
Sasafras Ale
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • Extract • 5 gal
Interesting color and aroma, something like a hard root beer.
February 14, 2002 am 11:12am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 4 lbs
Dry Dark Extract
Dry Dark Extract
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 3 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 oz
Fuggle - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 45 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
sasafras - (omitted from calculations)
sasafras
- 1 tsp
irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
irish moss
-
Wyeast 3766 Cider
Wyeast 3766 Cider
Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.
Notes
Save some of the sasafras for aroma at the end of the boil.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.054 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 15.3 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.4% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 15.6 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |