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Ape Ale

Two pounds of rehydrated Apricots in the secondary for seven days should give me the flavor i'm after.

Brewer: BBQ Bob Email: bbqbob@bobsbeerandbbq.com
URL: http://bobsbeerandbbq.com
Beer: Ape Ale Style: American Pale Ale
Type: All grain Size: 5.0 gallons
Color:
14 HCU (~9 SRM)
Bitterness: 42 IBU
OG: 1.058 FG: 1.014
Alcohol: 5.7% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Water: tap
Grain: 7 lb. 8 oz. British pale
2 lb. German Munich
1 lb. American victory
8 oz. Belgian CaraVienne
8 oz. Flaked barley
Mash: 68% efficiency
Mash in @ 152 for 60 Minutes, Sparge at 170
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.041 7.0 gallons
Irish Moss at 15 to go in the boil
Hops: .25 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.)
1.25 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 3 min.)
.75 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 3 min.)
1.0 oz. Cascade (aroma)
1.0 oz. Chinook (aroma)
Yeast: WLP013 London Ale Yeast
Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005.
Attenuation: 67-75%
Flocculation: Medium
Ideal Fermentation Temperature Range: 66-71°F
Alcohol Tolerance: Medium
Log: Primary fermentation at 70 Dry hopping in the secondary with Cascade and Chinook, addin 2 pounds of dried apricots that I have poured boiling water over and let stand for 15 minutes before putting them in the secondary.
Carbonation: Keggin' it! Force Carb
Tasting: Expecting something special, we'll see!

Recipe posted 12/27/06.