Rosh Hashanah Pomegranate Ale
Rosh Hashanah Holiday Pomegranate Ale.
Basically, an Amber ale with added Pomegranate juice.
Brewer: | Noam - Modiin | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Rosh Hashanah Pomegranate Ale | Style: | American Amber Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 20 liters | |||||
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Bitterness: | 14 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.056 | FG: | 1.009 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.1% v/v (4.8% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | no water treatment | |||||||
Grain: | 400g Wheat malt 300g Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 300g British crystal 50-60L |
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Steep: | 30 min at 67 °C | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.112 | 10 liters | |||||
200g Belgian candi sugar 3kg Amber malt extract |
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will be adding the extract at 20 min to end of boil to improve hop utilization. | ||||||||
Hops: | 45g Liberty (4.2% AA, 60 min.) 15g Liberty (4.2% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | English ale yest from previous brew . washed and then strengthened with starter. | |||||||
Log: | 1 Liter of 100% Pomegranate juice will be added to primary on day 2 of fermentation. this is not included in the gravity calculations. should up the ABV and lower the IBU. Bottled Sep 14th. ended up with a calculated ABV of 5.9%. Pomegranate juice was added after 36 hours from pitching yeast. fermented 14 days, cold crashed in fridge for 2 days and than bottled. final bottled quantity was 19.4 Liters. ABV is a bit higher than calculated due to the juice. |
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Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Corn Sugar: 150g for 21 liters @ 27°C | ||||||
Corn Sugar: 150g for 21 liters | ||||||||
Tasting: | presented to Homebrewers meet. they liked it. Pomegranate aroma and flavor come out nicely. comments: needs to be a bit sweeter to compliment fruit tartness. recommended use of Belgian ale yeast next time to improve fruitiness. |
Recipe posted 08/30/09.