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"Born Again Pagan" Heather Ale
An attempt to replicate an ancient brew of my people's homeland.
| Brewer: | Beer Lords | Email: | galloway@netscape.net | |||||
| Beer: | "Born Again Pagan" Heather Ale | Style: | Scottish Export Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.8% v/v (4.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Windsor's Magic Jackson County Well Water | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. British mild 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 8 oz. Flaked wheat 1 lb. Flaked oats |
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| Steep: | Mash grains in 2 gal 155-160 d.f water. Sparge w/ 1 gal 170 d.f. water. | |||||||
| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.092 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 2 lb. Light malt extract 2 lb. Honey 8 oz. Dried Heather flower tips |
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| Add malt and honey, bring to the boil. After hot break add 1.5 oz kent goldings and 4 oz. heather tips. Start 60 min timer.@ 30 min add 1/2 oz Kent Goldings and 2 heaping TBS Irish Moss. @ 58 min add remaining 1/2 oz hops and 4oz. @ 60 min remove kettle from heat and force cool to 80 d.f. Strain wort into carboy, straining through the heather. Areate well and pitch yeast. Attach Blow-by. Goes to fermentation in fridge set @ 68 d.f. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | 1 pkg. DanStar Nottingham yeast in a 62 oz starter. | |||||||
| Log: | Ferment for 5 - 7 days in primary. Rack to secondary for another week. Bottle in the usual manner. Let condition for at least 2 weeks. Three is better. |
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| Carbonation: | 3/4 cup corn sugar in 3/4 cup water to prime. | |||||||
Recipe posted 08/08/99.