Founding Fathers Ale Recipe

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Founding Fathers Ale

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
A historic, Colonial American ale recipe. Uses malt "Half high, half pale...." Malt of the day was wood fire kilned, and lent some smokey character, so some smoked malt was added. Hops were imported from England, so Kent Goldings fits the bill quite nicely. Primed with molasses and cask conditioned, as sugar was expensive and hard to come by at the time, and beer of the day was stored in wine barrels previously containing Port or Madeira. If you have a wine barrel, this is the perfect beer for it.

Fermentables

49% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
7
38
3
Mash
49% - Brown Malt - UK
7
33
65
Mash
2% - Smoked Malt - US
0.25
37
9
Mash

Hops

East Kent Goldings
2
Pellet
FirstWort
90 min(s)
5.5
35.4
East Kent Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.5
6.0

Yeast

Danstar Windsor
70%

Other Stuff

Molasses
0.5
lb
Bottle

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
151
90 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ferment until Krausen falls.
2.
Rack to keg and prime with .5 lbs Molasses
3.
"Cask" condition for several weeks, at 70*.

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Recipe Facts

Founding Fathers Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.076 OG
  • 1.023 FG
  • 41.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.55 BG:GU
  • 34.7° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 262 per 12oz Calories
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