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Sasafras Ale

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

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Ingredients (Extract5 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
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

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