- A nice American Pale Ale.
25-Oct-2003
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
9.5 | pounds | (76%) | American 2-row |
2.0 | pounds | (16%) | American Munich |
1.0 | pound | (8%) | American Crystal 40L |
0.75 | ounces | Chinook whole hops, 15.8% AA (60 minutes) | |
1.0 | ounce | Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (15 minutes) | |
1.0 | ounce | Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (1 minutes) | |
1.0 | ounce | Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (dry hopped in secondary) | |
- White Labs WLP001 California Ale, pitched at 72°F
- Starter: 1 pint 1.030 canned wort, pitched at 75 F
Water
- Pioneer Wells water
Mash
- 12.5 quarts water @ 169°F, grist ratio of 1.0 quarts:pound @ 153°F (Held 85 minutes)
Sparge
- 8.5 quarts water @ 210°F, drain
- 14 quarts water @ 168°F, drain
Boil
- Boiled 7.0 gallons for 75 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort
Fermentation
- Primary: glass, 8 days, 68°F
- Secondary: glass, 14 days, 65°F
Packaging
- Bottled with 89 grams dextrose
- Conditioned for 4 weeks
- Ready to drink on 20-Dec-2003
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.055 | Final Gravity: 1.009 |
Original Extract: 13.6°plato | Apparent Extract: 2.3°plato |
Real Extract: 4.44°plato | |
Alcohol: 6.0% by volume | (4.8% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 83.1% | Mash Efficiency: 68% |
Bitterness: 35 IBU | Color: 9 SRM |
BU:SG: 0.64 | BV: 1.62 |
Tasting Notes
- Great Cascade hop flavor, strong grapefruit notes, nice copper color, excellent head. Not much hop aroma. Over-carbonated by the end. Bitterness and flavor lasted throughout the five months it lasted.
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