Drac's Revenge Garlic Old Ale

The garlic becomes just a hint of garlic flavor. It's a full bodied beer, and tastes a lot better than it sounds.

Brewer:	Smith		Email:	-
Beer:	Drac's Revenge Garlic Old Ale		Style:	English Old/Strong Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	22 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	35 IBU
OG:	1.062		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	5.9% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 60L
Steep:	Crystal steeped for 30 minutes
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.124	2.5 gallons
	8 lb. Alexander's Pale malt extract
	2 heads of garlic (cloves peeled and cut in half) boiled for 60 min. 2 additional heads (cloves peeled and cut) boiled for 20 min.
Hops:	2 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 3 min.)
Yeast:	Cooper's Ale Yeast
Log:	All garlic left in the primary for 1 week. Removed garlic when racking to secondary (additional 1 week).
Carbonation:	Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar, but will use honey next time.
Tasting:	Garlic flavor started dissipating rapidly in the bottle after about 3 weeks. Now (3 months later) you can tell that there was garlic added only if you know it was an ingredient.

Recipe posted 12/21/01.