Yama Lama Ding Dong (Sweet Potato magic)
OG 1.052

10 lbs Pilsner malt
3 lbs Munich malt
.5 lbs Crystal 40L
8 lbs yams, roasted, deskinned, mashed, and heated
3/4 cup blackstrap molasses (added to boil)
3/4 oz EKG 5% (60 mins)
1/2 oz Fuggles 4% (30 mins)
2 tsp ground cinnamon (in the small jar, not fresh stick cinnamon)
1 tsp Irish moss
1 tsp yeast nutrient
Pitch on yeast from the red rye, which was racked the night before

TODO: next time, put yams in mash water

Brewed on 8/19/06

Baking of yams
- put on two cookie sheets in a 400 degree oven
- I checked it often and pulled open the skin of one, they should
	probably cook for 1 hr 15 mins to 1 hr 30 mins
- skinned and mashed up
- covered and refrigerated overnight
- next day, reheated in a pot on the stove, although next time,
I'd put them in the mash water!!!! DO THIS NEXT TIME


Mash
- mashed in a VERY cool, so took a 1 gallon decoction and brought
it to a boil on the stove.  This raised the mash temp to 148 or so.
- Runoff was absolutely impossible, so after many attempts, I 
actually poured the mash through my huge strainer.  This was a pretty
shitty idea, but it worked okay, I guess.  The yield from the yams
was fairly respectible for the way I abused the lautering process.

Boil an hour, and proceed as usual otherwise.  There was a surprising
amount of trub, which I guess is why runoff really, really sucked.


Racked 9/1/06
- SG 1.008.  Way low!
- Tasted it, and the *flavor* is very nice, but it's a bit chalky.
- After racking, lots more sediment started to fall out shortly after
racking.  May still need to use some isinglass when kegging.

Kegged 9/21/06
- SG 1.008. Hasn't really moved
- it's dropped clear, due to the three weekd os secondary.  Maybe this
	was a bit too long
- brilliant orange color
- tastes pretty good, except there's a bit of burntness to it.
	this may be due to stupid things I've done to it.  I kinda want to
	try this beer again.  Maybe next year.

Bottled 10/18/06
- Bottled 8 bottles off the keg, which has been sitting in my 68F
room for nearly a month
- again, very good