Took my floating holiday from work today and am brewing an Arrogant Bastard clone; the wonder work of Stone Brewing Co. (I’ll add some holiday spices in the secondary to give it a proper Christmas kick.)
Using the following recipe, which I picked up at Homebrew Talk:
- 11.5 pounds pale two-row malt
- 1.0 pounds crystal 120
- 0.5 lb Special-B
- 0.75 lb Biscuit
- 0.5 lb Aromatic
- 0.5 lb CaraMunich
- 1.25 oz chinook pellets (12.5 aa%) (15.6 AAUs) @ 90 min
- 1.0 oz chinook pellets (12.5 AAUs) @ 30 min
- 0.5 oz chinook pellets (6.25 AAUs) @ flame out
- 1 tsp Irish moss
- White Labs WLP007 or WLP001 (English Ale Yeast)
Preparation:
Mash at 155 degrees for 60 minutes. Boil for 90 minutes, adding the hops according to schedule. Add Irish Moss last 5 minutes of the boil. Cool wort and pitch yeast. Primary ferment at about 68 F for 7 to 10 days. Secondary fermentation optional.
Specifics:
Style Strong Ale
Recipe Type All Grain
Batch Size 5 gallons
Original Gravity 1.074
Final Gravity 1.018
Boiling Time 90 minutes
Primary Fermentation Glass, ~ 68 F, 7-10 days
Secondary Fermentation optional
Other Specifics 75 IBUs, about 7% abv.
