Stacey's Brew Blog

Beer 3 – Brew day

March 26, 2010

Posted in: Brew

time line bulleted process for this brew

• Clean
• Steep grain in 2.5 3 gallons of water at 155F for 45 Min
• Remove grain and come to a boil
• Add honey and malt extract
• Return to boil
• Add bittering hops (.5 oz Citra 11.1% aau) and .75 oz bitter orange peel boil for 15 Min
• Add one lb LDME
• Boil for 30 Min
• Add finishing hops (.25 oz Amarillo 8.7% aau) and boil for 5 Min
• Add crushed coriander (1 oz), remaining bitter orange peel (.25 oz), sweet orange peel (1 oz), lemon balm (1 oz – 1 cup of tea), and chopped angelica root (1 oz – 1 cup of tea)
• Boil for 10 Min
• Remove from heat and cool quickly
• Combine with 2.5 gallons of water in fermenter
• Measure gravity
• Pitch yeast

original gravity 1.05 at 75F