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Smitty's Pale Ale

Smitty's Pale Ale

American Pale Ale • Extract • 5 gal

May 20, 2002 am 07:02am

0.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 6.6 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1 oz Chinook - 11.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Chinook

    Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.051 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 6.2 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 50.3 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

big_oaf

Brewer's Tasting Notes

2002-07-09 12:23pm

Yowza! What a great beer (if I do say so myself). Very crisp, clean hop flavor and aroma. Well balanced and true to style. Good color, but could be lighter. A larger boil volume would fix that.

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