Blood Ale
Specialty Beer • Partial Mash • 10 gal
An intense, deep, red ale. A winter warmer that needs aging. Brew in the spring to be ready for the colder months.
March 25, 2004 am 11:00am
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 10 gal)
- 10 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 1.0 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 3 lbs
American Caramel 120°L
American Caramel 120°L
Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contribures to foam retention and beer stability. Gives a pronounced to sharp caramel flavor and a deep red color.
- 4.0 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- 18.0 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 2.0 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 3.0 oz
Magnum - 14.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 4.0 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 3.0 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
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White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
Used in two of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.
Notes
Mash grains at 150 for 40 minutes, 156 for 20 minutes.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.104 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.020 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 22.5 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 11.2% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 97.3 IBU | 0 - 100 |
