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La Grasa de Gato Cerveza
I normally do all grain brewing, but recieved a bag of Northwest Gold malt extract for my birthday, so it needed to be used. Why the reference to a fat cat? Our family pet was killed the day before, and we burried him under my hop plants.
| Brewer: | Rick Patterson | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | La Grasa de Gato Cerveza | Style: | American Amber Ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 10 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 40 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.074 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 8.0% v/v (6.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Carbon filtered tap water. The water quality in Memphis is some of the best in the nation. | |||||||
| Grain: | 15 lb. American 2-row 3 lb. American crystal 40L |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| I was pressed for time, so mashing at 158 degrees for only 60 minutes. Sparged the remainder of the 11 gallon volume at 172 deg. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.067 | 11 gallons | |||||
| 6.6 lb. Amber malt extract | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Chinook (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | rehydrated 1056 in the erlinger flask with 4 Tbs. corn sugar. | |||||||
| Log: | Last hop interval was 1 oz. Chinook dry hopped in the carbouy. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Since it makes two kegs, I force carbonate the first and use 3/4 cup corn sugar to prime the other 5 gal. keg. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Would recommend using a lighter LME next time. | |||||||
Recipe posted 05/06/09.
