Misunderstood Old Ale
Old Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Tried to copy rogue's skull crusher. Thought I had 10 gal but turned out to be 5. opps. That is why the hops are large amounts.
October 16, 2006 am 02:50am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 6 lbs
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- 1 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann
Weyermann Carafa® II; Weyermann
Carafa I, II and III also are available de-husked. Adds aroma, color and body.
- .5 lbs
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 4 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 3.5 oz
Amarillo® - 10.0 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.
- 4.4 oz
Newport - 11.0 AA% whole; boiled 0 min
Newport
Viewed as a high-bittering alpha hop.
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White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
Clean, highly flocculant, and highly attenuative yeast. This yeast is similar to WLP002 in flavor profile, but is 10% more attenuative. This eliminates the residual sweetness, and makes the yeast well suited for high gravity ales. It is also reaches termi
Style (BJCP)
Category: 19 - Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Old Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.072 | 1.060 - 1.090 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.017 | 1.015 - 1.022 | |
| Color: | 29.9 SRM | 10 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.3% ABV | 6% - 9% | |
| Bitterness: | 262.3 IBU | 30 - 60 |
Discussion
Has potential
2006-11-22 1:37am
The final beer has a great flavor and maltyness but the 4oz of bitter hops kills the overall taste. Would be a great beer without so much hops. I will try again with less bittering hop.
