Multi-Grain Ale
This is my idea for a "Multi-grain" ale - I thought I'd make a beer using 4 different types of grains and see what happens.
Brewer: | Brian Cooper | Email: | brewerbrian@sbcglobal.net | |||||
Beer: | Multi-Grain Ale | Style: | Experimental | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 104 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.077 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.1% v/v (6.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | i brew with bottled spring water because the water in Pleasanton, CA is TERRIBLE. | |||||||
Grain: | 7 lb. 8 oz. British pale (Hugh Baird) 1 lb. 0 oz. Wheat malt 0 lb. 8 oz. Dextrine malt (DWC Cara-Pils) 2 lb. 0 oz. Rye malt 1 lb. 0 oz. Rolled Oats (Quaker) |
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Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
Mash at 151 degrees F for 60 minutes. sparge at 175F (water in sparger at around 180F). collect approx. 6.75 gallons | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.057 | 6.75 gallons | |||||
1 tsp. Irish moss last ten minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Horizon (13.6% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Chinook (12.2% AA, 5 min.) 2 oz. Chinook (Dry Hops) (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1056 "Activator" pack. Popped early the morning I start brewing. | |||||||
Log: | brewing on 8/22/04. ask me in a few weeks, and I'll give add'l. details and evaluation of the brew! | |||||||
Carbonation: | Standard carbonation level. (4 oz. corn sugar in 5 gallons when bottling). |
Recipe posted 08/21/04.