Leftovers

Made from stuff that was hanging around from Fall and Christmas brewing projects.

Brewer:	magnumice		Email:	magnumice77@hotmail.com
URL:	http://www.saltcityiron.com
Beer:	Leftovers		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	33 IBU
OG:	1.055		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	Salt Lake City public artesian well water. Not treated at all.
Grain:	1 lb. American victory
Steep:	1 gallon water. Brought temp up to 150F. Let steep for 1/2 hour. Cranked heat up to 162F for 1/2 hour. Cranked heat up to 177F then shut heat off and let sit for 1/2 hour.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.096	3 gallons
	6 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Amber dry malt extract
	1 teaspoon Irish Moss last 15 minutes.
Hops:	.5 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	2nd generation Safale 56 American Ale yeast taken from bottom of secondary of last batch. Aproximately 8 fluid ounces of yeast, proteins, trub and beer. Just shake it up after it reaches room temp and dump it all in. Works wonders and saves money. Never had a bad batch yet. Really works well when liquid yeast costs $6.00 a vial.
Log:	Poured wort through strainer into the fermenter. Added cold artesian well water to 5.25 gallons. Let the mixture settle then transferred to another fermenter leaving lots of stuff behind. Added yeast slurry mixture. This also lets the mixture and yeast slurry come to the same temperature. About 12 hours after putting in the first fermenter. Fermented 7 days from when yeast took off then racked to secondary for additional 7 days.
Carbonation:	5 ounces corn sugar in the bottling bucket then transferred to bottles. Net fifty six 12 fluid ounce bottles.
Tasting:	Cost was about $19.50 for 56 bottles. About $0.35 cents per bottle. Sure beats the $3.50 or $4.00 per pint the local microbrews charge. Light nuttiness from the Victory grain. Another winner for me.

Recipe posted 01/04/07.