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Cloud Cover 2007 2

Specifics

Style:

Category:	Strong Ale
Number:	19A

An ale of significant alcoholic strength, bigger than strong bitters and brown porters, though usually not as strong or rich as barleywine. Usually tilted toward a sweeter, maltier balance. “It should be a warming beer of the type that is best drunk in half pints by a warm fire on a cold winter’s night” – Michael Jackson.

Commercial Examples: Gale’s Prize Old Ale, Burton Bridge Olde Expensive, Marston Owd Roger, Greene King Olde Suffolk Ale , J.W. Lees Moonraker, Harviestoun Old Engine Oil, Fuller’s Vintage Ale, Harvey’s Elizabethan Ale, Theakston Old Peculier (peculiar at OG 1.057), Young's Winter Warmer, Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild, Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome, Fuller’s 1845, Fuller’s Old Winter Ale, Great Divide Hibernation Ale, Founders Curmudgeon, Cooperstown Pride of Milford Special Ale, Coniston Old Man Ale, Avery Old Jubilation.

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

26.4/52

Bitterness:

89.9 IBU

BU/GU

8.99

Calories:

33 (12 ounces)

ABV:

0.7%

ABW:

0.5%

OG:	1.010
OG (Plato):	2.56° P
FG:	1.005
FG (Plato):	1.28° P
Real Extract:	1.52° P
App. Atten.:	49.8%
Real Atten.:	40.8%

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Source:	Spence

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Extracts

2.00 pounds

Light Dry Extract

13.2% of grist

2.00 pounds

Total Extract Weight

13.2% of grist

Grains

10.65 pounds

Pale Malt (2 Row) US

70.3% of grist

1.42 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L

9.4% of grist

0.71 pounds

Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L

4.7% of grist

0.16 pounds

Cara-Pils/Dextrine

1.1% of grist

0.10 pounds

Chocolate Malt

0.7% of grist

0.10 pounds

Roasted Barley

0.7% of grist

13.14 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6.7 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	13.1 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.8 gallons
Total Water Needed:	10.5 gallons	6.7 gallons (runoff) + 2.8 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	4.4 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	6.1 gallons	10.5 gallons (total water) – 4.4 gallons (mash water)

)

86.8% of grist

Hops

0.80 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

14.40% Pellet @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

11.5 AAUs

0.80 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.50% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

3.6 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Goldings, East Kent
4.20% Pellet @ 4320 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Dry Hop

4.2 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

6.00% Leaf @ 4320 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Dry Hop

6 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

6.00% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

6 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Tettnang

Cascade

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 8%
Notes:	Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Centennial
Example:	Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn

4.80% Leaf @ 30 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

6 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Amarillo Gold
8.90% Pellet @ 15 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

8.9 AAUs

0.50 ounces

Goldings, East Kent
4.20% Leaf @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma

2.1 AAUs

7.10 ounces

Total Hop Weight

47.1 AAUs

Yeast

Wyeast Labs Scottish Ale — Liquid — 0

Wyeast Labs Scottish Ale — Liquid — 0

Fermentation

Primary:	4 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	7 days @ 68° F
Tertiary:	0 days @ ° F
Age:	28 days @ 52° F

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