Drunken Viking Brewery Erik's Red Ale

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Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey Ale II

Yeast Starter

Yes

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5

Original Gravity

1.055

Final Gravity

?

Boiling Time (Minutes)

90

IBU

32.6

Color

15 SRM

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

5-7 @ 65-70

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

5-7 @ 60-65

10 lbs. American 2 row Pale ale malt (2.0 SRM)
1 lb. Biscuit (23 srm)
1 lb. Crystal 120L
.5 Rice Hulls

1 oz. East Kent Goldings (4.8) for 65 min.
1 oz. Tettenger (4.4) for 30 min.
1 oz. Tettenger (4.2) for 15 min.

Wyeast Belgian Abbey Ale W1762 - 1.75 oz.
Yeast starter - 16 oz. water and 1/3 cup light DME - Prepared 24 hours in advance

Single infusion mash
mash in 4 gal water @ 155 degrees for 1 hour
mash out 1.5 gal water @ 180 degrees for 5 minutes
First runnings will yield roughly 4 gal.
BeerSmith suggests sparging with 4.9 gal, I sparged with 4 gal @ 170 degrees
Second runnings will yield approx. 3.75 gal.
Boil volume will be approx. 7.5 gal.

Start boil
Boil for 25 min before first hop addition
1st addition: 1 oz. East Kent Goldings hops (4.8) for 65 min
2nd addition: 1 oz. Tettenger (4.4) for 30 min
3rd addition: 1 oz. Tettenger (4.2) for 15 min

 

[eschatz]

i always use munich in my reds. i love it. something to try/think about. let us know how it turns out.