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Dyer Apricot Ale

Dyer Apricot Ale

Fruit Beer • All Grain • 5.5 gal

beau408

I'm using rice hulls, not rice flakes.

February 18, 2009 am 11:57am

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 6.0 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

  • 3.0 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 0.5 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • 2.0 lbs Crystal Malt 20°L

    Crystal Malt 20°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 1.0 lbs Rice Flaked

    Rice Flaked

    Used to add fermentables without increasing body or flavor. Produces a milder, less grainy tasting beer. Examples: American lagers, Bohemian lagers, Pilsners

  • 1.0 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

    White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

    From a small brewpub in Cologne, Germany, this yeast works great in Kölsch and Alt style beers. Good for light beers like blond and honey. Accentuates hop flavors, similar to WLP001. The slight sulfur produced during fermentation will disappear with age a

Style (BJCP)

Category: 20 - Fruit Beer

Subcategory: A - Fruit Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.057 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 11.7 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 6.0% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 22.9 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

beau408

apricot

2009-02-18 1:27pm

I'm going to add one 48oz. can of pureed apricots to the secondary.

beau408

starting gravity

2009-03-16 10:18am

Brewed in up on 03/15/09. Starting gravity of 1.062 which is slightly higher than the 1.057 I was shooting for.

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