Thursday Night Ale

- Started on 10/27/2005
- Fermented for 4 days
- Racked into carboy on 10/31/2005
- Bottled on 10/13/2005

Brewer:	RAF		Email:	-
Beer:	Thursday Night Ale		Style:	American Amber Ale
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	22 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	76 IBU
OG:	1.050		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	5.2% v/v (4.0% w/w)
Water:	None
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 10L 1 lb. Melanoidin
Steep:	- Steeped the caramel and melanoidin grains (1lbs each) in 1 gallon of water at 160°f for 30 minutes. - Poured everything in a filtered funnel and allowed the liquid to drain into the 3 gallons of post-boiled wort.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.083	3 gallons
	6 lb. 6 oz. Light malt extract
	- Brought 2.5 gallons of water and 6.6lbs of malt extract to boil for 60 minutes. - Added hops at various stages of boil. Did not add too many hops since I wanted this beer to be less bitter. - Added Irish Moss 50 minutes into boil.
Hops:	4.37 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 4.37 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	- Liquid Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American - Did not do starter. I bought the ingredients for this batch in the morning and wanted to start fermenting the same day. - Kicked of yeast @ 4:00PM and pitched it at 10:00PM.
Log:	- Added teaspoon of gelatin to 2 cups of hot water (not boiling) and added it into carboy. - Color is darker than I originally expected.
Carbonation:	Used mollasses during bottling. 1 to 2 tablespoons per 12oz bottle.
Tasting:	- Pending

Recipe posted 11/05/05.