Northern Star Pale Ale

Source: Chris Schiffer
Recipe added: 10/14/99
Email: Schiffer@mr.net

This is the standard beer on tap at my house, and a real crowd pleaser.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity:
Finishing Gravity:
Time in Boil: 1 hour
Primary Fermentation: 5 days
Secondary Fermentation: 3 weeks

Ingredients:

6 Lbs. Beeston's Maris Otter
2 Lbs. Beestons's Golden Promise
.5 Lbs. pale crystal malt(15 L or so)
1.5 0z Kent goldings for 60 min.
1 oz Kent goldings for the last 2 min
a 2 liter starter from White labs Burton ale (wlp023)
or 2 fluid oz of yeast cake of the same yeast washed from a previous batch.

Procedure:

No need to step mash this one. A single step infusion mash at 153 F will work the best with such well modified grain. A dilution of 1.25 qt. water per lb of grain. The water should be very hard. Let rest 1 hour at 153 F, and then infuse to 170 F and let rest 20 min and then sparge with 170 F water.

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