Preparation
Add grains to 2 gallons of warm water in brewpot. Add heat and raise temperature to about 170 degrees F (steaming but not boiling). Simmer grains at this temperature for 10 minutes and then remove grains. Remove pot from heat and add dry and syrup malt extract. Stir well to disolve. Return to heat and bring to boil. Watch for boilovers. Upon boil, add 1 1/2 oz of Northern Brewer hops. Boil for 45 minutes and add another 1/2 oz of Northern Brewer hops. Boil for 10 minutes and add 1 oz of Cascade hops. Boil for 5 more minutes then sparge into sanitized fermenter 1/2 full of cold water. Top of to 5 gallons with more cold water if necessary. When temperature of wort drops to 75 degrees F or below, pitch the yeast. Ferment to completion and bottle or keg. Condition for at least 2 - 3 weeks and enjoy
Specifics
| Style | Steam Beer |
| Recipe Type | Partial Mash |
| Batch Size | 5 gallons |
| Original Gravity | |
| Final Gravity | |
| Boiling Time | 60 minutes |
| Primary Fermentation | Glass, 7 days |
| Secondary Fermentation | Glass, 10 days |
Comments
This turned out to be a very good beer. A good hop presence, yet not overly bitter and a nice clean copper color. Very drinkable and tasty. I made this at the beginning of my first summer in Oregon. It was also the beer that I first used a Cornelius keg. I emptied my refridgerator of most of it's contents (I didn't have to take out much!) and had it flowing from there. Because the keg made it so easy, and because this is an excellent summer beverage, this keg went far too quickly. Sadly, I didn't take good notes and don't have OG, IBU, etc values.