Heavenly Pale Ale (HP)
American Pale Ale • All Grain • 10 gal
I was pleased as punch with this. A bit darker than SNPA, but the fresh Cascade hope aroma and flavor were brilliant!
September 18, 2007 pm 05:07pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 9 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 7 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 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .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.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 1 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- 1 oz
Perle - 7.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- 1 oz
Perle - 7.6 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- 2 oz
Cascade - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 oz
Cascade - 6.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 2 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
- 1 oz
Yeast Nutrient - (omitted from calculations)
Yeast Nutrient
- 2 tsp
Gelatin - (omitted from calculations)
Gelatin
-
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Notes
All grain Recipe for 10 gallons. Batch Sparge. Mash Temp = 152F Grain Weight = 19 lbs. Sparge Temp = 170F Strike Temp = 162F (mash temp + 10F) Initial Mash Liquor Vol = 6.5 gal (grain weight * 1.375 qts/lb) Sparge Strike = 175F (sparge temp + 5F) Mash in and rest for 1 hour. Stir occasionally. Heat second batch of liquor to sparge temp. Check pH (5.0-5.5, with .2 drop at mash temps). Test for starch conversion using iodine. Lauter and recirculate about 1 qt until the wort runs clear. Then lauter all of the wort and add to the boiling kettle. About 1 quart/minute. Pour in the sparge water into the cooler and mash for 5 mins. Then recirculate as before and lauter and add to the brew kettle for total volume of 12 gals. Begin 90 min boil. Chill with immersion chiller. Rack to fermenter and filter out trub. Aerate with air stone. Pitch yeast. Ferment at 65F for 3-4 days or until fermentation is done. Secondary for 1 week. Bottle condition for 2-4 weeks. ----- From Sierra Nevada website: alcohol content 5.6% by volume yeast Top-fermenting Ale Yeast beginning gravity 13.0 Plato bittering hops Magnum & Perle ending gravity 2.8 Plato finishing hops Cascade bitterness units 37 malts Two-row Pale & Caramel
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 11.7 SRM | 5 - 14 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 39.2 IBU | 30 - 45 |
Discussion
will brew this again for sure
2008-02-23 8:39pm
It was perfect in the summer. Drinking it fresh, it tasted much more pungent than SNPA. But after 1 month in the bottle the hop pungency was quite a but more mellow. The Perle and Cascades are definitely the right hops for this beer.
