An adaptation of my old Summer Ale recipe, with a little more malt, and a little less honey. I named it Bachelor Ale because Jasper and I were living the bachelor lifestyle the weekend I brewed it.
Brewed 3/22/2008
11 gallons
9 lb Dry extract,Pilsner Light (Briess)
2.00 lb Caramel Malt – 80L (Briess)
1.00 oz Magnum (US) (old 2) [12.5 %] (60 min)
2.00 oz US Goldings [4.65 %] (15 min)
2.00 oz US Goldings [4.65 %] (2 min)
Fermentis US-05 yeast /Nottingham Ale yeast (split batch)
Measured Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Est Bitterness: 31.8 IBU
Est Color: 10.7 SRM
I used a hop bag for the hops this time, which helped immensely in getting the wort into fermenters this time. I hope it won’t lower the utilization too much.
