So, I put together a sort of a steep bordering on a mini-mash (basically gonna steep some grains with some Munich to get some conversion, for about 40 minutes at 156 ish)
Actual: So, I ended up using 1 ounce of Special B to reinforce the raisony character, 2.5 ounces of CaraVienne to add a bit of fresh complexity, 2.5 ounces of CaraFoam for head retention and added to that 6 ounces of Locally Grown Light Munich for more malt reinforcement and to add something with diastatic power to hopefully get a little conversion.
I added the grains at 165°F and they brought the temp down near 160°F, I covered them and will let it fall for the 40 minutes. Oh yeah, covered with a towel to hold the heat in a bit.
Once that's done, I'll add the two cans of extract (each is designed to use a pound of sugar and makes 9 liters so...
I'll use the two cans, a pound and a half of table sugar (Actual: 700 grams) and a half pound of D-45 Candi Syrup that I happen to have from a previous brew.
NOTE: I will not add the D-45 yet, instead I'll use it as a feeding on Day 2 or 3 of Primary Fermentation to keep the yeast excited (Surprise!)
I think then I'll do a 15 (Actual: 20 minute) minute boil with a half ounce of East Kent Goldings, a couple grams of crushed corriander (Actual: 0.33 ounce) and an ounce of dried Tangerine peel (Actual: 0.50 ounce)
Note: Since the pre-hopped extract is old, I figure the bitterness is still pretty much there but since hops fade over time, I felt a flavor and small aroma addition of EKG would help punch it up a bit... Not that this should be a hoppy style, because it's not... But I felt the hop additions (low alpha acid anyway) and the Corriander and Tangerine would give it new life!
Here's a look at the Corriander and Dried Tangerine Peel...
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I put this in Basic Brewing because it sounds more complicated than it is.... It's really just an Extract with slightly longer steep, and a hop/spice addition short boil.
I'll cool it with my wort chiller and add to the 5 gallon carboy, topping off with cold tap water.
Will add the OG reading when I get there... It's supposed to be an 8% ABV kit so we'll see...
Actual: I added enough top off water to bring the OG in at 1.074
Note: since the extract was old, I added a half teaspoon of Yeast Nutrient at T-10 to help it along.
Here's some pics...
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