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Sleep of Reason (Base Recipe)

247 calories 22 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.131 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (steeping grains only)
Source: Jason McCullough
Calories: 247 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 3rd 2017
1.075
1.014
8.0%
11.4
11.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light9 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 67.6%
9 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb American - Pale Ale3 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 22.5%
0.66 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.66 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5%
0.66 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L0.66 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 6.99 50%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 2.68 25%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 1.73 25%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 362 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Pale ale is the Briess 2-Row Pale Ale. (difficult to find)
Can't call this beer a true American Strong Ale. It is a hybrid using a DIPA grain/extract bill and swapping the HOPS to a Hallertau (a German Noble Hop) and cutting the amount considerably. I am not a hop head.
3 weeks primary (temp 68 degrees)
4 weeks secondary (temp 64 degrees)
3 weeks bottle (took extra time to carbonate since most of the fermentables are gone by this time)
Ages incredibly well!
Qualities: Very smooth, round and soft mouth feel, not thick, lightly carbonated. Fairly sweet. Doesn't have a boozy smell, but there is a definite alcohol character to it in the nose when you drink. Similar to a good bourbon ale.
Update: This one really needs to age! I bottle aged 12 of these for 8 months and it is night and day different.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-03-27 14:16 UTC
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