American Red Ale w/ Vanilla #1

First attempt at my own recipe, it's just going to be a modification of an american red ale with vanilla added in the keg.

• vanilla in beer

Some modifications to the "Big Basin Amber" in the How To Brew book, the goal being to make a Vanilla Bitch Slap.

Grain bill

Ingredient	Amount
pale ale malt	11 lb
crystal 40°L malt	1 lb
crystal 80°L malt	1 lb
Red Caramel Caravienna	0.5 lb
Vanilla Extract	10tsp added prior to kegging

Hop Schedule

Hops	Amount	Boil Time
Nugget 12% AA	1 oz	60 min
Amarillo 9% AA	0.5 oz	steep 15 min
Cascade 5% AA	0.5 oz	steep 15 min

Yeast

US-05 Safale American Ale Yeast

Expected Stats

Stat	Value
Pre-Boil Gravity	1.048
OG	1.057
FG	1.014
ABV	5.5%
SRM	15.6
IBU	46.72

Ferment under 5-8psi.

Measured Values

Stat	Value
OG	1.059
pitching temp	74°
US-05	2 billion cells (2 packets)
fermentor volume	just over 5 gal

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Notes

• half a whirfloc tablet added at end of boil
• whirlpooled while cooling
• steam condenser is a good addition, have to find the right heater power % though. A lot more boiled away than i anticipated
  • or i could sparge, maybe half a gallon?
• cooling continues to be a pain under 100°F. Racked to fermentor and chilled in freezer for 2 hours before pitching yeast