheat bite. Light mouth feel. Light cherry flavor. Very light aroma.
7	Lighthouse Lager	$20.00	4.3%	28 October 1998	08 November 1998	11 November 1998	25 December 1998
		Medium mouth feel and aroma.
8	Guinness Clone #2	$30.00	3.2%	28 October 1998	08 November 1998	18 November 1998	03 January 1999
		Wheat bite prominent. Good mouth feel and aroma.
9	ESB	$28.00	3.2%	21 November 1998	07 December 1998	18 December 1998	14 February 1999
		Light mouth feel. Excellent aroma and bitterness.
10	Guinness Clone #3	$27.00	4.5%	23 January 1999	14 February 1999	16 April 1999	25 June 1999
		Excellent medium mouth feel. Excellent aroma and taste. Moderate bitterness. VERY like Guinness.
11	Porter	$26.00	4.2%	23 January 1999	14 February 1999	16 April 1999	20 June 1999
		Light mouth feel. Light aroma. Slight sweetness. Off flavor – metallic, unbalanced taste.
12	Honey Brown Ale	$28.00	2.6%	23 January 1999	14 February 1999	16 April 1999	12 July 1999
		Moderate mouth feel. Sweet aroma. Residual honey sweetness. Sweetness improved over time. Off flavor – metallic, cleared.
13	Very Berry Beer	$35.00	3.5%	14 February 1999	14 April 1999	23 April 1999	04 September 1999
		Excellent (strong) aroma. Good, light mouth feel. Excellent berry taste (slight bitterness/tartness). Flavor best at 3 months.
14	Fuggles IPA	$32.00	3.4%	27 April 1999	09 May 1999	23 May 1999	30 July 1999
		Fantastic hop bitterness. Excellent light mouth feel. Thick, hoppy head. Aroma too light.
15	Double Irish Extra Stout	$25.00	4.6%	02 May 1999	21 May 1999	18 June 1999	02 September 1999
		Excellent taste and aroma. Medium mouth feel. Smooth and creamy.
16	Peach Ale	$37.00	5.3%	11 July 1999	30 July 1999	06 August 1999	22 October 1999
		Light peach taste, improved with 2^nd bottle of extract.
17	Lawnmower Lager	$16.00	2.9%	24 July 1999	08 August 1999	13 August 1999	06 September 1999
		Excellent light mouth feel, excellent mild hop taste and aroma.
18	Fuggles IPA	$29.00	3.4%	31 July 1999	13 August 1999	06 September 1999	20 November 1999
		Fantastic hop aroma and bitterness. Good light mouth feel. Thick hoppy head.
19	Double Irish Extra Stout Clone #1	$29.00	3.8%	02 August 1999	13 August 1999	16 August 1999	04 October 1999
		Good taste and aroma. Mild mouth feel. Unbalanced taste.
20	Double Irish Extra Stout	$25.00	5.1%	08 August 1999	26 August 1999	06 September 1999	16 December 1999
		Excellent taste and aroma. Medium mouth feel. Smooth and creamy.
21	Hefeweizen	$36.00	5.6%	08 August 1999	26 August 1999	08 September 1999	29 October 1999
		Excellent wheat taste, very slight lime aroma.
22	Chocolate Cherry Stout	$39.50	6.1%	05 September 1999	20 September 1999	10 October 1999	20 February 2000
		Excellent chocolate taste. Cherries from beginning to after-taste. Chocolate increased and cherry decreased over time.
23	Cherry Wheat	$39.00	6.0%	12 September 1999	28 September 1999	23 October 1999	19 December 1999
		Excellent wheat taste. Excellent cherry taste from beginning to after-taste.
24	Pumpkin Ale	$31.00	4.5%	05 November 1999	25 October 1999 B	31 October 1999	Bottles broke in move to WA (10/2000).
		44 bottles. Light mouth feel, Excellent pumpkin flavor, aroma, and color.
25	Cranberry Ale	$43.00	4.2%	31 October 1999	17 November 1999 B	25 November 1999	Bottles broke in move to WA (10/2000).
		39 bottles. Light mouth feel, Excellent cranberry flavor (tart) and color.
26	Christmas Ale	$40.00	4.7%	28 November 1999	18 December 1999 B	25 December 1999	Bottles broke in move to WA (10/2000).
		60 bottles. Light mouth feel, Excellent spicy flavor and aroma.
27	Lawnmower Lager	$16.00	3.6%	28 November 1999	18 December 1999	23 December 1999	08 February 2000
		Excellent light mouth feel. Difficulty with hop flavor and cloudiness.
28	Apricot Ale	$30.00	4.5%	02 July 2000	22 July 2000	6 August 2000	20 September 2000
		Very slight taste, use Tettnanger hops next time for more citrus/apricot flavor.
29	Fuggles IPA	$29.00	4.2%	15 July 2000	29 July 2000	10 August 2000	24 September 2000
		Fantastic hop aroma and bitterness. Good light mouth feel. Thick hoppy head. Slightly off-taste.
30	Double Irish Extra Stout	$25.00	4.7%	15 July 2000	29 July 2000	10 August 2000	28 February 2003
		Excellent taste and aroma. Medium mouth feel. Smooth and creamy. Survived move from Maine to Washington. Keg was “misplaced” for over two years – retapped in beginning of 2003 - still excellent, no appreciable change at all.

More to come when I have the time to get back into brewing...