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Just a good ale
Note: I used Melanoiden Malt - but even Aromatic might be good
melanoiden imitates decoction- munich like, rich , mouthfeel, caramelly. OOPS FORGOT TO ADD OATS HERE - OATS ARE KEY !
| Brewer: | Tom Healy | Email: | Thomas_iii_m3@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Just a good ale | Style: | English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 2.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 81 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.070 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Dechlorinated soft tap (usually use very pure H2O) Gypsom - 1 tblspn Table Salt - 1/8 tblspn or less Epsom salt - 1/4 tblspn |
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| Grain: | 3 lb. British pale 1 lb. German Melanioden malt 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L .25 lb. Rolled oats |
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| Mash: | 85% efficiency | |||||||
| ° Standard 155° F infusion @ 45 minutes | ||||||||
| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.070 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 4 oz. Brown sugar | ||||||||
| Irish moss - standard proceedure | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Progress (8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Progress (8% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Coopers 7grm dry - but of course use liquid if can | |||||||
| Log: | Pitched on 10/13/01 @ 1:30 pm @ 80 ° F Primary activity seems to have been complete by next morning. Lots of trub/ hops - no filter decanting - kept head down, unkown flavor effects. |
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| Carbonation: | US Wild Honey (Trader Joes) to 2.3 vol C02 | |||||||
| Tasting: | Very Delicious! I would like more bitterness but even my mom liked this one! Lots of diacetyl produced early on, but is ballanced with conditioning - could not tell it was dry yeast after conditioning - I would love this commercially. | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/14/01.
