"Red Convertable Ale" (aka -Flaming Red Ass)
All Grain


This is another of our "Convertible" ales used to convert the mass swill drinkers to real beer. A very nice red, similar in flavor to an amber ale.

Brew Date; March 4, 2000

Batch Size; 10 US Gallons

Gravity
OG
 1.050
FG
 1.007
% ABV
 5.5%

Malt, Grains, Adjuncts
Amount
Brand - Variety
Degrees L
7 lbs Vienna Malt, Weyermann 3° L
3 lbs Pale Malt, Paul's <3° L
3 lbs Belgian Pale malt, DWC 3° L
2 lbs Wheat Malt, Weissheimer 1.75° L
1 lbs Crystal Malt, Breiss 40° L
1 lbs CaraMunich Malt, Weyermann 38° L

Hops
Variety, Style
Ounces
Boil Time
% A
Hal. Hersbucker, Pellets 1 oz FWH-First wort hops, added at start of sparge 3% Alpha
Hallertau, whole leaf 1 oz 60 minutes 4% Alpha
Hal. Hersbucker, plugs 1 oz 60 minutes 3% Alpha
Spalt, Pellets 2 oz 40 minutes 3% Alpha
Saaz, Pellets 1 oz Flameout 3.7% Alpha

Yeast
Amount
Brand, Style
Date
~1/2 gallon Wyeast 1968, slurry from previous batches - 5th repitch 3/4/00

Additives and misc. Ingredients
Amount
Ingredients/Procedure
Boil
NA NA NA

Procedure:
Mash in at 152° F.
Mash for 75 minutes.
Sparge for 60 minutes.
Full boil for 60 minutes.
Ferment at 65° F for 13 days.
No secondary used.
Keg and chill for 48 hours before drinking.

Comments:
This was the 4th in our convertible series of ales.
We also have used the same yeast for 5, ten gallon batches to date. This seems to be working fine so far.
This beer came out very complex due to the grain bill.
We did drink this to quick as well, we should have let it age for a few weeks at least.
As we drank the last few glasses the beer was getting much better.
Note to self, brew bigger batches so I won't run out so much.

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