Degeneration Ale
Old Ale • Extract • 5 gal
Starts to come into its own at least one month in the bottle
September 10, 2007 pm 05:56pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
British Dark Crystal
British Dark Crystal
Sweet caramel flavor, mouthfeel. For porters, stouts, old ales and any dark ale.
- .25 lbs
American Victory
American Victory
Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 3 lbs
Dry Light; Muntons
Dry Light; Muntons
Used as the base for a wide variety of styles of beers, including lager, pale ales, bitters, and export bitters. Contains no colored malts.
- 6.6 lbs
Light; John Bull
Light; John Bull
Made from Lager malt, it will add body and character to any light brew. Light malt extract will impart rich flavor compounds, ensure an excellent fermentation, and improve the clarity.
- 1 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- .5 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 1 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- .5 oz
Centennial - 11.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- .5 oz
Centennial - 11.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss last 15 min. boil - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss last 15 min. boil
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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
Notes
specialty grains 30 min @ 155 1 wk primary 2 wk secondary 1 month bottle Dry Hop with 1 oz. Centennial pellets in secondary Big ale that is very easy to drink More like an American Strong Ale
Style (BJCP)
Category: 19 - Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Old Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.088 | 1.060 - 1.090 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.021 | 1.015 - 1.022 | |
| Color: | 18.2 SRM | 10 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.0% ABV | 6% - 9% | |
| Bitterness: | 57.7 IBU | 30 - 60 |
