Lake Effect, eh..! Canadian Ale

Lake Effect, eh..! Canadian Ale

5 lbs Light unhopped malt extract
1 lbs extra light malt extract

2.5 lbs 6-Row malted barley
1/2 lb CaraPils malted barley

1 oz Clusters hops (bittering)
1/2 oz Cascade hops (flavoring)
1/2 oz Cascade hops (finishing)

1 pkg Windsor ale yeast

127g cane sugar (priming)

Steep:
Set burner on high heat, raise to 165F (74C).
Prepare steeping grains (crush grains, put in steeping bag).
Once kettle hits 165F, stop heating, add steeping grains.
Start steeping timer.
Let grains steep for 45 minutes.
Steeping completed.
Remove grains, rinse with warm water if desired.

Boil:
Set kettle to high heat.
Prepare hops additions.
Add dry / liquid malt extract to kettle.
Prepare for boil, watch for boil over.
Start boil timer, set for 40 minutes.
Add 1 oz of Cluster at 40 min.
Add 0.5 oz of Cascade at 30 min.
Prepare ice bath at 10 min.
Begin sanitizing lid of kettle at 10 min.
Add 0.5 oz of Cascade at 1 min.
Boil complete. Flame out.

Finish:
Set lid on kettle, begin cooling process.
Sanitize primary fermenter, cork, air lock, aeration stone/hose, funnel, wine thief.
When wort is cooled to ~70F / 21C, transfer wort into fermenter.
Top off fermenter with water to desired batch size.
Aerate wort by shaking, rocking, splashing, or with aeration stone.
Take gravity reading.
Pitch yeast.
Fit with airlock or blow off tube for high gravity or dark beers.
Move fermenter to temperature stable area protected from light.