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Pothead's American Strong Ale
Big american ale in the spirit of Mendocino's Eye Of The Hawk.
| Brewer: | Huge Head | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Pothead's American Strong Ale | Style: | american strong ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 75 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.076 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 8.6% v/v (6.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Water treated with 1/2tblspn of calium carbonate for Mash to make 3.25 gallons | |||||||
| Grain: | 10.75 lb. American 2-row .75 lb. Belgian aromatic .75 lb. American crystal 20L 1.25 lb. American crystal 40L .75 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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| Mash: | 55% efficiency | |||||||
| Strike temp 168. Mash for 75minutes @ 154. Mash out 168 for ten minutes. Sparge 3gallons @ 169. Mash ph was 5.44. Left uncorrected. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.070 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 3 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. amarillo (9.6% AA, 90 min.) 1 oz. Chinook (12.5% AA, 45 min.) .25 oz. amarillo (9.6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. amarillo (9.6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. amarillo (aroma) 1 oz. Chinook (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Used WLP090 San Deigo Super Yeast. | |||||||
| Log: | Primary 5 1/2 days. 68degrees. Crazy ativity!!! went down to gravity of 1.012. Secondary 3 days. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Force carbonation | |||||||
| Tasting: | Tasted after primary fermintation. Freaking amazing!! Final verdict: Almost nailed it. First batch in four years. Need to get better mash efficiency to bring OG to 1.080 range. Side by side tasting with Eye of the Hawk: A little more body and I'm there!! |
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Recipe posted 12/27/11.
