Wintertime Ale

This beer is named after a song from the rock band SLAPBACK sm.

Brewer:	ROKSNGR BREW		Email:	loneleigh@hotmail.com
Beer:	Wintertime Ale		Style:	English Old/Strong Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.0 gallons
Color:	119 HCU (~40 SRM)		Bitterness:	40 IBU
OG:	1.070		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	6.4% v/v (5.1% w/w)
Water:	Tap water from EBMUDD here in the bay area.
Grain:	4.7 oz. American crystal 60L 4.7 oz. American black patent 7.7 oz. British chocolate 4.7 oz. Roasted barley
Steep:	Steeped the speciality grains before the boil. Added lot's of whole cloves, I used powdered ginger, powdered cinnamon, dyhydrated orange peel, powdered nutmeg (very little) & vanilla extract.
Boil:	45 minutes	SG 1.117	3.0 gallons
	8.59 lb. Light malt extract 3.8 oz. Brown sugar
	Added 4oz maltodextrin, extract, & brown sugar before the boil. Then added irish moss at last 10 minutes.
Hops:	0.95 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 0.95 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 0.95 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 30 min.) 0.96 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	1 package of nottingham ale yeast
Log:	Brew date: October 8, 2003 Secondary: October 13,2003 Bottled: October 18, 2003
Carbonation:	3/4 Cup corn sugar
Tasting:	10/13/03 This beer after 4 days fermentation tatses good! and strong! The spices remind me of pumpkin pie. Final gravity was 1.020 making a nice 6.4% beer. It's a little hazy, I think from the powdered crap? or maltodextrin? 10/18/03 after sitting again for 5 days the stuff settled and man, this stuff is already getting better. The spices have mellowed a bit, but the alcohol comes through. I can't wait until it's aged/conditioned and has carbonation. This will probably be good for the Halloween party! (in 2 weeks)

Recipe posted 10/08/03.