Black and Blue Christmas Ale, an Old Ale homebrew beer recipe

1.098

1.024

IBU

SRM

9.8%

ABV

Recipe does not conform to the Old Ale style.

My first attempt at a high gravity beer

Next time I will work with my home brew shop to get the OG up where it was 1st estimated. Still ABV was 9.0%

Amount	Fermentable	Maltster	Use	PPG	Color
25.0 lb	2-Row Brewers Malt	Briess	Mash	37	1 °L
4.0 lb	Golden Light DME	Briess	Boil	43	4 °L
4.0 lb	Caramel Malt 80L	Briess	Mash	33	80 °L
3.0 lb	Barley, Flaked	Any	Mash	32	1 °L
2.0 lb	Caramel Malt 40L	Briess	Mash	34	40 °L
2.0 lb	Brown Sugar, Dark	Any	Boil	46	50 °L

Amount	Hop	Time	Use	Form	AA
4.0 oz	Amarillo (US)	60 min	Boil	Pellet	8.4%
3.0 oz	Mount Hood (US)	60 min	Boil	Pellet	5.3%
3.0 oz	Cascade (NZ)	10 min	Boil	Pellet	5.3%

Name	Lab/Product	Attenuation
California Ale Yeast	White Labs WLP001	76.0%

Amount	Name	Time	Use
0.1 oz	Irish Moss	15.0 min	Boil
0.1 oz	Servomyces Yeast Nutrient	5.0 min	Boil

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Black and Blue Christmas Ale