I used Billington's Dark Muscovado and Billington's Molasses Sugar (not to be confused with liquid molasses). If substituting with a different brand, it is advised to seek out the highest quality unrefined sugars available -- there is a difference.



Fare Thee Well Old Ale

Old Ale

Author: E. Sultzer

Date: 3/20/10







Size: 21.72 L

Efficiency: 72.81%

Attenuation: 85.3%

Calories: 246.99 kcal per 12.0 fl oz



Original Gravity: 1.075

Terminal Gravity: 1.011

Color: 21.82

Alcohol: 8.44%

Bitterness: 49.1



Ingredients:

6.5 kg Pilsner Malt

300 g Caramunich® TYPE III

200 g Carafa® TYPE II

200 g Wheat Malt Pale (Organic)

100 g Dark Muscovado Sugar

300 g Molasses Sugar

25.0 g Columbus (15.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min

15.0 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30.0 min

White Labs WLP001 California Ale



Schedule:



Mash in - Liquor: 19.0 L; Strike: 169.66 °F; Target: 156.0 °F

Sacc Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 156.0 °F

Batch Sparge - Initial: 0.0 L sparge @ 151 °F, 10.0 min; Sparge #2: 8.41 L sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10.0 min; Sparge #3: 8.41 L sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10.0 min; Total Runoff: 26.36 L

Boil - 60 minutes, timed after hot break



Brewing Notes

Racked to secondary.



Bottled with 60g sucrose.