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Beginners Luck

A great beer to warm the soul. A little sweet but with age mellows out nicely. Be patient and let it sit the bottle for a month.

Brewer: Josh Email: jrexpaver@hotmail.com
Beer: Beginners Luck Style: English Old/Strong Ale
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 4.5 gallons
Color:
30 HCU (~15 SRM)
Bitterness: 39 IBU
OG: 1.081 FG: 1.018
Alcohol: 8.2% v/v (6.4% w/w)
Grain: .5 lb. American crystal 60L
Steep: Steep'm in a bag till 170
Boil: 65 minutes SG 1.104 3.5 gallons
7 lb. Amber malt extract
8 oz. Brown sugar
1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
7 oz. Maple syrup
8 oz. Molasses
1 teaspoon irish moss at 20min
Hops: 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Cluster (7% AA, 30 min.)
1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: slap pack american ale yeast
Log: add maple syrup 2-3 days into fermentation
Carbonation: 5oz priming sugar
Tasting: My first go around I used less hops and more maple. 3 weeks of bottle conditioning and the sweetness mellowed out. This go around I added more malt, more hops, less maple. I will bottle in 3-4 days so we'll see. I feel good about the changes and can't wait.

Recipe posted 03/01/09.