Vanilla Caramel Ale

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[size=+1:17ett9a5]23-A Specialty Beer[/size:17ett9a5]

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Size: 6.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 64.9%
Calories: 192.68 per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.057 (1.026 - 1.120)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (0.995 - 1.035)
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Color: 13.4 (1.0 - 50.0)
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Alcohol: 4.85% (2.5% - 14.5%)
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Bitterness: 23.53 (0.0 - 100.0)
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[size=+1:17ett9a5]Ingredients:[/size:17ett9a5]
6.5 lbs American 2-row
4.5 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt
1 lbs Caramel Malt 60L
1 lbs Honey Malt
1 oz Hallertau Tradition (6.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
1 ea WYeast 1056 American Ale
4 oz Lactose
4 oz Vanilla (extract) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min

[size=+1:17ett9a5]Schedule:[/size:17ett9a5]
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:19:54 Mash In - Liquor: 4.0 gal; Strike: 140.1 °F; Target: 130.7 °F
00:49:54 Protein Rest - Rest: 30.0 min; Final: 128.3 °F
00:51:33 End Protein Rest - Heat: 1.6 min; Target: 130.0 °F
00:52:33 Infusion - Water: 3.0 gal; Temperature: 180.8 °F; Target: 150.0 °F
01:52:33 Saccharification Rest - Rest: 60.0 min; Final: 144.9 °F
02:02:33 Sparge - Sparge: 2.0 gal sparge @ 170.0 °F, 6.46 gal collected, 10 min; Total Runoff: 6.58 gal

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[Ó Flannagáin]

lol, just found this old ass picture on my mac hard drive from my 3rd brew ever which was this ale, extract version and imitation vanilla

http://www.homebrewchatter.com/board/picture.php?albumid=20&pictureid=1952

[Ó Flannagáin]

oh yea, and I LOVED this beer and give it props for making me want to keep brewing

[ohiobrewtus]

I brewed this beer once... once.

Still have half a batch of it left in bottles from like 2.5 years ago. I open one every 6 months or so hoping that I'll like it, but I don't. Just not my style.

[Ó Flannagáin]

I doubt I'd like it today but I was new to beer and homebrew back then and I was blown away that I could make something like that.

[Redweasel]

Good god. I think I may have a bottle or 6 around here somewhere, I'll see if I can hunt them down. Personaly did not care much for it at all, but my neighbor drank it like it was liquid candy.

[blacklab]

I was too close minded to consider brewing this one. Just sounded nasty.

[Ó Flannagáin]

I was just getting into good beer/hombrew and was really loving Young's Double Chocolate so I thought this would be in line with that brew. And it was. Serious dessert beer.