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Ingredients
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Brewing Ingredients
Method
Brewing Process
- 1
Mashing
In a large pot, heat 5 liters of water to 68°C (155°F). Add the pale malt, crystal malt, and Carafa malt. Maintain this temperature for 60 minutes.
- 2
Lautering
After mashing, drain the liquid (wort) from the grains and rinse the grains with an additional 2 liters of hot water.
- 3
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 cup of Cascade hops and boil for 60 minutes. Add the remaining hops in the last 15 minutes of the boil.
- 4
Cooling
After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches about 20°C (68°F).
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter. Pitch the yeast and seal with an airlock. Allow fermentation to occur at a steady temperature for 1-2 weeks.
- 6
Bottling
Once fermentation is complete, dissolve the priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water, let it cool, then add it to the beer before bottling.
- 7
Conditioning
Bottle the beer and let it condition for another 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
- 8