
Merlin's Evil Twin
Old Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
All grain translation of an extract recipe.
April 2, 2003 am 07:19am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 13 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- .25 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.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 10°L
Crystal Malt 10°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .25 lbs
Treacle
Treacle
Imparts intense, sweet flavor. A British mixture of molasses, invert sugar and golden syrup (corn syrup). Use in dark English ales.
- 1 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 10 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 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
-
Danstar London
Danstar London
Produces a beer that is clean and well balanced.
Notes
This is an all grain translation of an extract recipe for a clone of Laaglander's Strong Ale. Whew, a convoluted evolution if I ever saw one.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 19 - Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Old Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.080 | 1.060 - 1.090 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.019 | 1.015 - 1.022 | ![]() |
Color: | 18.1 SRM | 10 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.0% ABV | 6% - 9% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 38.9 IBU | 30 - 60 | ![]() |