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3 gal starter Extract
Color
Stats
OG1.037
FG1.012
IBU31
ABV3.20 %
SRM12
BJCP Style
05B. Scottish Ales, Heavy 70/-
Description
This is to build up a yeast to have on hand later. Can substitute any specialty grain to sample it in isolation.
Submitted by Rex_Irae on 02-Sep-2010

Recipe Details
Tasting Notes
Awards
Boil Volume 3.75 gallons
Boil Time 60 minutes
Batch Size 3.00 gallons
Yeast wlp006 Bedford (76% app. attenuation)
Primary Fermentation 3 days, plastic
Secondary Fermentation 23 days, plastic
Other Fermentation
Procedure The primary is more of a gravity filter, and so it's quick. The secondary is clean yeast. The Bedford seems to be slow to finish. Secondary should be maybe half that long.
  Style Comparison
  Low   High
OG 1.034 1.037 1.040
FG 1.011 1.012 1.015
IBU 10 31 25
SRM 10 12 19
ABV 3.2 3.20 3.9
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Note Gravity Points Color
78.9 % 3.30 Amber Malt Extract Syrup a full can of Briess amber. The Golden works well too. 29.7 9.0
21.1 % 0.88 American Special Roast Whatever specialty grain you want to isolate the flavor of 7.3 40.0
  4.18     37.0  
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Note Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
50.0 % 0.25 Pacific Gem Pellet 12.3 3.1 60 0.305 23.4
50.0 % 0.25 Perle Pellet 8.2 2.1 15 0.151 7.7
  0.50               31.0