Summer Breeze Ale

Summer's coming and with it will
be a demand for a lawnmower beer
to quench the thirst of my friends
and I on those hot summer days.

Brewer:	Doug Gould		Email:	Maestro_D@hotmail.com
Beer:	Summer Breeze Ale		Style:	English Light Mild
Type:	All grain		Size:	20 liters
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	15 IBU
OG:	1.032		FG:	1.006
Alcohol:	3.3% v/v (2.6% w/w)
Water:	Pre-boiled Montreal water. Sparge water was pH adjusted with 1/8 tsp of tartaric acid. Because of the lightness of the grist, I want to be sure to avoid tannin extraction.
Grain:	2.5kg British pale
Mash:	80% efficiency
	Step mashed 50/60/70°C for 30/10/60 minutes.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.024	26 liters
	Irish moss added for final 10 minutes of boil.
Hops:	25g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 45 min.)
Yeast:	Danstar Nottingham dry yeast used.
Carbonation:	Bottle primed with 75g of dextrose.

Recipe posted 05/03/01.