Scottish Spiced Ale
Brewer: | Kathryn and Larry Moss | Email: | uniqueart@nwinfo.net | |||||
Beer: | Scottish Spiced Ale | Style: | - | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 26 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.062 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Moxee, WA city deep well water (~pH 7.7, 100ppm Ca). Acidify 5.6 gal sparge water to <6.8 with lactic acid. |
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Grain: | 8 lb. British pale (Maris Otter) 1 lb. German Munich 12 oz. American crystal 56L 4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 oz. Karafa (chocolate malt 400L) 4 oz. Flaked barley 2 oz. Belgian Special B (112L) |
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Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
Single step infusion at 153 degrees F with 3.5 gal untreated water for 60 minutes. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.057 | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Add 1/4 tsp Irish Moss at 15 minutes to end of boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (4.5% AA, 30 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast British Ale #1098. Make 1/2 gal starter in 1 gal jug with airlock. Boil some hops, 1 cup dried malt extract, and 3/4 gal water (boils down to 1/2 gal). Strain and cool. Add bulged contents of yeast packet. | |||||||
Log: | Ferment at 65 degrees F. Decant to secondary after 7 days and add "spice tea" to secondary. For "spice tea": in 1 quart water simmer for 10 minutes, 1 ounce grated ginger, 2 broken cinnamon sticks (~3-in each), zest of 2 orange, 1 tsp crushed cardamom, 4 whole cloves; at end of simmer add dash nutmeg, zest of 2 oranges, 1 ounce grated ginger, 2 broken cinnamon sticks. Ferment 12 days at 65F. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Prime with 3/4 c corn sugar and bottle. |
Recipe posted 07/21/97.