Victory Cream Ale

A brew conceived and created during the Independence Day weekend of
1999... Wonderful copper color, malty and round up front, and
pleasant lingering bitterness to finish. Due to the moderately high ETOH content, this is not a lawn mower beer!

Brewer:	Tim G. Bate		Email:	tbate_doh1101@yahoo.com
Beer:	Victory Cream Ale		Style:	Cream Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	6 gallons
Color:	11 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	12 IBU
OG:	1.059		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w)
Water:	Hard tap water, charcoal filtered to remove chlorine.
Grain:	0.5 lb. American victory
Steep:	Grain added to cool water and slowly brought to beginning of boil and removed. Sparge with 2 quarts of H2O.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.119	3 gallons
	4.91 lb. Light malt extract 3.72 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Irish Moss last 5 minutes
Hops:	0.5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast Trappist Ale
Carbonation:	2.7 volumes	Dried Malt Extract: 9.51 oz. for 5.5 gallons @ 70°F

Recipe posted 11/08/99.