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Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone
| Brewer: | Matt W. Smith | Email: | oaf@columbus.rr.com | |||||
| Beer: | Great Lakes Christmas Ale Clone | Style: | English Old/Strong Ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 31 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.069 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.6% v/v (6.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 2 oz. Roasted barley 8 oz. Special Roast |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Add grains to 1.5 gal. 145° water, and stir. Continue stirring, stabilizing the mash at 130°. Hold this temperature for 30 minutes. Slowly raise temperature to 155°, and hold for 90 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes or so. Strain into brewpot. Sparge with one gallon of 168° water. (All temps. in °F.) | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.099 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
| 4 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. 12 oz. Honey |
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| Add water to brewpot up to 3.5 gal. Add malt extract and honey, and bring to a boil. With the final addition of hops (45 min.), include 1 tsp. Irish Moss, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, and boil 15 minutes. Chill, top off fermentor to 5 gallons, and add yeast. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 0.75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 0.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Make a 1 pint starter of 1.048 gravity with Wyeast British Ale II #1335. Pitch at high krausen (12 hours). |
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| Carbonation: | 2.0 volumes | Honey: 3.50 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
| Buy 2 lbs. of honey for this brew. Use 1lb. 12oz. for the boil, and reserve 3.5 oz. for priming (.5 oz. gets stuck in the jar :-). | ||||||||
Recipe posted 10/30/01.
