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Yellow Belly Pale Ale (YB)

Yellow Belly Pale Ale (YB)

American Pale Ale • All Grain • 10 gal

jacbop

A straightforward American Pale Ale with Simcoe and Amarillo and dry hopped with Cascades.

November 18, 2007 pm 10:18pm

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Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 4 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.

  • 13 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • .5 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 1 oz Simcoe® - 11.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Simcoe®

    Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.9 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.9 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.9 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 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

  • 2 tsp Gypsum (in kettle) - (omitted from calculations)

    Gypsum (in kettle)

  • 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. 1.9 gal loss in grain. 14 gals water total Mash @ 152F for 60 mins (strike 7 gals at 162F) Check pH (5.0-5.5, with .2 drop at mash temps). Test for starch conversion using iodine. Sparge with 7 gals @ 175F to settle at 170F Lauter 12 gals. Begin 90 min boil. Gypsum in kettle helps smooth hop bitterness per Greg Noonan.

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: 10.8 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 42.5 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

jacbop

Was quite good, but leave out the gypsum

2008-02-23 8:25pm

I tried the gypsum per Noonan, but there was something 'off' in the bitterness of this batch. Next time I will leave the gypsum out. Still, it was very drinkable with a nice biscuity malt character and some crystal sweetness. The Simcoe and Amarillo very nice and hopped at the right rate, but there was something off as I mentioned. The bitterness was kind of...soapy?

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