Empire India Pale Ale
Burton Bridge Brewery, Burton-on-Trent, England
Traditional India Pale Ale recipe for 5 gallons
½ lb medium crystal malt
½ lb biscuit malt
½ lb torrified wheat
2 oz Special B malt
7½ lb pale malt extract syrup
1½ oz Bramling Cross hops, 60 minutes before end of boil
1 oz Kent Goldings hops, 30 minutes before end of boil
1 oz Fuggle hops, 15 minutes before end of boil
1 oz Kent Goldings hops, 5 minutes from end of boil
British or Burton ale yeast
¾ cup corn sugar
Bring three gallons warm water to 150°F. Crush dark grains and steep in hot brewing water for 30 minutes. Remove grains and add extract, then bring to a boil. Boil 60 minutes, adding hops at specified intervals. Transfer to fermenter with enough cold water to make five gallons. Cool to 70°F, aerate, and add yeast. Ferment at 65-70°F for one week or until finished. Transfer carefully into another container. Dissolve corn sugar into finished beer, bottle, and store at room temperature for two or three weeks, then chill and enjoy.