Long Island Winter Warmer

Classification: old ale, winter warmer, pale ale, all-grain

Source: Rob Bradley (bradley@adx.adelphi.edu) Issue #902, 6/15/92

My best batch of the winter, highly recommended.
I drank the last bottle on June 6 (brewed Jan. 25). It was still in great shape: spicy on the nose and `creamy' and full-bodied in the mouth.

Try this mild ale malt stuff....it's really good!

Ingredients:

7 pounds, mild ale malt
3 pounds, US 6-row malt
2 ounces, Cascade (leaf) - boil 75 min.
1 ounce, Cascade (leaf) - boil 30 min.
1/2 ounce, Cascade (leaf) - boil 15 min.
1/2 ounce, Cascade (leaf) - steep for 15 min. after the boil
1/2 ounce, Cascade (leaf) - dry hop in the secondary
ale yeast

Procedure:

The Cascade hops were fresh and very aromatic, from the fall '91 harvest. Alpha acid was about 5%; alas I didn't write it down. I used Edme yeast, although I doubt if I would ever again usedried yeast on a beer like this (or any beer?). Fortunately, I got no infections.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.057
F.G.: 1.020