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wedding brew

Designed to fit good taste and not any style definition -- it is an all-malt beer suitable for drinking in abundance.

Brewer: Adam Bigham Email: vcfgb@hotmail.com
Beer: wedding brew Style: Golden Ale
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
12 HCU (~8 SRM)
Bitterness: 12 IBU
OG: 1.047 FG: 1.009
Alcohol: 4.9% v/v (3.9% w/w)
Water: Two gallons well water for the boil.
Three-and-a-half gallons spring water
chilled and put into the fermenter.
Grain: 1 lb. Belgian aromatic
Steep: Steep aromatic malt in muslin bag for 30 minutes: Put into 150°F water, keeping covered. Stir occasionally and keep at 150-155°F.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.118 2 gallons
6 lb. Light malt extract
Keep the boil rapid.
Hops: 0.75 oz. Perle (7.5% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast: One eleven-gram packet of Nottingham yeast, rehydrated.
Log: Allow to ferment about room temperature, or 64-74°F, for about 10 days. Batch-prime with 1.25 cups wheat-malt extract (Munton's), or alternatively, 0.75 cup corn sugar.

Recipe posted 12/22/03.