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Woodforde’s Norfork Ales Headcracker Pale, Real Ale Kit
Hundreds of our customers at my homebrew shop have made this. Most swear it’s identical to the original. Dry hopping is essential for classic Cascade flavor and aroma. (5 gallons)
Ingredients:
Step by Step:
Add grains to 1.5 gal. water. Bring slowly to 170? F. Remove grains and bring to a boil. Total boil is 60 min. Boil 10 min. and add Perle hops. Boil 45 min. more, adding water as needed to maintain liquid level. Make first Cascade addition. Boil 5 min. more. Turn off heat. Wait 10 min. Add 1 oz. Cascade. Wait 3 to 5 min. Remove hops and transfer to fermenter. Top up to 5 gal. Pitch yeast at 70? F. Ferment three days and rack to secondary. Dry hop with 0.5 oz. Cascade pellets. Ferment two weeks at 65? F. Prime and bottle.
Learn MoreLast Updated on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 05:34 Written by admin Wednesday, 7 May 2008 05:34
Description:
Not bad. Nicely carbonated but no head!?!? Hops are evident in aroma and flavor. I’ll try this one again with better head retaining ingredients.
Size:
- 3 gallon
Ingredients:
- 4 lbs. American 2-Row
- 1/2 lb. crystal 10L
- 1/4 oz. dextrine malt (carapils)
- 1 oz. Hallertau (AA-4.2%) hop pellets (bittering)
- 1/2 oz. Kent Golding (AA-4.8%) hop pellets (aroma)
- 1/8 oz. flaked maize
- 1 tsp. polyclar
- 1/2 tsp. Irish Moss
- 1 tube yeast labs ale yeast
- 3/8 cup dextrose (priming)
Brewing Instructions:
Step mash:2-row, carapils, crystal 10L, and maize. Temperature chart is like this:30 min.@125; 30 min.@147; 10 min.@167. Sparge grains and bring liquor to a boil. Add Hallertau hops. With 15 minutes left, add Irish Moss. With 5 minutes left, add Kent Goldings. Cool to 80 and siphon into 3 gallon carboy. Add yeast.
Fermentation:
- One week in primary@65F.
- One week in secondary@65F.
- O.G.-1.046
- F.G.-1.002
- Alcohol-6.6%
Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 05:34 Written by admin Wednesday, 7 May 2008 05:34
Description:
This was my first batch! After 3 weeks in the bottles it took on an apple-like taste, but it has since diminished. I was surprised just how good this got after sitting around for 2 months. The longer the wait, the better! Crystal clear and light.
Size:
- 5 gallons
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 lbs. Munton’s Premium Bitters
- 3 1/2 lbs. NorthWestern gold malt extract
- 1 1/2 lbs. pure honey
- 1 oz. Willamette (AA-5.0%) hop pellets (bittering)
- 3/4 cup dextrose (priming)
- 1 packet Munton’s dry ale yeast
Brewing Instructions:
Bring 2 gallons of water to a boil. Remove from heat. Add Northwestern extract, 1 oz. Willamette hops, bittering extract, then the honey. Return to heat. Boil for 30 minutes. Allow to cool to 100 degrees and add to 3 gallons cold water. When temperature is less than 80 degrees, pitch your yeast.