So what goes into Spock's
Beer anyway?
Turns out that the original Spock's Beer was brewed using a rather simple, but
very reliable, recipe. |
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For
5 gallons
This is a quick and easy summer recipe
that tastes great after only a couple weeks in the bottle, and is even light
enough for your commercial beer-drinking friends. Hop bitterness is provided in
the hopped kit, which means the amount of time you will spend at the stove
should be less than half an hour. |
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4 Lb. can Alexander's Pale Malt extract
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3.3 Lb. can John Bull American Beer (hopped kit)
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1/2 tsp. Irish Moss
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1/2 oz. Caskades hop pellets (8 min)
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Wyeast #1084 Irish Liquid Ale yeast or Whitbread Dry Ale yeast
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3/4 cup dextrose (corn sugar) to prime
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| Bring malts to boil in
approximately 1 1/2 gallons of water. Immediately add Irish Moss finings. Your
total boiling time will be 15 minutes. With 8 minutes remaining, add hop
pellets. Strain the wort into a fermenter; top to 5 gallons; cool to between
65F & 75F; pitch yeast. Optional: rack to a secondary fermenter after 3 days. |
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O.G. = 1.041
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F.G. = 1.011
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| This beer tends to mature
very quickly, and may be ready to drink in as little as one week after
bottling. Try one after 7 days and find out! |
Credit
where credit is due:
I cannot claim credit for this recipe.
I obtained it from the monthly flyer of BrewAmerica of Merrifield, VA, where it
was originally entitled "Credence Cream Ale Revival". Sadly, BrewAmerica has
since gone out of business. |
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