Viejo Retiro 4

3.3kg Pale Ale  (13 scoops)
1.3kg Pilsen  (6.2 scoops)
0.3kg Melanoidin  (1.3 scoops)

20 Liters of strike water @ 73°C (a little low.)
Mash @ 67°C for 90 minutes
Add 6 liters water
Add 40g of Cascade
90 minute Boil 

Yield: 20 Liters

This recipe is a result of my fucking up my malt order.  I ended up with too little Melanoidin for 80 liters.

So I divided the 10kg of Pale Ale into 3 batches instead of 4, topped off with Pilsen, then divided a kilo of Melanoidin into 3 batches.

This is something I wanted to try anyway: I was thinking about increasing the percentage of Pale Ale and decided to back off the Melanoidin just a little.  Worked out fine.

It did, however, leave me with much more Pilsen than I wanted to have on hand.  I plan to use all remaining Pilsen malt for a Honey Beer.

73° strike water left me with a mash-in temperature of 64° ...I carefully raised it to 67°.  I believe I will increase the strike temp to 75° next time.

I'm also hoping that my "scoop" measurement system works out well ...I don't want to buy a scale.

Bidon 2, as above.
Bidon 3, mashed-in @ 68°, no heating required.

Bottled Last of Prior Batch

8 x 1.5
11 x .500

Honey Beer

Beer Style: American Pale Ale (10A)
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 gallons
American Pale Ale
Description:

Refreshing Honey Ale. Made to honor the Texas Flat Track Rollergirls. Hustler for life!

ABV 6.3%
Ingredients:

    Grain/Extract/Sugar
    52.6% 5.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)
    31.6% 3.00 lbs. Honey
    10.5% 1.00 lbs. Crystal 10L
    5.3% 0.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt
    Hops
    2.00 oz. Cascade Whole AA 5.75 IBU49.1 60 min.
    Extras
    0.25 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)
    1.00 Unit(s) BrewVint Yeast Fuel Other 10 Min.(boil)
    Yeast
    White Labs WLP051 California Ale V

Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 10 Days or until fermentation stops.
Secondary Ferment: 7 Days, Cold Crash for 3 days

Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol by Vol: 6.28%
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.00 Gallons