Made In The Dark PAle Ale |
Type: Extract | Date: 1/8/1999 |
Batch Size: 5.00 gal | Brewer: Brian Smith |
| Boil Size: 3.98 gal | Asst Brewer: |
| Boil Time: 45 min | Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon) |
| Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0 | Brewhouse Efficiency: - |
| Taste Notes: Low alcohol (especially for 8lb of DME!), easy to drink. Decent head, but not great. Kinda cloudy. Mini-kegged it for the Chili Cookoff...got great reviews. "It goes great with chili". |
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Ingredients |
| Amount | Item | Type | % or IBU |
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| 8.00 lb | Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) | Dry Extract | 88.89 % | | 1.00 lb | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 11.11 % | | 1.00 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [12.40 %] (45 min) | Hops | 26.5 IBU | | 1.00 oz | Ultra [4.20 %] (45 min) | Hops | 9.0 IBU | | 1.00 oz | Tettnang [4.70 %] (5 min) | Hops | 2.2 IBU | | 1.00 tsp | Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) | Misc | | | 2 Pkgs | Dry Ale Yeast (Nottingham) | Yeast-Ale | |
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Beer Profile |
Est Original Gravity: 1.071 SG | Measured Original Gravity: 1.036 SG |
| Est Final Gravity: 1.020 SG | Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG |
| Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.62 % | Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.12 % |
| Bitterness: 37.6 IBU | Calories: 159 cal/pint |
| Est Color: 5.6 SRM | Color: |
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Mash Profile |
| Mash Name: None | Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb |
| Sparge Water: - | Grain Temperature: - |
| Sparge Temperature: - | TunTemperature: - |
| Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE | Mash PH: - |
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Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
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| Mash Notes: - |
Carbonation and Storage |
| Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar | Volumes of CO2: 2.4 |
| Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz | Carbonation Used: 3/4 cup |
| Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F | Age for: 28.0 days |
| Storage Temperature: 52.0 F | |
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Notes |
| Batch was made in the dark, with only light from flashlights. An ice storm had taken down our power, but since I had a gas stove I didn't let that hinder beer production! |
