SA's Spring-Has-Sprung Ale
I created this recipie after tasting Sam Adam's Spring Ale. I based it
on information found on their web site and the style information for a
Kolsch. I haven't made this yet, so check back after 4/21/2001 to see
how the procedure went.
Brewer: | Seth Anderson | Email: | seanderson@wsu.edu | |||||
Beer: | SA's Spring-Has-Sprung Ale | Style: | Kölsch (at least that's what the bottle says) | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 37 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.054 | FG: | - | |||||
Alcohol: | - | |||||||
Water: | Used filtered water from the suppermarket and added 1 Tbs per gallon of water for the mash and sparge water before heating. |
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Grain: | 2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. American Vienna |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
Mashed 4 lbs grain in 5 1/2 qts water in a brew kettle at 160F and held in a 150F oven for 60 min, stiring after 30 min. Sparged with 170F, recirculated until clear. |
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Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.090 | 3 gallons | |||||
4 lb. Light malt extract 4 oz. Light dry malt extract |
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Add 1 gallon of filltered water to liquor in kettle and brought to boil. Removed from heat and added liquid and dry malt extract. Returned to heat. 1/4 tsp Irish Moss added at last 15 minutes |
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Hops: | .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (5% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Spalt (6.75% AA, 45 min.) 1.5 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (5% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .25 oz. Spalt (6.75% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | Top off to 5 gals in fermenter. Added a quart starter of Wyeast #1007 German Ale. Used a fish air pump and stone to airate for 30 min. |
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Log: | Started 4/21/2001 (hopefully) Fermented in Primary 7 days. Transfer to Secondary 4/28/2001. Ferment in Secondary 7 days. Bottle on 5/7/2001. Age 21 days (as per Sam Adam's web site). |
Recipe posted 04/17/01.