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Homebrewing: Formulating a Pale Ale Recipe
Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:00 am
Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:00 am
My next brew (sometime in February) will be an American Pale Ale. Last night i did some reading and have begun to formulate a pale ale recipe.
As of now (1/16/13) i've somewhat got a grain bill laid out. Let me know your thoughts. Keep in mind i may make several changes before brew day.
Grains
9 lbs. 2-row (84% of grain bill)
.75 lbs. caramel/crystal 20
.5 lbs. amber malt
.5 lbs Munich (other grains - 18%)
.25 lbs. cara-pils
(i think this is what i plugged into beersmith. I got the feeling i'm missing a grain addition.)
ETA: Adjusted Grain Bill
As of now (1/16/13) i've somewhat got a grain bill laid out. Let me know your thoughts. Keep in mind i may make several changes before brew day.
Grains
9 lbs. 2-row (84% of grain bill)
.75 lbs. caramel/crystal 20
.5 lbs. amber malt
.5 lbs Munich (other grains - 18%)
.25 lbs. cara-pils
(i think this is what i plugged into beersmith. I got the feeling i'm missing a grain addition.)
ETA: Adjusted Grain Bill
This post was edited on 1/16/13 at 11:32 am
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Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:23 am to BugAC
Why the Amber malt and the cara-pils? No judging just questioning.
Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:24 am to BugAC
quote:
Grains
10 lbs. 2-row
1 lbs. caramel/crystal 20
1 lbs. amber malt
.25 lbs. cara-pils
I'm sure that would make a pale ale but what about the hops?
Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:32 am to BugAC
I just did a pale ale with my first recipe so not sure how good it will be since it is still in the fermenter.
Grains
8.5 pounds of 2 row
1 pound Crystal 20
.5 pound of carapils
This grainbill gave me 1.051 OG with 75% efficiency.
Hops
.5 ounce Columbus at 60
.25 ounce of Citra at 15
.25 ounce of Simcoe at 15
.25 ounce Citra at 10
.25 ounce Simcoe at 10
.5 ounce Citra at 0
.5 ounce Simcoe at 0
1 ounce Citra Dryhop
1 ounce Simcoe Dryhop
This gave me 45 IBUs.
Used American Ale Wyeast for yeast.
Grains
8.5 pounds of 2 row
1 pound Crystal 20
.5 pound of carapils
This grainbill gave me 1.051 OG with 75% efficiency.
Hops
.5 ounce Columbus at 60
.25 ounce of Citra at 15
.25 ounce of Simcoe at 15
.25 ounce Citra at 10
.25 ounce Simcoe at 10
.5 ounce Citra at 0
.5 ounce Simcoe at 0
1 ounce Citra Dryhop
1 ounce Simcoe Dryhop
This gave me 45 IBUs.
Used American Ale Wyeast for yeast.
This post was edited on 1/16/13 at 9:34 am
Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:46 am to BugAC
My only constructive criticism its that the OG looks a little high for an APA, but I don't know what kind of efficiency you get on your system. I don't recall seeing much amber malt used in some APA recipes I've seen, but I'm open to new ideas, though I might bring down the amount some.
Posted on 1/16/13 at 10:06 am to BugAC
That's a lot of crystal for a pale ale. The majority of the recipes I see call for about a 1/2 pound per five gallons. I've never tried amber malt so I can't speak to it, but I do think its important to add a little malt complexity to your pale ale (I use Vienna).
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