Sunday, May 22, 2011

Dog Days of Summer Ale

STATS
Est. OG: 1.040
Est FG: 1.010
IBU: 26-35
SRM: 4
~ABV%: 4.0%

INGREDIENTS
3.0 lbs Munton's Extra Light DME
1.0 lbs Munton's Wheat DME (55% wheat, 45% barley)
1.0 lbs Briess Wheat Malt
0.5 lbs Briess 10L Crystal Malt
0.5 lbs Briess 2-Row Malt

1.0 oz Saaz Czech hops (2.8% AA) - 60 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - 15 min
1.0 oz Saaz Czech hops (2.8% AA) - 15 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - 5 min
0.5 oz Chinook hops (11.4% AA) - 5 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - Secondary
0.5 oz Chinook hops (11.4% AA) - Secondary

0.5 oz Ginger (grated) - 15 min
0.5 oz Orange zest (grated) - 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - 15 min
2 Kaffir lime leaves - Post Boil
2 Kaffir lime leaves - Secondary
1 cup Clover Honey - Tertiary

Wyeast German Ale 1007

3/4 cups Corn Sugar for priming

RECIPE
1. Steep grains @ 164 F for 27 minutes
2. Bring to boil and add all DME and hops as listed above.
3. Add spices as listed above.
4. At end of boil, cool immediately. Add 2 kaffir lime leaves to wort while cooling.
5. Transfer to primary and let condition for 5 days.
6. Transfer to secondary, dry hop, add 2 new Kaffir lime leaves, and let condition 22 days.
7. Boil 1 cup Clover Honey for 10 min and add to tertiary fermentor. Transfer beer to tertiary and condition 19 days.
8. Bottle beer and condition 14 days. Enjoy!

FINAL STATS
OG: 1.033
FGP: 1.018
FGS: 1.005
FGT: 1.0065

The above numbers are weird from adding honey in the tertiary. The OG should be recalculated and higher to explain the increased FGs from Secondary to Tertiary.

ABV%: 4.8%

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