Batch #69 - 4th of July Amber Ale

Started batch on Jul 04, 2011:

Recipe:

  • 6.0 lb Amber Malt Extract (www.midwestsupplies.com)
  • 1.5 lb Munton's Light DME (dry)
  • 1.5 oz hop pellets (Willemette, 4.7% alpha) 60 min
  • 1.0 oz hop pellets - finishing (Cascade, 6.1% alpha) 20 min
  • 1 tbs Irish Moss, last 15 min
  • 1.0 oz hop pellets - aroma (Cascade, 6.1% alpha) less then 3 min
  • Safale S-04 yeast (dry ale type)
  • Specific gravity 1,0XX

Procedure:

Sanitized everything with Star San. Boiled wort for 60 minutes and then cooled down with cooper coil cooler. Pitched yeast at 25C. Covered plastic bucket with the tight cover and the airlock filled with Chopin vodka. Kept in basement temperature (~70F)

Progress log:

  • Jul 04, 2011: Fermentation very strong, every 3-4 times/sec. on next day.
  • Jul 11, 2011 - Racked to secondary when fermentationn stopped.
  • Jul 17, 2011 - Kegged at SG 1,014

Evaluation:

  • Jul 17 , 2011: Malty and tasty at kegging, less bitter then others.
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