Hop-fully Scrumptious Pale Ale
American Pale Ale • Extract • 5 gal
My first batch ever. I used Laaglanders for the dry malt, which I understand now, after the fact of brewing, imparts a lot of unfermentables. Therefore my FG was a little higher than this recipe calculates--I got 1.020. So, my ABV ended up around 4.3 percent. Next time, I'd either substitute with Munton's dry or another can of syrup. I'd also like to try a liquid yeast instead--a California or American ale liquid yeast would be good. I dry hopped 1/2 oz of Cascade after the first week of fermentation for 5 days. All of this was done with a simple two-pale beginner's kit, and the results were very tasty. Because this turned out so good and is so simple to make, I'm calling this one my stock ale, and I'll tweak it to make improvements with each batch.
September 26, 2004 pm 02:56pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 3.3 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.
- 3 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 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.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 6.1 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
Cascade - 7.0 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
-
Munton-Fison Active Brewing Yeast
Munton-Fison Active Brewing Yeast
Some fruity esters, attenuative, fair to good reputation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.052 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 11.6 SRM | 5 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.6 IBU | 30 - 45 |
