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bourbon vanilla ale

bourbon vanilla ale

Wood-Aged Beer • All Grain • 5 gal

beergod

do not brew work in progress

September 24, 2007 am 07:00am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8.50 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

  • 1.80 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • .75 lbs Weyermann CaraAmber®; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraAmber®; Weyermann

    Bock Beer, Dunkel Ale, Brown Ale , Red Lager, Amber Ale, Amber Lager

  • .50 lbs Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann

    Red Ale, Red Lager, Scottish Ale, Amber Wheat, Bock Beer, Brown Ale, Alt Beer

  • 1.00 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • .50 oz Willamette - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • .50 oz Willamette - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 2 oz oak chips - (omitted from calculations)

    oak chips

  • 2 tsp vanilla - (omitted from calculations)

    vanilla

  • Wyeast 1026-PC British Cask Ale

    Wyeast 1026-PC British Cask Ale

    A great yeast choice for any cask conditioned British Ale and one that is especially well suited for IPA’s and Australian ales. Produces a nice malt profile and finishes crisp & slightly tart. Low to moderate fruit ester producer that clears well without filtration.

Notes

add 2 ounces of toasted white oak chips for 1 week or longer depending on the taste. and add 2 teaspoons vanilla set for 2 weeks in secondary

Style (BJCP)

Category: 22 - Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer

Subcategory: C - Wood-Aged Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 11.4 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 5.9% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 27.1 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

beergod

it age out very good very smooth

2008-09-23 5:59pm

great flavor very very smooth just in time for fall

beau408

with bourbon chips

2009-02-18 2:49pm

This receipe looks awesome. I'm looking to soak oak chips in bourbon for a time then brewing this up, using them. I'll let you know.

beergod

thanks

2009-02-18 8:20pm

thanks i hope you enjoy it turned out great.... made this beer for a christmas party.. it didn't last lol ... what yeats are you going to use

beau408

yeast

2009-02-19 12:10am

I'd probably use Wyeast 1388. Big fan of Wyeast.

beergod

hey

2009-02-19 12:28pm

i use wyeast myself it is great...but i would use german ale yeast i think it is 1007.. i found that it bleans in with the oak

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