
Sleepy Winter
Old Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Hibernation ale clone
May 2, 2012 pm 04:13pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 12.5 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 1.25 lbs
Crystal 55; Bairds Malt
Crystal 55; Bairds Malt
Crystal or Caramel malts have a distinctive toffee flavour, which becomes more intense as colour is increased, and at the higher end of the colour range burnt or roasted malt flavours may begin to appear. Traditionally in the UK, Crystal malt of colour 70 -80 °ASBC has been used at about 5% of the grist to give the characteristic colour and flavour of UK Bitters and Pale Ales. Adjustment of the amount and/or colour of the Crystal malt may brew some very distinctive beers, but this may require some careful experimentation. Crystal malts have been used in the brewing of Lager beers, but considerable care is required to ensure that whilst a distinctive flavour is achieved, the crystal flavour and colour does not become too dominant. In all beers they can help prevent the formation of oxidised (cardboard) flavours.
- .75 lbs
Wheat Malt; Simpsons
Wheat Malt; Simpsons
Even small additions can enhance head retention and foam. Used at 50 – 60% for wheat beers.
- .5 lbs
Roast Barley; Bairds Malt
Roast Barley; Bairds Malt
This product is used in the production of dry or bitter Stouts and other dark beers, or for the careful adjustment of Pilsen beer colours. A different, slower roasting temperature profile is used but the final temperature is 220°C or even higher, which is achieved by allowing the exothermic roasting reactions to continue after turning off the heat source. The reaction is stopped by quenching with water. Because of the high temperature at the end, colour pick-up at this stage is very rapid and extreme care is needed to prevent carbonisation. Because the roasting process is slightly different from that used for Roast malt and a higher final temperature is used, the balance of pyrazines to pyrroles is different, with there being more pyrazines present in this product. This leads to a more bitter flavour and the use of the material in the so-called bitter Stouts. With extreme care it can also be used to colour and flavour Lager beers, but the quantities used are very small, certainly no more than 2 or 3 Kg in 1 tonne of grist.
- .5 lbs
Brown Malt; Simpsons
Brown Malt; Simpsons
‘Coffee’ notes for stouts and porters. Smooth mouth-feel.
- 1 oz
Magnum - 13.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 1 oz
Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
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Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale™
Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high gravity ales of all types.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 19 - Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Old Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.078 | 1.060 - 1.090 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.015 - 1.022 | ![]() |
Color: | 27.3 SRM | 10 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.9% ABV | 6% - 9% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 66.7 IBU | 30 - 60 | ![]() |