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Apricot Ale

Apricot Ale

Fruit Beer • Extract • 5 gal

Mindcrime

August 25, 2001 am 11:43am

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 3 lbs Dry Amber Extract

    Dry Amber Extract

    Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.

  • 4 lbs Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .5 oz Spalt Spalter - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Spalt Spalter - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 4 oz Apricots - (omitted from calculations)

    Apricots

  • Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.

Notes

Protien rest at 122 degrees for 30 mins. increase heat to 155 for 60 mins. mashout 168 for 10 mins. Sparge with 170 degree H2O. Add liquid malt extract and Saaz hops. boil for 60 mins. Add Spalt last 15 mins. Add remining Spalt last minute of boil. Cool wort. Add to primary fermenter - pitch yeast. Primary for 7 days - rack secondary for ten. Time to bottle - add 4 oz apricot flavoring and 3/4 cup priming sugar. Let sit for at least 2 wks.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 20 - Fruit Beer

Subcategory: A - Fruit Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.064 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 12.5 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 6.5% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 45.5 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

RYCHETOOL

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2004-07-05 2:56pm

Hey Mindcrime,are you a QUEENSRYCHE fan?

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