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Another Fine American

Another Fine American

American Pale Ale • All Grain • 8 gal

Here's a slight variation on an earlier APA I tried on 10/28, which so far seems to have turned out nicely. I ended up batch sparging and still had good extraction efficiency (the 72% mash efficiency is a good approximator, given the slightly higher loss of extract in the batch sparge), so I'm basically going to stick with that plan, but graduate the new system to a larger (9 gallon) boil volume. Here's hoping for no boil overs!

November 7, 2001 pm 04:33pm

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Ingredients (All Grain8 gal)

  • 15 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 1.5 oz Northern Brewer - 6.9 AA% whole; boiled 70 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 3 oz Cascade - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 3 oz Cascade - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .75 tsp gypsum (mash) - (omitted from calculations)

    gypsum (mash)

  • 1 tsp irish moss (boil last 15) - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss (boil last 15)

  • Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.

Notes

Basically the same mash and boils schedule of the earlier "Gravity Thrills APA", just increasing the batch size by 50%.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.047 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 5.9 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 4.8% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 46.6 IBU 30 - 45

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