• Favorite
  • Discuss
  • Subscribe
Mackinaw Root Beer I

Mackinaw Root Beer I

Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5.50 gal (imp)

jayhawk

November 17, 2002 pm 06:45pm

0.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (All Grain5.50 gal (imp))

  • 8.5 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 2 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • 2 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • .5 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • 0.125 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 1 lbs Barley Flaked

    Barley Flaked

    Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

  • 1.00 oz Crystal - 3.2 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • 1.00 oz Crystal - 3.2 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • 4 oz sasaparilla - (omitted from calculations)

    sasaparilla

  • 4 oz sassafras bark - (omitted from calculations)

    sassafras bark

  • 4 oz wintergreen - (omitted from calculations)

    wintergreen

  • Wyeast 2565 Kolsch

    Wyeast 2565 Kolsch

    A hybrid of ale and lager characteristics. This strain develops excellent maltiness with subdued fruitiness, and a crisp finish. Ferments well at moderate temperatures.

Notes

also use licorice root (1 oz), vanilla beans. Spice the mash, but leave 1/10th of the spices to steep at end of boil. Steep hops as well.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 24.2 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 5.7% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 10.8 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

Post a Comment

Subscribe to this discussion.