Morning Brew Session.

It's my first Saturday brew session in ages. I usually brew in the morning these days, but when it's Saturday morning it feels different. There are things going on in the house besides brewing, and it makes the feel of brewing more fun.

Today's recipes is an amber/pale ale that I plan to oak in the secondary fermenter. I had this idea for a cedar ale, but cedar is poisonous, so I scratched that idea and I'm doing what everyone does: oak. I hear french oak is It, so great, there will be some french oak in the beer. That will make this the frenchest beer I've ever made.

Here's the recipe:
8 lbs. Cargill 2-row pale malt
1 lb. Brit. Crystal 60L
1/4 lb. special B
1/2 lb. wheat malt
1/4 lb. victory malt

Mashed at 154 with a mash out to 167.

Simcoe hops: .5 oz at 60, 30 and 1 minute remaining in the 90 minute boil.

White Labs California Ale Yeast

2 oz. french oak chips, in secondary for 1-2 weeks.