The Reaper - Red Harvest Ale

A big, floral harvest ale made with home grown Cascades.

Brewer:	Chris Ungvarsky		Email:	chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com
Beer:	The Reaper - Red Harvest Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.2 gallons
Color:	26 HCU (~14 SRM)		Bitterness:	75 IBU
OG:	1.085		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	9.4% v/v (7.4% w/w)
Water:	Tap water with 1 TBS 5.2 Mash Stabilizer and 1 tsp gypsum.
Grain:	10 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 80L 8 oz. Melanoidin Malt 2 lb. American Vienna 1 lb. American Munich
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Mash grains at 153°F for 60 min. Bring to 170°F and rest for 10 min. Fly sparge with 170°F water to collect 6.5 gal in brewpot.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.068	6.5 gallons
	8 oz. Wildflower Honey
	1 tsp Irish Moss (rehydrated) last 15 minutes, add honey last 2 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (Homegrown) (6% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (Homegrown) (6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (Homegrown) (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (Homegrown) (6% AA, 2 min.) 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 2 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs 007, Dry English Ale in a 1 qt starter.
Log:	This is my second try on this recipe. The first one got a bug and went bad. A real bummer to pour 5 gallons of hard work down the drain. But if at first you don't succeed... So I made a nice starter with 007 instead of 001. The 007 WILL be the dominant force in this fermentation...
Carbonation:	Keg and force carbonate.

Recipe posted 10/16/09.