Grain Bill / Fermentables
- 10 Lbs Maris Otter
Hops
- 4 oz Summit (14.2 AA)
Yeast
- Safale US-05
Gravity
- OG 1.058
- FG 1.016
- ABV 5.48%
- IBU 79
Brew Day
Boil 2 cups of water and put into sterile container and cover, allowing it to reach room temperature. This will be used for yeast rehydration.
Heat 5 gallons of water to 170°.
Gently dough in grains until all grain is covered by water.
Add and mix in 0.5 oz Summit hops.
Mash grains at 152° for 1 hour.
Remove “grain bag” and allow grains to drain.
Add 0.5 oz Summit hops.
Bring wort to a boil for 30 minutes.
Add 0.5 oz Summit hops.
Continue boil for 15 minutes.
Add 0.5 oz Summit hops.
Continue boil for 10 minutes.
Add 1 oz Summit hops.
Continue boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat source and drop wort temperature to 170°.
Add 1 oz Summit hops.
Continue hop stand for 1 hour.
Begin yeast rehydration by pouring into prepared, sterile water, stirring after 15 minutes.
Reduce wort temperature to 70°, be sure to sufficiently aerate and transfer to primary fermenter.
Pitch yeast.
Allow beer 2~3 weeks in the primary fermenter to adequately ferment and cleanup any diacetyl produced during fermentation.
Optionally transfer to a secondary for 1~2 weeks for clarity.
Bottle and wait another 2 weeks…
Enjoy!
Notes:
- Good beer, decently bitter.
- A dry hop would nicely round out this recipe as it was lacking a strong hop aroma.