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SS Celebration Ale

This is a simple recipe to make. The ingredients are minimal and the
procedures are straightforward yet it produces excellent results. Let
me know what you think.

Brewer: John & Mark Sandusky Email: js3deuce@earthlink.net
URL: http://www.jefferson.lib.co.us/~jsand
Beer: SS Celebration Ale Style: India Pale Ale
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 37 IBU
OG: 1.060 FG: 1.018
Alcohol: 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Water: One tsp. gypsum added to mash to adjust ph.
Lactic acid added to sparge water to adjust ph.
Grain: 10 lb. British pale
8 oz. British crystal 50-60L
Mash: 83% efficiency
Using the picnic cooler method, mashed at 152 deg. with 1.3 quarts
of water per lb. of grain. Total water needed for mash is about 3 gals.
and 3 pints.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.044 7.5 gallons
One tsp. Irish Moss boiled for 15 minutes.
Hops: .5 oz. Kent Goldings (6.4% AA, 90 min.)
1 oz. Kent Goldings (6.4% AA, 45 min.)
.5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast: Brewing Science Institute "American Ale" liquid yeast.
Log: Date brewed: 7/28/97.
Racked off trub six hours after pitching yeast.
Transferred to secondary fermenter 8/11/97.
Bottled 8/18/97.
Fermentation temp: 68 deg.
Carbonation: Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar.
Tasting: Rather than risk infection by returning the hydrometer sample to the
bottling bucket, I generally take this opportunity to get the first taste
of the new beer. I am very pleased to say that this Pale Ale fully meets
my expectations. The first impression is of a generous malty sweetness
followed by a welcome bitterness as the hops assert themselves
leaving a very pleasant aftertaste.

Recipe posted 08/18/97.