Saturday, September 23, 2006

The beer in the keg is one of the most drinkable I've made in awhile. It has one fault that keeps it from being excellent. Here's the recipe:

  • 5.5 lbs. american 2-rox
  • 2.5 lbs. Munton's Maris Otter
  • .75 80L crystal malt
  • 1 oz. Ahtanum 5.1 HBU for 60
  • .5 oz. Ahtanum 2.55 HBU for 30
  • .5 oz. Ahtanum for 1
  • California V ale yeast

I don't remember exactly how I did the mash, except that I did a protein rest and two conversion steps and that it got too hot during one of them.

The result is a beer with a pleasant base malt character complimented by the caramel of the 80L crystal. The aroma and flavor have subtle citrusy american hops. The yeast provides a nice fruitiness. There's one fault in the beer: the final gravity was 1.016, too high, higher than intended, and the beer is thick. And if it weren't for that thickness, it would be a very good beer. I may do it again without botching the mash and see how I like it 72% attenuated. (Answer: a lot.)

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