Oh And 11 Lions Ale

More Pot-Luck Than a true recipe or style.
Had a buch of grains and a buch of hops
And a losing team, So what the heck!

Brewer:	Ed Stone		Email:	etwerd@home.com
Beer:	Oh And 11 Lions Ale		Style:	Brown Porter
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	85 HCU (~31 SRM)		Bitterness:	36 IBU
OG:	1.056		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	Started with 5 gallons of cold Detroit tap water in brew pot. 1 gal. on stove for rinsing grain bag
Grain:	10 oz. German Munich 10 oz. American crystal 40L 2 oz. American chocolate 2 oz. American black patent 2 oz. British chocolate 2 oz. Flaked barley
Steep:	Heat 5 gal. in brew pot to 152f. Steeped grains in a bag for 30 min. Rinsed grain with 1 gal. clear water at 150 f.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.047	6 gallons
	3.3 lb. Light malt extract 3 lb. Dark dry malt extract
	Added 1 tesp. irish moss in last 10 min.
Hops:	.5 oz. Target (8.8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. UK Challenger (6.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Used 15 grams dry Nottingham Ale yeast re-hydrated in 1/2 cup boiled cooled water.
Log:	Brewed this batch on 2 Dec. 01 While watching the Lions/Bears game. Hope the ale turns out better than the Lions record. O.G. was 1.051, chilled w/immersion chiller to 70f before pitch.
Carbonation:	2.0 volumes	Corn Sugar: 3.13 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F
	I will keg this in 5 gal. "Corny" keg with 3 oz. corn sugar.
Tasting:	I will let you know. If you try this, Let me know.

Recipe posted 12/02/01.