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Ye Olde Ale

Ye Olde Ale

Old Ale • Extract • 5 gal

Bill Neilson

March 10, 2001 pm 01:42pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1.0 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 1.0 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

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

  • .125 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.

  • 8 lbs Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.

  • .75 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • .250 lbs Molasses

    Molasses

    Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.

  • 1.5 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 2.0 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.

Notes

Put the crushed malts in a grain bag and place in 1 1/2 gallons of cold water and bring to a boil. When boiling commences, remove the grain bag and sparge with 2 gallons of water at 160-170 degrees. Add the malt extract and bring to a boil. When boiling commences, add the bittering hops. Continue to boil for one hour. After 45 minutes into the boil, add the Irish moss. In the last 5 minutes of the boil, add the flavoring hops. Strain the hot wort into the fermenter and add cold water to bring the wort up to 5 gallons. When the wort hits 75 degrees, pitch the yeast.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 19 - Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Old Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.071 1.060 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 18.1 SRM 10 - 22
Alcohol: 7.0% ABV 6% - 9%
Bitterness: 31.6 IBU 30 - 60

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