Summer Bloody Summer Ale
The name comes from an incident that cost a brewer his finger tip. Don't ever touch the belt of jammed malt mill unless you like sudden surprises! A testament to perseverance, both brewers stuck with the brew, one singlehandedly.
Style: American Specialty Pale Ale
Brew Type: All Grain
For 5.5 gallons at 1.049, 4.7 SRM, 20.9IBUs, 4.9 percent ABV
60-minute boil
Directions
Follow the Multistep Brew Process.
TIP
The beer isn't very bitter, but the hop character is surprisingly potent. This is a poster child for knowing what you brewed, not what your recipe claims.
8.25 pounds Pale Malt Two-Row
0.40 pound Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt
0.40 pound Belgian 8L
0.40 pound Aromatic Malt
5.50 pounds Pale Liquid Malt Extract (LME)
1.0 ounce Crystal (3.25 percent AA) Whole for 60 minutes
1.0 ounce Ultra (2.75 percent AA) Whole for 30 minutes
0.50 ounce Cascade (5.75 percent AA) Whole for 5 minutes
1 tablet Whirlfloc
1 tablespoon Yeast Nutrient
Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
Intermediate Rest 120°F 30 minutes
Saccharification Rest 150°F 60 minutes
