Hop On Pop
This is a basic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone, with minor
modifications to suit my brewing style. I did dry hop with 1 oz
of Cascade into the secondary, although it would be good without
it.
Brewer: | David Kessner | Email: | davidk@free-ip.com | |||||
Beer: | Hop On Pop | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 33 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.013 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | I forgot to use Gypsum on this one, but things turned out fine. | |||||||
Grain: | 5 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. American crystal 40L .5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
I put the grains into 1.75 gallons (7 quarts) of cold water and heated it up to 152° F. Held at 152° for 60 minutes. Sparged with 1.5 gallons at 170° F. |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.104 | 3 gallons | |||||
3.75 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
Added Irish Moss for last 15 minutes of boil. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1.5 oz. Perle (8.3% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Cascade (6.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6.5% AA, 5 min.) .5 oz. Perle (8.3% AA, 5 min.) |
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Yeast: | Used Wyeast American Ale, pitched into a 1 quart starter two days before brewing. I pitched only the sediment from the starter (top wort was drained off before pitching). |
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Log: | Fermented at about 65° F. 7 days in primary. 11 Days in secondary. Added 1 oz of Cascade into secondary (optional). |
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Carbonation: | Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar. | |||||||
Tasting: | Tastes like expected-- a dry hopped Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Nice. The dryhopping worked out great. It added a very noticeable but not overwhelming hop aroma. Color and clarity were right on. |
Recipe posted 11/08/00.