To all who is waiting for this recipe I googled it and found this result. Sounds delicious. I'm not sure if this was the recipe that DJCalico made. But, it sounds good
#32: Summer Solstice Ale (Spiced Summer Ale)
* Brewed during the long summer days surrounding the Solstice, where we get more than 20 hours of daylight in Fairbanks.
Chris Swingley
19-Jun-2004
Recipe (for 6 gallons final volume)
5.75 pounds (48%) Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt
4.0 pounds (33%) Dingemans Pilsner Malt
1.25 pounds (11%) Flaked Maize
1.0 pound (8%) Flaked Wheat
3.0 ounces U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4.3% AA (60 minutes)
1.0 ounce U.S. Goldings whole hops, 4.3% AA (5 minutes)
0.3 ounces Coriander seed, ground (5 minutes)
0.3 ounces Grains of Paradise, ground (5 minutes)
0.5 ounces Candied ginger, diced (5 minutes)
* White Labs WLP022 Essex Ale Yeast, pitched at 76°F
* Starter: 3 quart starter built up from a slant (20 ml -> 300 ml -> 3 quarts), cooled, decanted, warmed
* Aeration: Drill aerator for two minutes after pitching
* (Wort cooled in kegerator down to 70 after four hours)
Water
* Fairbanks city water
* 38.25 quarts water treated with:
*
o 1 Campden tablet.
* 18 quarts mash water treated with:
*
o 3.6 ml 88% Lactic Acid.
* 20.5 quarts sparge water treated with:
*
o 3.3 ml 88% Lactic Acid.
Mash
* 18.0 quarts water @ 157°F, grist ratio of 1.5 quarts
ound @ 148°F (Held 90 minutes)
Sparge
* 9.5 quarts water @ 210°F, drain
* 10.75 quarts water @ 168°F, drain
Boil
* Boiled 8.0 gallons for 75 minutes to yield 6.5 gallons wort
* I wound up discarding a fair amount of wort, which explains my low efficiency. The pre-boil gravity was 1.042, which should have yielded an SG of 1.061. Sparge less volume or boil longer.
Fermentation
* Primary: bucket, 7 days, 68°F
* Secondary: glass, 14 days, 62°F
Packaging
* Kegged with 80 grams dextrose
* Conditioned for 3 weeks
* Ready to drink on 31-Jul-2004
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.053 Final Gravity: 1.016
Original Extract: 13.1°plato Apparent Extract: 4.08°plato
Real Extract: 5.79°plato
Alcohol: 4.8% by volume (3.8% by weight)
Apparent Attenuation: 68.9% Mash Efficiency: 66%
Bitterness: 47 IBU Color: 5 SRM
BU:SG: 0.89 BV: 1.67
Tasting Notes
* 17-Oct-2004 (17 weeks) -- Excellent light summer ale. It was a little harsh and cidery tasting initially (like for the first three months!), but it has mellowed into a great beer. Refreshing, crystal clear and nicely balanced. Hint of sweetness balances the bitterness without feeling heavy. Spices are muted and only the ginger comes through.
* 28-Nov-2004 (28 weeks, last pint) -- This turned out to be a fantastic beer once it had aged a few months. I didn't detect the coriander or grains of paradise directly, but that may be because I don't really know what they taste like. The ginger was a great complement to the hop and corn flavors that dominated the flavor profile.
