Waes Hael (Winter ale) (All Grain) 5.5

Waes Hael (Winter ale)
(All Grain) 5.5

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Taylor on August 05, 2005 at 18:55:25:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: 1098 or 1026
Yeast Starter: slurry from 2L starter
Batch Size: 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.083
Final Gravity: 1.017
Alcohol Content: 8.1 %
Total Grains: 12.125
Color: 20
Extract Efficiency: 70 %
Hop IBU's: 38
Boiling Time: 90
Primary Fermentation: 68 till done
Secondary Fermentation: 68 for 10d
Additional Fermentation: 42 for 3mo

Grain Bill:

10# Marris Otter or Golden Promise
.5# Flaked Barley
.5# Aromatic
.5# Crystal 40
.25# Crystal 120
.25# Chocolate
.125# Roasted Barley
2# honey of choice (fireweed if poss)

Hop Bill:

.75oz Magnum (14%) for 60m
.75 Yakima for 15m
.5oz Yakima at flameout for 10m
(optional) stick of cinnamon, 2oz grated ginger, 2oz orange zest for 5m boil

Mash Schedule:

Grains mashed at 152 for an hour at 1.25:1

Brewers Notes:

Conduct primary as normal, then as it starts to slow, add 1# of honey straight into the fermenter, then three days later, the other pound. You may want to give the carboy a swirl a couple times a day to keep the yeast from pooping out. Expect around 14d for primary. The spices are pretty minimal, so feel free to up them or drop them altogether. This recipe started as Full Sail Wassail (straight from the brewer) and then morphed into this. Rich, aromatic, alcoholic! Serve moderately carbed in 22oz mugs at 50deg around a bonfire.