Red Tide Ale

I have a house on Cape Cod in Mass and I love to go clamming in the summer....unfortunately, the clamming beds by my house are closed (and have been for the past 8 years) due to Red Tide. This beer will hopefully get me through the wait while they ponder if the beds will be open this year!!

Brewer:	Faulconer Brewing Company		Email:	Faulconerbrewing@gmail.com
URL:	http://perfectbeer.blogspot.com/
Beer:	Red Tide Ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	21 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	38 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Water:	Bottled water
Grain:	1 lb. American 2-row 8 oz. American Vienna 8 oz. American victory 8 oz. American crystal 20L
Steep:	Steep grains in cheese cloth bag for 90 minutes @ 150f-155f
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.090	3 gallons
	5 lb. 8 oz. Amber malt extract
Hops:	1 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) .5 oz. Fuggles (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast #1272 - American Ale II
Log:	Rack to a secondary when fermentation slows considerably in the primary
Carbonation:	priming sugar at bottling time for carbonation

Recipe posted 02/08/08.