Colby's Heritage
This is a tweaking of an award winning (1st Place, AHA Nationals)recipe found in "Homebrewing for Dummies".
Brewer: | BC | Email: | barry.cull@sympatico.ca | |||||
Beer: | Colby's Heritage | Style: | Cream Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 27 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.053 | FG: | 1.009 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.7% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
Grain: | 8. lb. American 2-row .5 lb. German Munich .5 lb. Rice (raw) |
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Mash: | 79% efficiency | |||||||
Mash at 156° for 90 minutes. Sparge at 172°. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.044 | 6 gallons | |||||
Hops: | .20 oz. Target (10% AA, 60 min.) .20 oz. Target (10% AA, 45 min.) .4 oz. Challenger (7% AA, 30 min.) .4 oz. Challenger (7% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (aroma) |
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Yeast: | White Labs American Lager | |||||||
Log: | Fermentation: Primary: 4 weeks at 70° Secondary: 3 weeks at 45° Well worth the wait. |
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Tasting: | The boys took this one along on the canoe/fishing trip this spring and said it was the best I'd every brewed. |
Recipe posted 05/19/06.