Cranberry Ale

Classification: cranberry ale, extract

Source: Polly Goldman (Polly.Goldman@p2.f615.n109.z1.fidonet.org), r.c.b, 10/28/93

Someone recently posted a request for a cranberry beer recipe. This one is m ine and got good reviews by members of my brew club last year.

Ingredients:

1 3.3 pound cans Munton & Fison extra light unhopped extract
1/2 pound 40 L crystal malt
1/2 pound barley flakes
1/2 pound corn sugar
1 ounce Saaz (4.2% alpha) 1 hour boil
3/4 ounce Willamette 1 minute boil
6 12-ounce bags of cranberries, juiced with pulp
Wyeast 1056 (Chico)

Procedure:

Cranberry juice and pulp were steeped with boiled and slightly cooled water a nd small amount of post-boil (and pre-chill) wort for about 10 minutes, then strained into carboy.

Escaped pulp required use of a panty-hose (clean and sanitized) strainer over racking wand.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.050
F.G.: 1.010