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Hooligan Christmas
very tasty christmas ale
| Brewer: | Cactus Jack | Email: | cactusjack@rcn.com | |||||
| Beer: | Hooligan Christmas | Style: | Christmas / Winter Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 35 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.133 | FG: | 1.026 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 13.8% v/v (10.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | .5 lb. German Vienna 1 lb. American crystal 60L |
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| Steep: | 30 min @150° in 1 gal of water | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.133 | 5 gallons | |||||
| 13.25 lb. Extra Light malt extract 2 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Belgian candi sugar |
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| Hops: | 2 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 2 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Always use a starter White Labs Super High Gravity Ale and champange yeast 6 weeks befor bottleing | |||||||
| Log: | ferment in primary for 4 weeks rack to secondary add champange yeast ferment for 6 weeks add .75 cups corn sugar bottle condition for 8 weeks | |||||||
| Tasting: | I brew this in mid July so it will be ready by mid Nov. usuly I make a ten gal. batch my og is 1.134 and fg is 1.031 If you brew all grain substitute 22.25 lbs of pilsner malt (2 row) for the extract mash @150 for 90 min use 25% less bittering hops and boil for 90 min the all grain version will have a slightly lighter color enjoy | |||||||
Recipe posted 09/23/03.