<div>Hello Poets!</div>
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<div>I know many of you don't go on the forums so I thought I would tell you about a Spruce Tip Brew I want to get set up for one of our casks.</div>
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<div>Here is the forum:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.liquidpoets.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&p=22460#22460">http://www.liquidpoets.com/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file=viewtopic&p=22460#22460</a></div>
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<div>I am looking to see if there is any interest in doing a Spruce Tip Cask Brew this spring. My thought is it is easy to get enough spruce tips in this town and I also have a jar of spruce juice we can use for those who can't get the tips. The recipe I came up with is a sweeter version of red ale with only 1oz. hops. I have done a no hop spruce ale and it was great so I think this would work good. <br>
<br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Take a look and tell me what you think and if you are interested!</span><br><br>========RECIPE BELOW===========<br><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cask Spruce Tip Ale Trip</span></span><br>
<br>Batch Size: 6.00 gal<br>Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %<br><br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Grain</span> <br>6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 48.98 % <br>3.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 24.49 % <br>
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 16.33 % <br>1.25 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 10.20 % <br><br>Mash @ F 154.0 F 60 min <br>60 Minute Boil<br><br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Spices (Hops)</span><br>1 lb. Spruce Tips (60 min)<br>
1.00 oz Crystal [3.50 %] (30 min) Hops 8.2 IBU<br><br><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Yeast</span><br>Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) Yeast-Ale <br><br><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Original Gravity: 1.050 SG <br>Final Gravity: 1.013 SG<br>
Color: 14.7 SRM<br>abv: 4.8 %</span><br><br><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="" src="http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/521/sprucetips.jpg"> </div>