Bear Mountain Pale Ale

Great. This batch turned out great. A friend, who does not
like homebrew, actually ask for a second.

Brewer:	Gerald Runke		Email:	jwrunke@jwrunke.com
URL:	http://jwrunke.com/Beerme.htm
Beer:	Bear Mountain Pale Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	28 IBU
OG:	1.057		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	I use the one gallon jugs of water from my local market. Two gallons for one dollar. No adjustments.
Grain:	8 oz. British crystal 70-80L
Steep:	I placed the grain in the loose cheese cloth and brought the heat up to 170° . I took it off the heat and let stand for 30 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.142	2 gallons
	7 lb. 8 oz. Light malt extract
Hops:	1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast:	I used California WLP 001 liquid yeast at roon temperture.
Log:	HEY! KEY NOTE! I use large ice cubes to cool the wort. From boiling to pitching it took only 19 minutes. I pitched at 69 degrees. I use two one liter water bottles and then just cut them down the sides. I brew on the 28 Oct and placed in the secondary on the 6th of Nov. I then bottled on the 15 Nov.
Tasting:	No Change.

Recipe posted 12/11/00.