Friday, July 24, 2009

Batch No. 16 - Heavy Things

Heavy Things

Brewed - July 18, 2009

Style - Scotch Ale
Source - Northern Brewer kit

Best Commercial Example (IMO): Alesmith Wee Heavy

Ingredients:
  • 12.0 lbs. Gold LME
  • 0.5 lbs. Simpsons Crystal
  • 0.375 lbs. Dingemans Biscuit
  • 0.125 lbs. Simpsons Roasted Barley
  • 1.0 oz. Brewer's Gold (60)
  • Wyeast #1728 Scottish Ale
OG - 1.086
Primary - 7 days
Secondary - 91 days

Bottled - October 24, 2009

FG - 1.028
Attenuation - 67.5%
ABV - 7.6%

Notes:
- extract was almost 4 months old: better to brew than throw away!!
- used yeast starter for the first time; activity w/in 5 hours and full blow krausen w/in 12
- I was a little rusty w/ some big spills near the end
- so hot!! ran out of ice and cooling the last 10 degrees took a while

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