- A heavy session beer brewed during breakup, when the snow melts and the mud compels Fairbanks residents to wear rubber boots. Eight percent crystal, 4 percent wheat and 1% roast barley for color.
24-Apr-2004
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
7.0 | pounds | (55%) | Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt |
4.0 | pounds | (32%) | Dingemans Pilsner Malt |
0.5 | pounds | (4%) | American Crystal 80L |
0.5 | pounds | (4%) | American Crystal 40L |
0.5 | pounds | (4%) | American Malted Wheat |
2.0 | ounces | (1%) | Briess Roast Barley (300L) |
1.75 | ounces | U.S. Fuggles whole hops, 4.5% AA (first wort hop) | |
1.5 | ounces | U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4.3% AA (60 minutes) | |
0.5 | ounces | U.K. Fuggles plug hops, 6.9% AA (dry hopped in keg) | |
0.25 | ounces | U.S. Willamette whole hops, 4.5% AA (dry hopped in keg) | |
- White Labs WLP033 Klassic Ale Yeast, pitched at 70°F
- Starter: 3 quart starter, built up from tube (tube, 3 quarts), cooled, decanted, warmed
- Aeration: Drill aerator for two minutes after pitching
Water
- Fairbanks city water
- 15 quarts mash water treated with:
- 5.0 grams Gypsum.
- 23.5 quarts sparge water treated with:
- 8.0 grams Gypsum.
Mash
- 15.0 quarts water @ 166°F, grist ratio of 1.2 quarts:pound @ 153°F (Held 115 minutes)
Sparge
- 7.5 quarts water @ 200°F, drain
- 16 quarts water @ 168°F, drain
Boil
- Boiled 8.0 gallons for 90 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort
Fermentation
- Primary: bucket, 7 days, 68°F
- Secondary: glass, 15 days, 65°F
Packaging
- Kegged with 80 grams dextrose
- Conditioned for 3 weeks
- Ready to drink on 5-Jun-2004
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.062 | Final Gravity: 1.011 |
Original Extract: 15.2°plato | Apparent Extract: 2.81°plato |
Real Extract: 5.17°plato | |
Alcohol: 6.7% by volume | (5.3% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 81.5% | Mash Efficiency: 76% |
Bitterness: 37 IBU | Color: 14 SRM |
BU:SG: 0.60 | BV: 1.47 |
Tasting Notes
- 17-October-2004 (26 weeks) -- Rich, heavy bitter. Flavors are a bit muddy, and the bitterness has an unusual earthy tone that I'm not too fond of (maybe the Fuggles?), but it's a reasonable beer.
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