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Crispy Monkey Face APA

Crispy Monkey Face APA

American Pale Ale • All Grain • 6.75 gal

Herbaljoe

Jamil's recipe for a dry & bready APA with standard American hops.

May 5, 2008 pm 05:48pm

4.5/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain6.75 gal)

  • 11.3 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

  • .75 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

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

  • .75 lbs American Victory

    American Victory

    Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.

  • .5 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • .8 oz Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a. - 12.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Marynka; Chmiel Polski s.a.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .5 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • 1 tsp Whirlfloc boiled 10 minutes. - (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc boiled 10 minutes.

  • Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™

    Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.

Notes

Mash at 152F for 60 min. Boil 60 min. Ferment at 67F. Add dry hops to keg for 7 days, then transfer to another keg.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 10 - American Ale

Subcategory: A - American Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.057 1.045 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 7.0 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.8% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 43.1 IBU 30 - 45

Discussion

Herbaljoe

Brewed 4/12/08

2008-05-05 5:51pm

Brewed it, everything went well. Used spring water with 1 gal tap water added for some minerals. OG = 1.056 #60

Herbaljoe

Kegged 4/20/08

2008-05-05 5:54pm

Kegged it and it turned out nice. Has a bit of a "cidery" aroma though, and I'm not sure if this is supposed to be there. It's not unpleasant, it tastes nice and is very refreshing. I added the dry hops to the keg and am kind of hoping the hop aroma will soon overpower the cidery thing that is going on here.

Herbaljoe

Yep!

2008-05-26 11:57pm

Yep, the dry hops did exactly what I was hoping and I now have a very nicely hopped pale ale, with a touch of bitterness and really pleasant light-medium body. It is now very drinkable and I'm happy with how it turned out, even if it did take a little longer to finish up.

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