Summer Sunset Cream Ale

Brewer:	Justin Walker		Email:	-
Beer:	Summer Sunset Cream Ale		Style:	Cream Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	8 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	5 IBU
OG:	1.046		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	4.0% v/v (3.1% w/w)
Water:	5 gallons of reverse osmosis water
Grain:	8 oz. German Munich
Steep:	steep grains from room temp when water is added to the pot. Pull grains at 165°. Drain in a sanitized pitcher and add reserved liquid to wort.
Boil:	1 hour minutes	SG 1.066	3.5 gallons
	6 lb. Light malt extract
	Added 3 Oz. of freshly washed and scraped Orange Peel during last two minutes of boil and leave to ferment
Hops:	.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 20 min.) 1.5 oz. Cascade (aroma) 3 oz. Fresh Orange Peel (aroma)
Yeast:	Standard Dry American Ale dry yeast
Log:	fermented 10 days. racked to secondary for 3 weeks.
Carbonation:	Bottle Fermentation
Tasting:	Finished a.b.v. is about 5.2%. Nice golden orange color, with apricot notes and well rounded sweetness.

Recipe posted 03/28/09.