Red Maple Ale

This is a sipper beer. Flavor that one may enjoy sipping instead of guzzling...save the guzzling for your Bud, Miller, or Coors.

Brewer:	Chris Schroeder		Email:	cschroed@itol.com
Beer:	Red Maple Ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	14 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	14 IBU
OG:	1.052		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Water:	5 gal distilled water used for boil and fermentation.
Grain:	.5 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. American crystal 20L
Steep:	Steeped grains at about 150 deg for 15 min.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.192	1.5 gallons
	3.3 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Maple syrup 3.3 lb. Amber malt extract
	1/4 oz Irish moss added with aroma hops.
Hops:	1 oz. Centennial (9% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1056 American Ale pitched on 29AUG99.
Carbonation:	Retained 1/2 gal of wort for krausening. Bottled on 12OCT99 - F.G. was 1.014 with krausen added.
Tasting:	Ready to enjoy after about three weeks in the bottle.

Recipe posted 11/05/99.