Dark Herbal Roasted

Old English strong Ale with roasted chocolate undertones. The medicinal ingredients and fermented clover honey produces a very complex tasting beer, and is meant as a "one-a-day' kind of ale.

Brewer:	Smitty's		Email:	-
Beer:	Dark Herbal Roasted		Style:	English Old/Strong Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	61 HCU (~25 SRM)		Bitterness:	36 IBU
OG:	1.059		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.3% v/v (5.0% w/w)
Water:	Boil for 10 minutes prior to commencing the steeping and brewing process if using tap water.
Grain:	150g British chocolate
Steep:	British Chocolate in a grain bag for 30 minutes at 150°F
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.059	5.5 gallons
	2kg Dark malt extract 800g Corn sugar 1kg Honey
	50 grams of crushed juniper berries 50 grams off Labrador tea 100 grams of licorice root 1/2 teaspoon of ginger All held within a hop bag and boiled with the brew.
Hops:	.5 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Danstar Nottingham ale yeast from a 24 hr starter of extract/honey/corn sugar and a two cascade hop pellets.
Log:	fermented between 15 and 20 degrees Celcius, racked at day 7 (or when fermentation slows down significantly) a second racking at day 21o mix with a bottling syrup, or directly into the keg.
Carbonation:	3.0 volumes	Corn Sugar: 6.31 oz. for 5.5 gallons @ 20°C

Recipe posted 02/21/14.