Quickie Pale Ale
American Pale Ale • Extract • 5.25 gal
A lot like Sierra Nevada. Not as coarse...but does lack some body. A little minty in flavor but has strong aroma of Cascades. Just needed a quick recipe to fill the keg!
June 20, 2006 pm 06:16pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.25 gal)
- .625 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 7 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
Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 0.875 oz
Liberty - 4.6 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Liberty
Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 tsp
Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)
Gypsum
- 1/2 tsp
powdered irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
powdered 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.
Notes
Steep crystal in 150 degree water (1/2 gallon) for 30 minutes. Sparge with 1 gallon at 160F. Boil for 1 hour. Muntons extra light liquid extract from bulk. Add 1/3 of each bittering hop at 60, 45, 30 minutes. Add 1/2 oz. of Cascade and 1/2 oz. of Czech saaz plugs at 15 and then again at 1 minute. Frerment at 68-74 F. Rack to secondary on day 4 and add 1 oz. cascade dry hops. Keg with 4 oz. corn sugar. Cask condition for 2 weeks. Dispense with hand pump and cask breather at 1 psi.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 7.0 SRM | 5 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.0% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 43.6 IBU | 30 - 45 |
