MARTIN LUTHER ALE BE THYNAME

Below is a recipe from Colorado's Malting Company for Martin Luther Ale!

Enjoy!

By Josh Cody

Published: 2016-05-07

Colorado Malting Company’s Josh Cody suggests that you grab a liter and your copy of On the Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther’s treatise on free will, and consider your place in the universe.

ALL-GRAIN

OG: 1.081 FG: 1.005 IBUs: 12 ABV: 9.9%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

6.5 gal (24.6 l) of beautiful Colorado well water 10 lb (4.5 kg) Colorado Belgian-Style malt 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) Colorado Crystal 60 L 1 lb (454 g) Colorado Munich malt 0.5 lb (227 g) Colorado Malted White Wheat 16 oz (454 g) D-180 Belgian Candi Syrup

HOPS ADDITIONS

0.75 oz (21 g) German Select at 50 minutes 0.5 oz (14 g) German Hallertauer at 30 minutes 0.25 oz (7g) German Select at 10 minutes

YEAST

Wyeast German Ale 1007

DIRECTIONS

Strike temperature 151°F (66°C). Sparge temperature 173°F (78°C). 90-minute single-infusion mash.

Boil for 60 minutes, adding the candi syrup in the last 10 minutes of the boil. Ferment at 65°F (18°C) for 10 days, then rack to a secondary vessel. Secondary fermentation is at 65°F (18°C) for another 5 days. Keg condition at 38°F (3°C) for 14 days, then force carbonate with 9 pounds of carbon dioxide pressure.

Recipe is built to yield a batch size of 5 gallons (19 liters) and assumes 72 percent brewhouse efficiency.