
JOhns girly-man brew
American Pale Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
not perfected yet
November 12, 2002 pm 01:58pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7.5 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
- 1.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 1 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 6.9 AA% whole; boiled 45 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 5.1 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- .5 oz
Fuggle - 5.1 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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Wyeast 3766 Cider
Wyeast 3766 Cider
Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.
Notes
Crack grain bring to 120 degrees in 3 gallons of water rest 20 minutes bring to 155 rest for 1 hour bring to 170 and sparge 6 gallons. boil for 1 hour adding Cascade hops 15 minutes into the boil and fuggles 45 minutes into boil. add 1 tsb irish moss 55 minutes into boil. Cool as quickly as possible to 85 degrees pitch yeast primary fermentor 7 days secondary fermentor 14 days (or until clear) bottle using 3/4 cup on sugar in 1 pint water to prime
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.045 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.010 - 1.015 | ![]() |
Color: | 9.0 SRM | 5 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 31.5 IBU | 30 - 45 | ![]() |
Discussion
good flavor but weak
2007-11-11 8:10pm
With this recipe I was trying to create a lighter flavored beer. I went a little to far and there was a lack of flavor