Garvin's Old Ale #159

Classification: old ale, strong ale, all-grain

Source: Rick Garvin (rgarvin@btg.com), HBD Issue #1199, 8/9/93

This beer won a ribbon at the AHA national competition.

Ingredients: (for 7 gallons)

14 pounds British Pale Ale malt
1 pound 40 Lovibond Crystal malt
4 ounces Mt. Hood hop pellets, 3.7% AA. Boil 70 minutes
1 ounce Mt Hood hop pellets, 3.7% AA. Boil 10 minutes
1 ounce BC Goldings hop pellets, 5.0% AA. End of boil
1 tablespoon Irish Moss for last 15 minutes
16 ounces thick slurry Sierra Nevada strain yeast (Old Dominion Ale)
3/4 cup corn sugar to prime

Procedure:

Single temperature infusion mash:

Dough in malt with 1.33 qts/lb water (5 gallons) water at 165F for a sacharification rest 154F-152F for 60 minutes. Sparge to collect 9 gallons. Boil sweet wort for 30 minutes before adding hops. Chill and pitch.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.064
F.G.: 1.014
Primary Ferment: 1 week @ 65 degrees F.
Secondary Ferment: 1 week at 65 degrees F.