Selling NHC recipes?

[BDawg]

There's already a book full of NHC winning recipes by a couple of guys name Palmer and Zainasheff.
Great book. Great recipes. Worth the money.

[Ozwald]

This is where I used to play right here in "flyover country".

But where are the mountains?

[BrewDrees]

Thanks gents that actually had something to contribute. I could spend 20 years brewing and not have the expertise or technical know-how of the craft that some have. My area of focus for the last 10 years has been operating draft beer bars. I know plenty about beer and have begun brewing myself, so I can give a brewer valid input as far as target flavor profiles. Maybe when I go to UCD for brewing school I'll start networking there.. Although I figured I would ask here since this seemed like the appropriate formate for sincere Q&As.

[spiderwrangler]

Thanks gents that actually had something to contribute. I could spend 20 years brewing and not have the expertise or technical know-how of the craft that some have. My area of focus for the last 10 years has been operating draft beer bars. I know plenty about beer and have begun brewing myself, so I can give a brewer valid input as far as target flavor profiles. Maybe when I go to UCD for brewing school I'll start networking there.. Although I figured I would ask here since this seemed like the appropriate formate for sincere Q&As.

Before getting too pissy and defensive, I think the point that most people were trying to make is that recipes aren't all that valuable by themselves, as a great recipe doesn't always equal great beer. If you don't plan on doing the brewing at the place you are looking to start, hire a brewer that brews great beer and put your recipe development in his/her hands. It already sounds like you have a a fair amount of experience on the business side.
If you are planning on doing the brewing, but don't have the technical know how and experience with ingredients (yet!) to come up with a recipe that you can make decent beer from, don't open a brewery. I'm not saying that to be mean. A commercial brewer needs to have an understanding of the ingredients they use in order to utilize them properly, and being able to create recipes naturally develops with that experience and understanding. And that's part of why asking to buy a recipe sounds so strange... most of them are a by-product of learning to brew, and most people share them willingly.

[forcera]

Thanks gents that actually had something to contribute. I could spend 20 years brewing and not have the expertise or technical know-how of the craft that some have. My area of focus for the last 10 years has been operating draft beer bars. I know plenty about beer and have begun brewing myself, so I can give a brewer valid input as far as target flavor profiles. Maybe when I go to UCD for brewing school I'll start networking there.. Although I figured I would ask here since this seemed like the appropriate formate for sincere Q&As.

Before getting too pissy and defensive, I think the point that most people were trying to make is that recipes aren't all that valuable by themselves, as a great recipe doesn't always equal great beer. If you don't plan on doing the brewing at the place you are looking to start, hire a brewer that brews great beer and put your recipe development in his/her hands. It already sounds like you have a a fair amount of experience on the business side.
If you are planning on doing the brewing, but don't have the technical know how and experience with ingredients (yet!) to come up with a recipe that you can make decent beer from, don't open a brewery. I'm not saying that to be mean. A commercial brewer needs to have an understanding of the ingredients they use in order to utilize them properly, and being able to create recipes naturally develops with that experience and understanding. And that's part of why asking to buy a recipe sounds so strange... most of them are a by-product of learning to brew, and most people share them willingly.

I couldn't agree with that statement more. When I recently won Best of Show at a comp with my Rauchbier I gave the recipe out to anyone that asked. The recipe is nothing special.

[whoateallthepies]

Here's a winning Imperial Stout Recipe
80% English Pale Ale malt
7% light crystal
3% dark crystal
7% roasted barley
3% chocolate malt
for an OG of 1.101

Willamette 2g/L at 10 minutes
High alpha hops at 60 minutes to target 80IBU

WLP007 Dry English Ale yeast. Ferment starts at 18C, raise to 20C after a couple of days.

You're welcome. Send me a bottle when you brew it.

[spiderwrangler]

You're welcome. Send me a bottle when you brew it.

And A$100000.