Darken My Ale

Great Dark Ale
A great full body Beer. I love it.

Brewer:	Gerald Runke		Email:	jwrunke@jwrunke.com
URL:	http://jwrunke.com/interests.htm
Beer:	Darken My Ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	56 HCU (~24 SRM)		Bitterness:	26 IBU
OG:	1.053		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	5.4% v/v (4.3% w/w)
Water:	One gallon jugs from the local market.
Grain:	4 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. American black patent
Steep:	I put the grain in two gallons of cold water. I slowly rasied the heat until it reached 160° . I then kept it at that temp for 10 minutes. I then rasied the heat to 170° and removed the pot off the heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.133	2 gallons
	3 lb. 8 oz. Light malt extract 3 lb. 8 oz. Amber malt extract
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (7.8% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6.8% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	I used liquid California Ale Yeast 001.
Log:	After the steeping I removed the grain and then add the extract and brought to a boil. I added the Fuggle and the Northern Brewer at the begining of the boil. With 5 minutes left in the boil I added 1oz of Cascade hops.
Tasting:	This beer turned out great. If you like full body beers then this is the beer for you. I made the beer a little dark than I wanted but that add to the flavor.

Recipe posted 01/28/01.