For Little 5 last year I made my strongest beer thus far. It came out at a whopping 8.2% but had a thick and smooth body without the bitterness of an IPA like you would normally expect out of beer with that high of an ABV.
Brown Ale:
OG: 1.072
FG: 1.012
ABV: 8.2%
30 minute 8 oz. Caramel 60°L, 4 oz. Coffee Malt, 2 oz. Roasted Barley at 155°F
10 minute off burner steep
10 minute 1 lb brown sugar, 6 lb Gold LME, 2 lb Light DME addition
26 minutes to rolling boil, 1 oz. Summit (bittering) hops added
58 minutes into boil, 1 oz Glacier (flavoring) hops added
65 minutes into boil, 1 oz Glacier (aroma) hops added
68 minutes into boil, removed to ice bath
12 minutes to cool, original gravity 1.072 at 70°F, dry pitched Wyeast #1007
7 day primary fermentation, 1 oz. Palisade dry-hopped at end
12 day secondary fermentation, 59°F with final gravity of 1.016 ABV 8.2%, kegged (my first batch that I kegged)
Had the first pour two days later and it was great. Next time would want to bottle it.
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