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Misunderstood Old Ale

Misunderstood Old Ale

Old Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

duckaholic2

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

2.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 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.

  • 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

duckaholic2

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.

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