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Ingredients
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Malts
Hops
Yeast
Additions
Method
Brewing Process
- 1
Mashing
In a large mash tun, combine the Pale Malt, Caramel Malt, and Wheat Malt with 3 gallons of water. Heat to 152°F and hold for 60 minutes.
- 2
Sparging
After mashing, sparge with enough water to collect 6 gallons of wort.
- 3
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil. Add Citra and Mosaic hops at the start of the boil and Simcoe hops with 15 minutes left in the boil. Boil for a total of 60 minutes.
- 4
Cooling
Cool the wort quickly to 70°F using a wort chiller.
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a fermentation vessel. Add the American Ale Yeast and ferment for 1-2 weeks at 68°F.
- 6
Adding Flavor
After fermentation, add the blood orange zest and juice to the beer. Let it sit for an additional week.
- 7
Bottling
Bottle the beer with priming sugar for carbonation. Let it carbonate for 2 weeks.