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Valentines Ale
Used 2lbs Canadian Honey Malt. This site doesn't offer it as a choice, so I said Crystal 40L.
| Brewer: | John McAdam | Email: | jcmca@flashmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Valentines Ale | Style: | English Old/Strong Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 20 liters | |||||
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Bitterness: | 14 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.057 | FG: | - | |||||
| Alcohol: | - | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. American crystal 40L 8 oz. British chocolate |
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| Steep: | Single mash of combined crushed grains at 158F for 60 minutes. Sparged with 1 Gallon at 170F. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.095 | 12 liters | |||||
| 6 lb. Amber malt extract 1 lb. Brown sugar |
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| 12oz lactose added after 45 minutes. 2 tsp irish moss added after 50 minutes |
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| Hops: | .5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1968 | |||||||
| Log: | Brew started Feb 14, 2005. Racked to 2nd on Feb 19. Bottled March 2. Average ferment ambient temp 65F. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Dissolved 2/3cup white sugar in 1L hot water and added to bottling bucket. | |||||||
| Tasting: | This is going to be addictive! I just had to drink every last drop of what was left in the carboy after bottling, and was tempted to open a capped bottle immediately! It will be ready to drink as soon as carbonation has taken place. Very dark red/brown color. Chocolatey malty, great hop aroma, a weee bit of sweetness to balance the bitter. Good lingering aftertaste. Makes you want to drink more and more! | |||||||
Recipe posted 03/03/05.