Red River Ale
Brewed on 7/15/97
Brewer: | Chris Ryba | Email: | beer@cjpos.com | |||||
Beer: | Red River Ale | Style: | American Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 24 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.036 | FG: | 1.004 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.2% v/v (3.3% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1 ml lactic acid, 1/2g.(1/8tsp) of gypsum per 3 gal. | |||||||
Grain: | 6 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Homemade Amber 2-row 30L 6 oz. American crystal 40L |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
Rest @ 105F for 60 min. Rest @ 130F for 60 min. (3 gal) A decoction of 1.5 gal.(170F) raised temp to next step when mixed back in. Rest @ 140F for 15 min. (2 gal) A decoction of 1.5 gal (170F) Rest @ 158F for 60 min. Started sparge @ 168F. Ran for 75 min - 4 gal sparge water volume. Collected 6.5 gal for boil. |
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Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.031 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
Homemade Amber Malt made by toasting 2 row for 10 min. @ 360F. | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Mt. Hood (3.8% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Northern Brewer (8.2% AA, 60 min.) .75 oz. Mt. Hood (3.8% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Mt. Hood (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1338 from 1qt. Starter. | |||||||
Log: | Racked to secondary after 4 days. Kegged on 8/6/97 ( 3wks, 1 day). Added 2 oz of isinglass at kegging. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Artificial | |||||||
Tasting: | Nice light nutty flavor from homemade amber malt. Very clear. May add some dry hops later. |
Recipe posted 08/09/97.