Ben's Dirty 30 - Old Ale

There is never a better way to celebrate the big 3-0 by brewing a beer on that day. I will be brewing not just any "old" brew but one that has 30 ingredients in it! I will be making an old ale and trying to stay to style, but also have a little bit of added twists. This will be my second all-grain brew, and to making the process a little bit easier. I got myself a bigger burner and upgraded from a 7.5 allumium pot to a 15.5 gallon stainless steel pot. At some point I will be addeding spigot to my big boy pot.
Enough of that, now on to the really exciting stuff the ingredients!!

Ben’s Dirty Thirty Old Ale

Original Gravity

1.075

Final Gravity

1.010

Bitterness

49.7 IBU

Color

21° SRM / 41° EBC

(Brown to Dark Brown)

Mash Efficiency

67%

Alcohol

8.7% A.B.V.

Calories

283 per 12 oz



Malt and Fermentables

59% 12 lbs British Pale (Maris Otter)

5% 1 lb Vienna Malt

5% 1 lb Honey

5% 1 lb Munich Malt - 10L

2% 8 oz. American Crystal 40L i

2% 8 oz. Wheat Malt

2% 8 oz. Belgian Special B

2% 4 oz. Belgian Candy Sugar Light

2% 6 oz. Brown Sugar, Light

1% 4 oz. Victory Malt

1% 4 oz. Belgian Biscuit Malt

1% 4 oz. Honey Malt

1% 4 oz. Caravienne Malt

1% 4 oz. Aromatic Malt

1% 4 oz. German Acid/Acidulated/Sauer Malt

1% 4 oz. Belgian Pale

1% 4 oz. Flaked Oats

1% 4 oz. Crystal 20L

1% 4 oz. Rye Malt

1% 4 oz. Cara-Pils/Dextrine

1% 2 oz. Chocolate Malt (UK)

1% 2 oz. Peated Malt

1 vanilla bean

Oak chips added to secondary (soaked in whiskey)

Hops

boil 60 mins 1.0 oz. Northern Brewer info leaf 7.8 AA

boil 60 mins 0.5 oz. Crystal info leaf 4.3 AA

boil 60 mins 1.0 oz. Mt. Hood info leaf 4.8 AA

boil 30 mins 1.0 oz. Saaz info leaf 3.1 AA

boil 30 mins 0.75 oz. Willamette info leaf 4.5 AA

boil 10 mins 0.5 oz. Cascade info leaf 7.0 AA

boil 10 mins 1.0 oz. Fuggles info leaf 4.5 AA



Boil: 8.0 gallons for 90 minutes

Yeast

Primary Yeast

2 Packs of Wyeast London Ale (1028)