Bulldog & Bella's Ale

Brewer:	Scottie W.		Email:	scott_worr@yahoo.com
Beer:	Bulldog & Bella's Ale		Style:	English Old/Strong Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	10 gallons
Color:	26 HCU (~14 SRM)		Bitterness:	3 IBU
OG:	1.091		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	10.3% v/v (8.0% w/w)
Water:	Filtered unless you have good water out of the Tap or Well
Grain:	1.5 lb. American crystal 20L .5 lb. American crystal 90L .25 lb. Belgian Special B 1 lb. Belgian Munich
Steep:	Normal Steeping Methods...Used grain bag...Then opened a Growler !! 1 Vanilla Bean Split, scraped and thrown in at 5min till end of boil
Boil:	60 + a few minutes	SG 1.305	3 gallons
	20 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Light dry malt extract 32 oz. Honey
	1.5 t Irish Moss for 20 min
Hops:	1.50 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 0.75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 40 min.) 0.75 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 40 min.) 1.00 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) 1.00 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs Liquid...California Ale Yeast-001 For fruitier taste use Burtons .........
Log:	Primary 3-5 days Rack to 2........5gal Carabouys for 7 to 9 more days My O.G. was 1.073 My F.G. was 1.012......so 1.061 is what... 7.9% ? All Gravities adjusted for temp. + / - a deg Color is about right though.
Carbonation:	Light DME @ 1-1/4 C PER 5gal.......2-1/2 for 10gal. I Haven't tried corn sugar yet......? Comments or Suggestions Please on anything
Tasting:	Tastes pretty balanced to me....? I do like Maltier though...but I'll drink anything twice! I'm gonna keep experimenting with this one though Kind of a ~Alaskan Ayinger Mac~ is what I was shooting for....... Not bad for a first Though!

Recipe posted 10/16/09.