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Spring Training Ale Extract
Color
Stats
OG1.048
FG1.012
IBU30
ABV4.60 %
SRM8
BJCP Style
03C. Light Ale, Cream Ale
Description
Lapsed home brewer, that's me. For my 1st batch in 15 years, I figured I would make something simple.
Submitted by SCJDeke on 15-Feb-2011

Recipe Details
Tasting Notes About what you'd expect. A refreshing brew with low after taste-- made for my wife, really. I'll try to replicate it with an all grain recipe in while.
Awards
Boil Volume 3.00 gallons
Boil Time 60 minutes
Batch Size 5.00 gallons
Yeast Fermentis Safale Ale Yeast (dry) (75% app. attenuation)
Primary Fermentation Ye Olde Plastic Bucket
Secondary Fermentation
Other Fermentation
Procedure Steeped the Biscuit & Honey Malts for 20mins in grain sack. Boiled the Honey & Extract Syrup for 60 mins. Hopped for last 40 mins. Boiled black berries for last 10 mins.
  Style Comparison
  Low   High
OG 1.044 1.048 1.055
FG 1.007 1.012 1.010
IBU 10 30 22
SRM 2 8 4
ABV 4.4 4.60 5.7
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Note Gravity Points Color
77.4 % 6.00 Light Malt Extract Syrup Northern Brewer Pilsen Syrup 30.6 2.0
9.7 % 0.75 Honey Cheap Honey from Aldi 3.9 1.5
9.7 % 0.75 Canadian Honey Malt Gambrinus Honey Malt 3.4 25.0
3.2 % 0.25 Belgian Biscuit Dingemans 1.1 23.0
  7.75     39.0  
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Note Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
100.0 % 1.00 Cluster Whole/Plug 7.7 7.7 40 0.038 29.5
  1.00               30.0
Miscellaneous Ingredients
Weight/Units Name Notes
1/lbs Black Berries Bag of black berries from Aldi