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Top Forty Old Ale

Shop Brew, in preparation for the 40th Anniversary Party that's just less than a year away. This brew maxed out the new 55 gal mash tun and we still had to add extract to get the BIG Old Ale we wanted.
Brewed By: 
Steve Cook (crew leader), Kale Bittner, Alex Samovitz, Russell Rieder, Steve Rosolio, Chris Moon, Matt Myerhoff, Dennis Canevari
Brew Date: 
11/24/2013
Brew Type: 
Classic Style: 
Strong English Old Ale
Recipe Category: 
Batch Size: 
40.0 gallons
Boil Time: 
90 minutes
Original Gravity: 
1.115 O.G.
Final Gravity: 
1.024 F.G.
ABV: 
12.0% ABV
IBUs: 
46.0 IBUs
SRM: 
21.6 SRM
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract: 

Amt Name Type %/IBU
100 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 76.9 %
8 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 70 L (70.0 SRM) Grain 6.2 %
5 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 35L (35.0 SRM) Grain 3.8 %
4 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3.1 %
2 lbs Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.5 %
1 lbs Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 0.8 %
5.00 lb Rice Hulls (Mash 90.0 mins) Other -
14 lbs Amber Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 7.7 %

Mashing Instructions: 

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 130 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 38.00 gal of water at 168.1 F 156.0 F 90 min
Mash Out Add 0.01 gal of water and heat to 168.0 168.0 F 20 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 24.52 gal water at 168.0 F

Hops: 

21.85 oz Fuggles [5.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 39.0 IBUs
3.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [7.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 7.0 IBUs

Extra Ingredients: 

8.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 20.0 mins) Fining
20.00 tsp SuperFood (Boil 20.0 mins) Other

Yeast: 

12.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast

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