Vlad the Impale Ale

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In honour of Bram Stoker, deep and dark, roasted and bitter like a stake through the heart. You'll gladly die the little death after you wrap your fangs, um lips around this hop forward ale. A deep veil of dark coffee malt cloaking the luscious hop bitterness that engulfs your palate, the remnants running languidly down your throat and you realise your soul has been forever changed. The thirst for more of this dark biting ale is all you desire.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust (250g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 12g Willamette Hops
1 × 12g Hallertau Tradition Hops

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 98
Volume: 8.5L
Difficulty: Intermediate

ABV 6.5%

Alcohol by Volume

43 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 98

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust
1 x 12g Willamette Hops
1 x 12g Hallertau Tradition Hops
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
In a 2 litre pan, mix the Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust with 500ml of water and bring to the
boil.
Add the Willamette and Hallertau Tradition Hops and boil for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool the pan in a sink of iced water.
Strain the cooled malt/hop mix into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Bewitched Amber Ale to the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the yeast and fit the lid.

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Vlad the Impale Ale

In honour of Bram Stoker, deep and dark, roasted and bitter like a stake through the heart. You'll gladly die the little death after you wrap your fangs, um lips around this hop forward ale. A deep veil of dark coffee malt cloaking the luscious hop bitterness that engulfs your palate, the remnants running languidly down your throat and you realise your soul has been forever changed. The thirst for more of this dark biting ale is all you desire.

Vlad the Impale Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Hoppy, Fruity, Coffee
Alcohol Content 6.5%
Colour (EBC) 98
Bitterness (IBU) 43
Volume 8.5L
Difficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust
1 x 12g Willamette Hops
1 x 12g Hallertau Tradition Hops
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
In a 2 litre pan, mix the Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Robust with 500ml of water and bring to the
boil.
Add the Willamette and Hallertau Tradition Hops and boil for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool the pan in a sink of iced water.
Strain the cooled malt/hop mix into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the Bewitched Amber Ale to the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try ferment between 20C-24C.
Fermentation should take 7 to 14 days.
At around day 10 check the specific gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 6.5% ABV.

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