Butter Beer
Is has been claimed that beer is "liquid bread". This is our answer.
Brewer: | The Death Drinkers | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Butter Beer | Style: | American Blonde Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 11 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.055 | FG: | - | |||||
Alcohol: | - | |||||||
Water: | Bottled water. | |||||||
Grain: | 4 oz. American victory 6 oz. American crystal 10L 4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 oz. Flaked barley |
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Steep: | Place milled grains in a nylon steeping bag and shake to remove flour. Add to 2 gallons of cool water and bring to 155°F. Hold for 30 minutes. Remove bag and squeeze back into the kettle. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.137 | 2 gallons | |||||
7 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | WLP009, no starter. | |||||||
Log: | Leave in primary fermentation until krausen subsides. Rack to secondary and leave for 7 days. Bottle and age 14 days. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Cooper's Carbonation drops. | |||||||
Tasting: | Medium bodied. Sweet, toasted malt taste with a little diacetyl. Not unpleasent. More aged samples exhibit deep fruity esters. |
Recipe posted 07/23/08.