Birthday Ale
This recipe is based on a cream ale style.Brewed it a day before my birthday - Also was batch #63, which was the year I was born.
Brewer: | Tinman | Email: | carykirkmeyer@yahoo.com | |||||
Beer: | Birthday Ale | Style: | Cream Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 9 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.051 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.5% v/v (4.3% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | City water via water softner. | |||||||
Grain: | 0 lb. 8 oz. Belgian aromatic 0 lb. 8 oz. American crystal 10L 0 lb. 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 0 lb. 8 oz. Flaked rice |
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Steep: | Steep grains 150 degrees for 30 minutes | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.073 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
6 lb. 0 oz. Light malt extract | ||||||||
Irish moss 5 minutes before end of boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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Yeast: | repitched yeast cake from previous batch(a pilsen) - 2qts. | |||||||
Log: | OG was actually 1.042.Took 2 quarts of gyle for priming pre-pitch.(Strain before bottling).Transfer after 7 days.Add gelatin when transferring.Rack a second time and cold crash for 2 weeks. | |||||||
Carbonation: | 1.5 quarts gyle. | |||||||
Tasting: | Exceptional.Was the hit on the front porch in summer. |
Recipe posted 05/03/10.