Festivus (for the Rest of Us) Ale

There are those who think good beer should have the word "light" in the name. Then there is "Festivus" for the rest of us.

Brewer:	Mr. Rogers Neighborhood Brewer		Email:	rogers-keith@sbcglobal.net
Beer:	Festivus (for the Rest of Us) Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	6.5 gallons
Color:	17 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	42 IBU
OG:	1.047		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	Filtered Tap Water. Add 2/3 TBS citric acid to strike water.
Grain:	8 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American victory 8 oz. American crystal 60L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. CaraVienne 8 oz. Vienna 3 L 1 lb. Melanoiden Malt
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Mash 80 min. @ 152 - 154*F
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.038	8 gallons
	Irish Moss @ 10 min
Hops:	.5 oz. Nugget (11.2% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Santiam (5.8% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Santiam (5.8% AA, 15 min.) 2 oz. Nugget Dry Hop (aroma)
Yeast:	Safale US-05
Log:	Brewed 12/28 Primary 2 weeks Rack to secondary 1/10/09 and Dry hop 1/11/09 Bottle 1/25/09 OG and FG are a little low with 1.007 FG. I probably should have boiled off anther qt with a more vigorous boil. I ran out of room in the fermenter and dumped more wort than usual with the trub
Carbonation:	2.8 volumes	Corn Sugar: 6.10 oz. for 6 gallons @ 65°F
Tasting:	Malt flavor comes thru well from the Victory and melanoiden malts. Nice copper color. Dry hopped Nugget hops are developing a nice citrus note. Grassy flavor is decreasing over time. Hop flavor/aroma is not overwhelming. This is a good beer with or with out the dry hopping.

Recipe posted 02/04/09.