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Scratch Brewing's Dead Leaves and Carrots Beer Recipe

Take advantage of those fallen leaves and fresh carrots to try your hand at brewing a beer with foraged ingredients.

Scratch Brewing Nov 1, 2016 - 3 min read

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This is one of Scratch Brewing (Ava, Illinois) customers’ all-time favorites. It’s a lightly bready English bitter with a touch of smoke and a dry, crisp finish. It was inspired by the crisp crunch of fall leaves and that dry, almost toasted paper aroma. The oak leaves add extra bitterness and tannins, and the carrots add extra body and a little spice.

ALL-GRAIN

OG (est): 1.049
FG (est): 1.013
IBUs: 23
ABV: 4.7%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

  • 7.5 lb (3.4 kg) Maris Otter
  • 1 lb (454 g) Munich
  • 0.6 lb (272 g) Caramel 40
  • 2.8 oz (79 g) German Rauchmalt

HOPS AND ADDITIONS SCHEDULE

  • Carrot water and juice (see below) at 60 minutes
  • 0.7 oz (20 g) Columbus hops (15.6% AA) at 60 minutes
  • 2 lb (907 g) roasted carrots at 20 minutes
  • 2 qt (1.89 l) dead or dried oak leaves at 20 minutes

DIRECTIONS

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