Recipe 2: Clare household Strong Ale and Ordinary Ale
(batches 2 – 5)
Two ales, one strong and one ordinary, of between 1 1/2 and 2 gallons each, can be made thus:
Ingredients:
8 lbs., Hugh Baird brand English Pale malt
1 1/3 lbs., (Baird) Pale malt, roasted.
For darker ale, roast to amber: 30 mins. at 225 F. followed by 30 mins. at 300 F. For lighter, roast an hour at 225 F.
around 3 lbs., oats (rolled)
14 to 16 qts., water (main batch)
14 will produce 1 1/2 gallons of ale; 16 will produce 2 gallons
6 to 8 qts., water (second runnings)
1 pkt, Danstar brand Nottingham ale yeast
1 pkt, Danstar brand Windsor ale yeast
