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Founder's Curmudgeon Old Ale

251 calories 28.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 251 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 9th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb 1886 Malt House - NY 2-Row Base Malt13 lb NY 2-Row Base Malt 35.64 2.7 74.3%
2 lb German - Caramel Pils2 lb Caramel Pils 35 2.4 11.4%
2 lb German - Munich Dark2 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 11.4%
8 oz Muntons - Dark Crystal8 oz Dark Crystal 33 150 2.9%
17.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
23 g Nugget23 g Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 37.4 62.2%
14 g Perle14 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 10.25 37.8%
37 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Molasses Flavor Boil 5 min.
2.50 oz Oak Chips Flavor Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - British Ale II OYL-007
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 qt Sparge 168 °F 159 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.74 g | 38.9 qt) 8.34 33.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.14 g | 44.5 qt) 9.74 39  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 5.9 23.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.2 20.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.2 g | 20.8 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is the base recipe from Founders for the now retired "Curmudgeon" old ale. Lots of ways to tweak it, including soaking the wood chips in rum, bourbon or whiskey. Then you can get fancy...with splitting the crystal into multiple crystal malts, or subbing maris otter for the 2-row.

Primary 9 days, then secondary with Oak.

Looked at alternative yeast - they suggested White Labs WLP060

The malt is special - comes from only New York - $39.50 for 50 lbs. https://store.1886malt.com/all-new-york-malts-c1.aspx
(But the shipping will double it.)

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