Grape and Granary

The Grape and Granary I-341 - Intermediate Recipe

Style: California Common Beer

Descriptions and Comments: Similar to Anchor. This recipe won first place at S.A.A.Z homebrew club and second place at the Ohio State Fair Homebrew competition 1998.

* Specialty grains should be steeped in a couple of gallons of dechlorinated water for 20 minutes (at 150-160 deg F). Do not boil grains. After 20 minute steep strain out any grain husks and then bring this water to a boil. Add malt and hops when boiling begins.

Malt Syrup: 4# Alexanders pale malt syrup

Dried Malt Extract: 2# Briess light (gold) dried malt

Adjuncts: none

Bittering Hops: 10-12 hbu northern brewer plugs (38 ibu's)

* The above ingredients should be boiled together for 45-60 minutes

Flavor Hops: none

* add flavoring hops 15 minutes before end of boil

* add 1 tsp Irish moss 15 minutes before end of boil

Aroma Hops: 1 oz Northern Brewer Plugs

* add aroma hops last 2-5 minutes of boil

Yeast Strain: #2112 California

Fermentation Temp: 60-75 deg F.

Primary Fermentation Time: 3-5 Days

Secondary Fermentation Time: 5-7 days

Priming: 3/4 cup corn sugar or 1 1/4 cups dry malt extract