Honeymoon Irish Ale (Smithwick's Clone)
This is a "Smithwick's Clone", a popular Irish
ale that is not imported to the US.
It turned out dark, mild, rich, and smooth. From
Ken Jenkins (http://members.nbci.com/kjenkinsaf/).
Brewer: | Paul Trunfio | Email: | trunfio@argento.bu.edu | |||||
URL: | http://polymer.bu.edu/paul/brewing | |||||||
Beer: | Honeymoon Irish Ale (Smithwick's Clone) | Style: | English Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 21 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.050 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | New Hampshire spring water, bought commercially. Treated water with 1 tsp Gypsum. |
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Grain: | 1 lb. American crystal 20L .25 lb. Roasted barley |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.084 | 3 gallons | |||||
6 lb. Light malt extract 5 oz. Corn sugar |
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Hops: | 1.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast Irish Ale (tube). No starter (but will next time). | |||||||
Log: | Brewed: July 2000 | |||||||
Tasting: | Will do the following next time (reflective of our more seasoned brewing procedures): Two-stage fermentation, yeast starter, 7.5 lbs extract, 6 oz malted barley (instead of 4), will calculate priming sugar for 2.2 volumes of CO2. |
Recipe posted 08/28/01.