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Big Little Guy Old Ale

Big Little Guy Old Ale

Old Ale • Extract • 5 gal

Lisa Morrison

May 26, 2001 am 09:14am

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

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

  • 1 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

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

  • .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.

  • 8 lbs Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.

  • .5 lbs Molasses

    Molasses

    Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.

  • .5 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 2 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 15 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 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; 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.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 3 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1 tbsp gypsum - (omitted from calculations)

    gypsum

  • 1 tsp Irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish moss

  • 1 lb London Ale yeast - (omitted from calculations)

    London Ale yeast

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Notes

2 oz. Kent goldings in boil for 60 minutes, 2 oz, Fuggles for final 15 minutes, 1 oz. Hallertau last five minutes, steep final ounce Hallertau with heat off for three minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 19 - Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Old Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.073 1.060 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 24.7 SRM 10 - 22
Alcohol: 7.3% ABV 6% - 9%
Bitterness: 39.1 IBU 30 - 60

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