Gauntlet Challenge

The Gauntlet Challenge is a smaller annual competition that we host with just our members. We provide a list of ingredients. You have to use all the ingredients when brewing the beer, but how you brew the beer and how you use the ingredients are up to you. We then compare all of the participant's beers against one another at one of the following monthly meetings.

Entry Date: Nov 1st 2025

2025 Recipe

Gauntlet Recipe

Grain Bill (Per Brewer - 12.3 lb)

• Extra Pale Malt - 6.0 lb - Clean fermentables

• Crystal 60 - 2.2 lb - Caramel depth (15% cap)

• Heirloom Rye - 1.8 lb - Spicy complexity

• Biscuit Malt - 1.5 lb - Nutty toast

• Black Malt - 0.8 lb - Roast & color

• Total: 12.3 lb per brewer

Hops

• Cascade: 3.5 oz

• Chinook: 1.75 oz

Yeast: Mangrove Jack US West Coast

Half

Grain Bill (Per Brewer - 6.15 lb)

• Extra Pale Malt - 3 lb - Clean fermentables

• Crystal 60 - 1.1lb - Caramel depth (15% cap)

• Heirloom Rye - .9 lb - Spicy complexity

• Biscuit Malt - .75 lb - Nutty toast

• Black Malt - 0.4 lb - Roast & color

• Total: 6.15 lb per brewer

Hops

• Cascade: 1.75 oz

• Chinook: 0.875 oz

Yeast: Mangrove Jack US West Coast