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American Ale

American Ale

American Pale Ale • Extract • 5 gal

alight17

A lighter ale. My first attempt at a NON Kit beer.

March 28, 2005 pm 08:49pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 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.

  • 6.0 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 Cascade - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Chinook - 10.7 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Chinook

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

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 tbsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 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: 1.053 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 10.8 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.4% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 35.2 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

alight17

OG

2005-03-28 8:57pm

Came out a little lower in the OG at 1.048

alight17

Taste

2005-05-13 3:16pm

Well a few weeks after brewing it was so damn bad I almost dumped it.... Well since I didn't need the keg, I just let it sit for a while... Now, its the best beer I have made to this point.

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