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Apple Pie Ale

I wanted to put my favorite pie in a bottle. Please, if you try it, let me know what you think.

Brewer: Hometown Brewing Company Email: sirnigel11@gmail.com
Beer: Apple Pie Ale Style: American Amber Ale
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
28 HCU (~15 SRM)
Bitterness: 34 IBU
OG: 1.070 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 7.9% v/v (6.2% w/w)
Water: I used water from Savemart, the purified $.39/gallon stuff. I wanted to keep this beer a little hazy and thick, sort of filling, so I left out gypsum, Irish moss, etc.
Grain: 8 oz. Belgian biscuit
8 oz. British amber
4 oz. Special Roast 50L
Steep: Put grains in a grain bag and put in cold water. Bring to 160°F and hold for 30 minutes. Discard and bring to a boil
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.139 2.5 gallons
3.3 lb. Light malt extract
3.3 lb. Amber malt extract
2 lb. Brown sugar
Add 1oz Cascade, 1 stick of cinnamon, 8 cloves, at beginning of boil. Add 1 oz Kent Goldings with 5 minutes left.
Hops: 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast: White Labs European Ale WL011 at 75°F
Carbonation: 3oz Corn Sugar at bottling. Also add 4oz Apple extract at bottling.
Tasting: Apple and spice flavors are perfect, blend well. High maltiness with a subtle bite of hop flavor. Very biscuity, I was going for a kind of pie crust feel, the whole 9 yards. :) Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Recipe posted 06/28/07.