Just Plum Creamy
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 10 gal
This sat in secondary 60 days. Very creamy head with good plum aromma, slightly hazy "was hard to clear out" prop due to extended secondary. Definatly Will do again, well enjoyed by all.. Tip Preserve enough for extra batches :) have enough for 3 more.
January 31, 2010 am 07:08am
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 10 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
- 2 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 1 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann
Red Ale, Red Lager, Scottish Ale, Amber Wheat, Bock Beer, Brown Ale, Alt Beer
- 2.2 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 2 lbs
Rice Raw
Rice Raw
Lightens flavor without taste. Use in American and Asian lagers.
- 1 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
- 1.5 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
1.5 boil time mash 150 for 60 min Sparge water 168 5 lbs fresh plums cored, blended, boiled 1 hour, added too secondary when cooled
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.056 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 4.2 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 20.1 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
2nd keg aged 4 months
2010-03-13 3:55pm
Haze minimal, Head still has nice cream flavour Plum aroma very present... Might hop it up a little..extended sitting seams to be sweeter...
