Orange Honey Ale

I borrowed most of this recipe from another that is posted here. I changed the hops and a couple of other minor items. Had original gravity of 1.072 and finishing of 1.007!

Brewer:	Joe Johnson		Email:	-
Beer:	Orange Honey Ale		Style:	Honey Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	12 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	26 IBU
OG:	1.071		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	7.9% v/v (6.2% w/w)
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 20L
Steep:	Steeped the grains for 30 minutes at 150° or so. Sparged with an extra gallon of water at 170°.
Boil:	65 minutes	SG 1.071	5 gallons
	4 lb. Light malt extract 2 lb. Light dry malt extract 2 lb. Honey 8 oz. Wheat extract
	Normal boil for 60 minutes or so then added the honey and boiled for about another 5 or so. Added irish moss with 15 minutes left in boil.
Hops:	.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	I used White Labs pitchable German Ale yeast for a quick starting yeast.
Log:	Fermented for 7 days at ~ 70° then racked to secondary and fermented for another 14 days before kegging.
Carbonation:	Used DME to carbonate in keg, after 8 days force carbonated at 15psi at 36°.
Tasting:	This beer is really good, although there is a little chill haze. Fairly light orange aroma and taste with a pretty good body. Retains a creamy head (mostly due to using DME when carbonating). Be careful how much you drink at one time since you cannot tell by the taste that this beer has about 8% alcohol. Great for summertime.

Recipe posted 05/16/01.