Al Capone's Beer Recipe

[Bobmuhthol]

This is the recipe for Al Capone's brew in 1924.

Ingredients:
6 lbs. six-row lager malt
2 lbs rice (ground)
1/2 lbs soy grits ( from health food store )
1 1/2 oz Hersbrucker 6% alpha-acid
1/2 oz - Hallertauer 5% alpha-acid
1/8 oz Hersbrucker 6% alpha-acid
1/2 oz of Hallertauer
Red Star lager Yeast
Procedure:
1. Cook rice in 1 gallon plus 3 cups water for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat mash tun and add 1 3/4 gallons of 120 F water.

3. Adjust rice temperture to 190 F with 1 gallon hot water.

4. Add rice to mash tun and immediately mash in malt and soy grits.

5. The temperature should end up between 150 F and 155 F.

6. Hold at 150 - 155 F for one hour and 30 minutes.

7. Sparge with 165 F water to collect 5 1/2 gallons of wort.

8. Boil wort for 1 hour using the following hop schedule:
60 minutes - 1 1/2 oz Hersbrucker 6% alpha-acid
30 mnutes - 1/2 oz - Hallertauer 5% alpha-acid
10 minutes - 1/8 oz Hersbrucker 6% alpha-acid


9. Add 1/2 oz of Hallertauer after turning off the boil and cover brew kettle.

10. Cool to 55 F.

11. Pitch with about 14 grams Red Star lager Yeast - Remember this is 1924!

12. Ferment & Condition at 55 F.

13. O.G. - 1.040; T.G. 1.010

14. Bottle with 3/4 cup priming sugar

Make some.

[Xcalibur]

13 years old cannot drink alcohol in the U.S.
Any beer without honey is not beer, just piss

[peam]

Originally posted by Xcalibur

Any beer without honey is not beer, just piss

Pansy.

[Back]

I do not have the time or means, but I'd definitley put down a few pints.

[Scott]

<<<<Any beer without honey is not beer, just piss>>>>

Want an arbor Mist while you're at it?

[Camri]

Originally posted by Gemstone101
<<<<Any beer without honey is not beer, just piss>>>>

Want an arbor Mist while you're at it?

Eeww..

[Rysk]

:o did someone say beer?