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Tinman's Summer Ale

Brewed a kit last year of this, by Brewers Best. It was an awesome summer ale - didn't last too long.This is my attempt to replicate with a little tweaking.

Brewer: Tinman Email: carykirkmeyer@yahoo.com
Beer: Tinman's Summer Ale Style: American Pale Ale
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
7 HCU (~6 SRM)
Bitterness: 22 IBU
OG: 1.052 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Water: None.Farm well water.Squeeze 1 lemon into water at beginning.
Grain: 1 lb. 0 oz. British pale
1 lb. 0 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep: Steep castle pale and carapils (1# each) in 150 deg. water for 30 minutes
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.064 4 gallons
5 lb. 0 oz. Light malt extract
1 lb. 0 oz. Wheat extract
Added 1 oz. sweet orange peel, 1 oz. cinnamon stick, .5 oz. cardamom crushed, .5 oz. coriander seed crushed, lemon zest from 1 whole lemon,1 oz. ginger crystals, .5 oz. vanilla bean (crushed) to boil at 15 minutes.Irish moss added at 10 mins.Took 2 qts. gyle pre-pitch for priming.
Hops: .5 oz. Centennial (9.7% AA, 60 min.)
.25 oz. Cascade (3.6% AA, 45 min.)
.25 oz. Cascade (3.6% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Cascade (3.6% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: Re-pitched yeast from Purple Nicks Malt Liquor batch.Started out Nottinghams about 12 batches ago - just kept on re-pitching it.
Log: brewed 3-6-2010.pitch at 70 deg. Ferm at 68 deg. for 7 days. Rack for 7 days.
Carbonation: 1.5 qts of gyle to prime.

Recipe posted 03/07/10.