Shaken Naked Dark Red Ale Quest (1998Q4)

I like amber to dark English/Irish Ales that aren't too sweet as is a
porter. You can drink a lot of this beer and not pay for it. I did my
best quess at the technical specs. I divide the ingredients into 2
worts. I put 15 gallons cold water in my 35 gallon polyethylene tank and
add the 15 minute boil worts as they finish then fill to volume. I do
a yeast starter. Simplicity works best for me. I can be done brewing in
3 hours. 4 hours to clean keg and bottle. I only Brew 4 times a year.

Brewer:	Fred Dolislager		Email:	fdolislager@utk.edu
Beer:	Shaken Naked Dark Red Ale Quest (1998Q4)		Style:	English Dark Mild Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	30 gallons
Color:	116 HCU (~39 SRM)		Bitterness:	11 IBU
OG:	1.033		FG:	1.006
Alcohol:	3.5% v/v (2.7% w/w)
Water:	My water comes from the Clinch/Tennessee River. The intake/treatment plant is only 1 mile away. Fairly hard water. Fairly near about 6 nuclear reactors in Oak Ridge.
Grain:	8 oz. Pale 1 lb. Crystal 60L 1 lb. Chocolate 1 lb. Peat Smoked
Steep:	Put grains in bag and place in cool water. Over about 15 minutes raise the temp but don't boil. Remove heat and add rest of ingredients. Lightly crack the grains.
Boil:	15 minutes	SG 1.124	8 gallons
	19.8 lb. Amber malt extract 3.3 lb. Dark malt extract 2.2 lb. Corn sugar 3.3 lb. Dark Roasted Malt 8 oz. Lactose
	Lactose and the roasted malt extract give more body. The peat smoked grain is great if your having a little scotch. I use John Bull extracts.
Hops:	4 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 15 min.) 4 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Four packs of ale yeast. Put them in a not so empty can of malt extract with a little sugar and warm water. In 15 minutes you shoul see little bubbles. When the fermenter is pleasent to the touch add the yeast. Stir the yeast starter up.
Log:	Fermentation is at room temp (72). Fermentation usually stops after 2 days. One can add another batch of yeast at this point to force the alcohol up. Day 5 to 7 I bottle about 30 2L Coke Bottles, 24 0.5L Grolosh bottles, and two 5 gallon kegs. Hops. Just toss the pellets in the start of the wort boil and forget it.
Carbonation:	Bottling use 0.5TBS corn sugar per 0.5L (2 TBS/2L Coke bottle). Save time and buy a 1/8 cup measure, it's the same. Kegging use reconditioned Pepsi/Coke kegs, chill to temp, add CO2 till you get a stable level (7psi for this one).
Tasting:	No ugly after taste. Dark yet refreshing. Serve cold or about 45F. Nice head. Very simple. I like the lower alcohol and high calorie to keep my weight up and I can drink a lot. Wort chillers, bottled water, hop bags, 60 minute boils, mashing, secondary fermentations, and filters are for poeple who are very serious. Beginners don't get caught up.

Recipe posted 01/04/99.