Brew Date: 25 Jan 2009
Brewer: Paul J. Healy
Asst Brewer:
Type: Extract

Status: Gone
Alochol By Volume: 6.6 %
Bitterness: 23.4 IBUs
Est. Color: 41.8 SRM
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Calories: 252.0 kcal/12oz

The Water:

Sparge Volume: 4.45 gal (treated as above)

The Mash:

Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 8.0 oz
Mash PH: 5.20

Sparge: If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Expected Original Gravity: 1.069 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Expected Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Measured Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %

The Boil:

Boil Time: 60 minutes
Boil Starting Volume: 3.00 gal
  
Boil Ending Volume: 2.73 gal
Boil Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 5 76.2 %
1.50 oz Phoenix [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 21.8 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 1.6 IBUs

The Fermentation:

Fermentation Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg Whitbread Ale (Wyeast Labs #1099) [125.00 ml] Yeast 9 -
Yeast Starter:
Initial Fermentation Temp: 68.0 F for 14.00 days
Subsequent Fermentation Temp: 68.0 F for 7.00 days
Expected Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.023 SG

Kegging and Conditioning:

Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal
Carbonation Used: Keg with 13.21 PSI (2.4 volumes CO2)
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 44.0 F
Age for: 28.00 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Additional Notes:

Recipe from Patrick Stirling posted on BeerRecipes.org. Blew lid off fermenter and splashed dark beer on walls. Looked like a crime scene. The taste was really, really good.