Into the Brew Pot

A brewing journal and some recipes. Most of these recipes use extract with steeped grains, but a couple are mini-mash recipes that mash a few pounds of grains. Unless stated otherwise, I boil bittering hops for an hour, flavoring hops for 15 minutes, and aroma hops for a minute or less. I use whole-flower hops, unless otherwise stated. I always use either 1 oz. of Irish moss, or a Whirfloc tablet as a clarifying agent, added during the last 15 minutes of the boil.

June 21, 2009

Summer Solstice Ale

Grain bill (steep for 40 min at 155°F)
2 lb Rahr 2-row base malt
8 oz Crystal malt 75L
6 oz Rye
4 oz Carafoam

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule
Bittering 1 oz Centennial 9.5%AA
0.4 oz Galena 12.4% AA
Flavoring 1 oz Marynka 6.5%AA
1 oz Crystal 3.3%AA
Aroma 0.5 oz Cascade 5.9%AA
Dry N/A

Adjuncts
Whirfloc tablet

Yeast
English Ale yeast from Madison River Brewing Co.

O.G. = 1.051
F.G. = 1.015

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