Old Man Winter Ale

5 gallons, all-grain; OG = 1.088; FG = 1.019; Bitterness = 58 IBUs

Ingredients:

• 12 lbs. British pale ale malt
• 5 lbs. DeWolf-Cosyns pale malt
• 0.75 lbs. DeWolf-Cosyns aromatic malt
• 1.5 lbs. crystal malt, 60° Lovibond
• 0.5 lbs. chocolate malt
• 1 oz. Magnum hops (11% alpha acid, 11 AAUs) for 90 min.
• 4 oz. Kent Goldings hops (5.2% alpha acid, 20.8 AAUs) 2 oz. (10.4 AAUs) for 60 min.; 2 oz. (10.4 AAUs) for 20 min.
• 1 tsp., Irish moss for 10 min.
• Wyeast 1728 (Scottish ale) or White Labs WLP028 (Edinburgh ale) yeast
• 2/3 cup corn sugar for priming

Step by Step:

Heat 4 gal. water to 167° F, mash in grains and hold at 153° to 155° F for 60 min. Sparge with 170° F water to collect 5.5 gal.

Total boil is 90 min. Bring to boil, add Magnum hops, and boil 30 min. Add 2 oz. Kent Goldings hops and boil 40 min.

Add 2 oz. more Kent Goldings and boil 10 min. Add Irish moss and boil 10 min. more.

Cool to 70° F and pitch yeast. Ferment for eight days at 70° F. Transfer to secondary and condition at 65° F for 10 days. Prime with corn sugar, bottle, and age for five weeks.