Dave's Dreaded Yellow Dog Ale

Start Brew Date 10/23/97
Log Closed Date 12/30/97

Beer Cam
10/26/97 2:00PM

This is my first time brewing Dave's Dreaded Yellow Dog Ale. Greg Foreman has brewed this several times with great results.

Credits -

Updated 12/30/97 840PM -
Log closed. This beer was very good and had alot of body.

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"Dave's Dreaded Yellow Dog Ale"

OG:	Hydrometer reading is 1.043
FG:	Hydrometer reading is 1st - 2nd - 3rd -
Alcohol Content
1.	Sterilized all Equipment used.
2.	Started boil at 5:25PM with ~6.5 gallons of water.
3.	Added bag of grains at 5:30PM- Crystal Malt Chocolate Malt Heat water with grain bag to 165° and steeped for 15 minutes. Dipping the grain bag like a tea bag every so often. 6:05PM to 6:20PM
4.	Removed bag at 168°. 6:30PM
5.	Hard boil achieved at 6:50PM. Added the following - Light and Wheat Dry Malt Extracts Malto-Dextrin Cascade Bittering Hops
6.	7:30PM - Added Irish Moss Clarifier and placed Wart Chiller in boil.
7.	7:35PM - Added Wye Target hop pellets for for flavor
8.	7:48PM - Added Ultra Hop pellets for for aroma
9.	7:50PM - Finished boil removed head from wart.
10.	Temperature is over 210°.
11.	Cool wart down to 84° at 8:30PM
12.	Rack liquid into the primary fermenter. Splashing the liquid to inject oxygen.
13.	Pitch 2 packages of Dorch Ale Yeast (dry) at 6:45PM. Let settle into liquid.
14.	Mix yeast into liquid at 8:50PM.
15.	Take Original Gravity hydrometer reading 1.043
16.	8:55PM - Close lid on primary
17.	10/26/97 3:00PM - Transferred from primary to secondary fermenter.
18.	.11/24/97 2:00PM - Kegged beer and carbonated.
19.	12/30/97 840PM - Log closed. This beer was very good and had alot of body.