Summer Slammer

Source: Chris Black
Recipe added: 04/15/00
Email: cebinmvwa@aol.com

I was trying to make an easy drinker for my commercial beer buddies but one that I could drink to. This ale is mild in flavor but full of body. This ale is crystal clear and best when really cold. Enjoy.

Specifics

Recipe type: Partial Mash
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.060
Finishing Gravity: 1.012
Time in Boil: 60 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 9 days @ 68*
Secondary Fermentation: none
Additional Fermentation: none

Ingredients:

7 lbs. Xtra Light Malt Extract
1 lb. Rice Syrup Solids
1 lb. Crystal Malt 40L
.5 lb. Honey Malt
2 oz. Saaz Hops 4.5% @60 minutes
.5 oz. Kent Goldings Hops 6.7% @ last 15 minutes
2 tsp. Irish Moss @ last 15 minutes
10 g. Danstar Nottingham Dry Yeast
.75 cup priming sugar

Procedure:

Steep grains in 2 quarts water at 150* for 20 minutes. Sparge grains and add to 2.5 gallons water and bring to boil with extract, rice solids and Sazz Hops for 60 minutes. Add Kent Goldings and Irish Moss to last 15 minutes of boil. Chill and add to fermenter, pitch yeast and let it do it's thing. Best if bottle conditioned for at least 2 weeks.

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