Big Red

This beer was intended to be a ~7% ABV red ale.

Brewer:	CyberQuog		Email:	-
Beer:	Big Red		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	21 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	33 IBU
OG:	1.068		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	7.3% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Water:	Plain old tap water.
Grain:	1 lb. German CaraRed 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. Belgian CaraMunich
Steep:	Steeped the grains in a nylon bag for 30 min.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.137	2.5 gallons
	7 lb. Light dry malt extract
	1 tsp of Irish Moss 15 min before end of the boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (6.3% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Liberty (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Crystal (4% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Vanguard (4.9% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Argentina Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs California V yeast used with a .5 L starter culture.
Log:	Very active fermentation for almost a week. Racked to secondary after three weeks and added gelatin finings. One week in the secondary cleared the beer nicely and was bottled.
Carbonation:	Primed with 3/4 cup of sugar.
Tasting:	Beer had a nice malt character and was well balanced with hops. Beer wasn't as red as it could have been, maybe try more CaraRed next time.

Recipe posted 07/23/08.