Brew #61 - Daril-Dave's Holiday Ale


11/10/2002      Daril-Dave's Holiday Ale

Category         :  American Amber Ale       
Method           :  Full Mash
Starting Gravity :  1.067
Ending Gravity   :  1.017
Alcohol content  :  6.5%
Recipe Makes     : 14.0 gallons
Total Grain      : 32.50 lbs.
Color (srm)      : 13.1
Efficiency       :  75%
Hop IBUs         : 28.6

MALTS/SUGARS:
 24.50	lb.	American Two-row         
  2.00	lb.	German Wheat             
  1.50	lb.	Special Roast (Biscuit)  
  1.00	lb.	American Victory         
  1.00	lb.	Cara-Pils Dextrine       
  0.50	lb.	DWC Caramunich II        
  2.00	lb.	Brown Sugar              

HOPS:
 2.00	oz.	L-Cascade      	 6.0%	60 min
 2.00	oz.	L-Cascade      	 6.0%	30 min
 1.00	oz.	L-Cascade      	 6.0%	10 min

Boil temperature of water: 212F
Grain Starting Temperature: 70F
Desired Grain/Water Ratio: 1 quarts/pound
Strike Water:  8.13 gallons of water at 172F
First Mash Temperature: 154F

                    --- NOTES ---
A "Red" Ale for the 2002 Holiday Season featuring a hint 
of Sweet Orange Peel & Light Brown Sugar.  

We wanted to stay away from enhancing our Holiday Ale with the 
"traditional" flavorings one automatically things of at Christmas
time (cinnamon, allspice, etc.) ... and keep it simple.  The 
Cascade Hops will add their own "citrus" notes; the
Sweet Orange Peel should complement that flavor and add to 
the aroma; and the Light Brown Sugar will kick up the alcohol 
a touch, adding a bit more "warmth".

For this recipe, use a single-infusion straight to final
mash temperature:

MASH: 154F for 1 hour  (OK range: 150-155F)

SPARGE water - 13 gallons+ @180F (allow for cooling to ~170F)

Sparge - collect ~15 gallons.  Start boiling during collection.

SCHEDULE:

- Mash for 1 hour                       @  154F.
- Sparge - mash out                     @  170F.
- Keep wort at near boil during collectionn, for caramelization.
  Boil for 90 minutes total; start 1st hop addition at 60 min.
- 2.00 oz. Cascade Leaf Hops (bagged)   @  60 min.
- 2.00 oz. Cascade Leaf Hops (bagged)   @  30 min.
- 1.50 tsp. Irish Moss                  @  15 min.
- 2.00 lbs. Brown Sugar                 @  15 min.
- Immersion chiller                     @  10 min.
- 1.50 oz. Cascade Leaf Hops (bagged)   @  10 min.
- 1.00 oz. Sweet Orange Peel            @   5 min.
- Chill immediately at end of boil - to ~90F
- Cover the kettle and let it sit & settle for an hour or so.
- Transfer wort to fermentation buckets when ready.
- Pitch yeast when wort temperature drops  below 70F.
- Cool & ferment as close to the 62 -  68 F range as possible.

  
YEAST DESCRIPTION:  Wyeast #1968 - Special London (ESB)
  Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty 
  character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant 
  that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent 
  strain for cask-conditioned ales. Flocculation high; apparent 
  attenuation 67-71%. (64-72F) 
  

GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS:  
  Briess (Klages) 2-Row Pale       1.037    1.8L 
  DWC Caramunich II                1.033   60.0L 
  Special Roast (Biscuit)          1.036   50.0L
  American Victory                 1.034   25.0L 
  DWC Wheat                        1.038    1.8L 
  American Crystal                 1.034   40.0L 
  CaraPils Dextrine                1.033    1.5L 
  
See this page for a detailed description of Grain Characteristics:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wrucksterpage/Grains.htm
  

STYLE COMPARISON at 70%, 75% and 80% extraction efficiency: 

               |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
               |  MIN   |  YOURS |  YOURS |  YOURS |  MAX   |
               |        |   70%  |   75%  |   80%  |        |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|                            
| OG           |  1.044 |  1.063 |  1.067 |  1.071 |  1.058 |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Alc %        |  4.5   |  6.1   |  6.5   |  6.9   |  5.5   |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| IBUs         | 25.0   | 29.1   | 28.6   | 28.1   | 40.0   |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Color (srm)  | 11.0   | 13.1   | 13.1   | 13.1   | 18.0   |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
        


This is brand-new Daril-Dave's "inaugural" brew!