- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- WLP002 English Ale
- Yeast Starter
- Yes - 1L minimum
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.053
- Final Gravity
- 1.010
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 28
- Color
- 28
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7
Midnight Oil Honey Ale
4 lbs Amber DME
1/2 lb Chocolate Malt
2 oz Black Patent
1/2 lb Crystal Malt (10L) (Leftover...threw it in)
A few oz Wheat - (mixed in with the leftover crystal at about 10%)
1 oz Challenger Hops (60 mins)
1 oz Kent Goldings (flameout - 10 mins)
1/2 tsp Irish Moss (15 mins)
2 lbs Pure Honey (using some Desert Blossom and Orange Blossom I picked up locally)
WLP002 English Ale Yeast (White Labs - 3 cup starter, nice and active)
Steeped grains for 40 mins in 2 gallons of water at 155 degrees
Sparged with 3 gallons at 170 degrees
Topped up to 6 gallons
This was my first original recipe. It was REALLY good. Had a nice coffee/chocolate flavor with a hint of honey. Wasn't too dry despite the hefty honey addition. I'm excited to try an AG version!