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Spotted Dog Red Hot Ale

Spotted Dog Red Hot Ale

Specialty Beer • Extract • 5 gal

Phil McCracken

I believe this to be more of a "Christmas Spice Beer". This needs to sit in the bottles at least 3 months to condtion. My first attempt at a from scratch recipe.

October 6, 2003 pm 07:39pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1.5 lbs Crystal Malt 80°L

    Crystal Malt 80°L

    Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.

  • 6 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 2 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 1 lbs Light Brown Sugar

    Light Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • White Labs WLP001 California Ale

    White Labs WLP001 California Ale

    This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.

Notes

Add 4 cinnamon sticks and the 1 lb of brown sugar at the end of boil. I also used 3/4 oz brown sugar for priming.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 - Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.070 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 18.1 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 7.5% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 25.2 IBU 0 - 100

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