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Just Plum Creamy

Just Plum Creamy

Specialty Beer • All Grain • 10 gal

THEBIRDMAN

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

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 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.

  • 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

THEBIRDMAN

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...

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