This was a fun one to brew. It recently took third place in the Hoppy Halloween Challenge in North Dakota. The color of the brew is beautiful.
(5 gallon batch)
Preboil Gravity: 1.036
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV: 4.9%
Fermentables: 8.5lbs. Maris Otter Pale 2.0 lbs. Red X 1.0 lbs. Caramel Crystal 40 0.5 lbs. Melanoidan 0.5 lbs. CaraRed 2.0 oz. Black Malt (Late Addition to Mash - used for color) Boil (hops in pellet form): 1.0 oz. - East Kent Goldings (4.8 AA) @60 0.5 oz. - Fuggles (5.6 AA) @60 1.0 oz. - Fuggles (5.6 AA) @15 0.5 oz. - Fuggles (5.6 AA) @5 *Yeast Nutrient and Whirflock Tablet @10
Yeast: Imperial Darkness