
Big Little Guy Old Ale
Old Ale • Extract • 5 gal
May 26, 2001 am 09:14am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 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 | |||
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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 | ![]() |