1) Start with 3 gallons of delicious City of Ft Collins water!
2) Steep grain in a nylon bag at 153F for 30 mins
3) Remove grains, allow them to drain into the wort. Toss grain and wash bag when it is done draining
4) Add 2 canisters of Pale Ale LME to the wort, mix well with a spoon
5) Bring to a gentle boil (203F @ 5000ft) 60 min boil time
6) With 45 min to go, add .75oz of Chinook hops
7) With 15 mins to go, add.25oz of Chinook hops and 1/2 whirlfloc tab
8) With 5 mins to go, add 1oz Citra hops
9) End of boil: turn off heat and sanitize fermentor
10) Add 10lbs of ice and 1 gal of distilled water to the fermenter
11) Add wort to fermenter
12) When temperature reaches <80F, take a hydrometer sample and pitch the US-05 yeast packet.
13) Cap and shake fermenter vigorously!
14) Install a sanitized airlock filled with sanitizer
15) Ferment for at least 1 week at 68F. Take a hydrometer reading. (target is 1.009)
16)Sanitize about 2 cases of 12oz bottles.
17) Add 1 carbonation drop, fill with beer leaving about 1-2 inches of head space. Cap with sanitized caps promptly! If using flip tops, sanitized gaskets are needed.
18) Bottle condition at 68F for 1 week to naturally carbonate.
19) Store in fridge, serve chilled, enjoy within 4 months!
20) Come back to Brew Fort for more badass beer recipes!
NOTES:
Grain water loss: 16 fl oz. Volume will be 2.88 gal
Add 6.6lbs LME (Volume will now be 3.38 gal pre boil)
Boil loss approx .5 gal (2.88 gal) Add 10lb bag of ice + 1 gal distilled water to get to ~5 gal.
