Oliver Breweries - Pratt Street Ale House Dark Horse Clone War
In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
There is unrest in the Baltimore beer scene. Tens of home brewers have declared their intention to master the dark horse of all yeast that is known as Ringwood........
This separatist movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Brewmaster Jones, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Brewers to maintain peace and order in their open fermenters
This year's Clone Wars Homebrew Competition will be Oliver Ale's Dark Horse, a dark mild ale true to style. Light in body and hops. Low alcohol content drives this beer to be a real session ale.
Submission date for samples will be April 1st at either submission consists of (2) 12oz bottles with attached bottle ID labels ( Click Here)
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Pratt Street Ale House,
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Maryland Home Brew,
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Meridian Pint in DC.
The judging will be by a panel doing blind tasting consisting Sam Fritz , Tim Prendergast, Derek and Steve
First place will receive the coveted tap handle a $50 gift card to Pratt Street Ale House or Meridian Pint (winner's choice) a sixtal of Dark Horse and the winning Brewer will get to brew a batch of Dark Horse with Steve Jone at The Brewery
The runner up will receive a growler filled with Dark Horse and a $25 gift card.
Some things you ought to know about Dark Horse
SG 1.040
FG 1.009
IBUs - ???
SRM ????
Mash eff. 80%
Based on a 7BBL system ( 217 gallons)
Grist
total grain 288lbs
83% Pale Malt (of which 55% is Thomas Fawcetts Halcyon, 45% Canada Maltings pale Ale Malt
4.5% Crystal 45 (Thos Fawcett)
4% Chocolate malt (Hugh Baird)
8.5% malted wheat (Thos Fawcett)
Mash Temp 152
Liquor/mash treatment:
0.0378 oz gypsum/lb grist (added to mash) .
0.0052oz Calcium chloride/gallon total liquor (mash + sparge)
Boil 1 hour
Hop additions (based on 7bbls in brew kettle)
4.3 oz/bbl UK Fuggles (4.3% alpha) 60 min
2.3 oz/bbl Kent Goldings (5% alpha) 20 min
Kettle finings added 5 minutes prior to flame out.
Post Boil
45 minute stand.
Wort is transferred through a hop back containing 4.6oz/bbl whole leaf Kent Goldings (steeped in hot liquor) prior to cooling in plate heat exchanger.
Fermentation Notes
· Collection temperature 70F.
· Max fermentation temperature 76F with Ringwood yeast in open fermentation.
· Aeration by manual rousing at gravities above 1.020 only.
· Below this gravity the brew may be "under roused" i.e. stirred without folding air into the brew.
· Crash cool 1.010-1.011 for final gravity of 1.009.
· Fermentation usually over 3 days.
· Crash cooled and held in FV for further 4 days.
· Clarified by fining.