47% two row
47% munich
4% crystal
2% special b
1.070
~16 SRM
columbus, centennial, simcoe hops @ 60, 20, 10, 0 for ~51 IBUs
us05 yeast
I won a blue ribbon from my first attempt in the specialty category but it bugs me that I don’t have a style to call it…maybe American Style Old Ale?
It is very malty with a slight dark fruit character from the special b. Considerable alcohol warmth and a bit too dry which causes it to be slightly sharp. Good hop balance that stands up to malt and provides a nice profile.
Above is the second attempt. The first attempt calculated to about ~18 SRM but a judge thought it was closer to 20 SRM. That original recipe used Red X in place of Munich and darker crystal malts. I wanted the beer to be more ‘amber/red’ so I dropped the calculated SRM by a couple of points. The sample looked way too light but tasted very close to the first version. it is currently carbing in bottles.