Takknemlighet Sage Ale

Author: 1880 Brewing Company

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.037
Efficiency: 43% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.014
ABV (standard): 5.11%
IBU (tinseth): 29.67
SRM (morey): 9.68

FERMENTABLES:
3.5 kg – American – Pale Ale (49.2%)
1.9 kg – German – Rye (26.7%)
1 kg – German – Munich Dark (14%)
180 g – Invert Sugar (2.5%)
180 g – Invert Sugar – (late addition) (2.5%)
180 g – Cranberry (2.5%)
180 g – Cranberry – (late addition) (2.5%)

HOPS:
15 g – Target, Type: Pellet, AA: 11.5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 25.86
10 g – Saaz, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 3.81

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 66 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 19 L
2) Sparge, Temp: 77 C, Time: 30 min, Amount: 24 L

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
1.5 L – cranberry juice cocktail , Time: 0 min, Type: Flavor, Use: Boil
25 g – sage, Time: 28 min, Type: Herb, Use: Boil
25 g – sage, Type: Herb, Use: Primary
1 tbsp – Irish moss, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
1 tsp – baking soda, Time: 5 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Boil
1.5 L – cranberry juice cocktail, Type: Flavor, Use: Secondary

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale – American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 81%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 12.22 – 25 C
Fermentation Temp: 21 C

NOTES:
1500 ml Cranberry juice accounts for the 180 g of sugar noted in fermentables.
This recipe has been published online at:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/258600/takknemlighet-sage-ale