Penny Lane Copper Ale

Chuck at "What Ale's Ya" in Glendale noted that the ingredients were similar to Papazian's Lip's Lager - but the difference ends there. Brewed to be a dark copper color, richly hopped American Pale Ale.

Brewer:	Keith Mycek		Email:	kmycek@yahoo.com
Beer:	Penny Lane Copper Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	27 HCU (~14 SRM)		Bitterness:	58 IBU
OG:	1.070		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	6.9% v/v (5.4% w/w)
Water:	First batch utilizing Potassium softened and filtered water in our new house. No gypsum in this batch - trying to get a baseline on the new Mycek Brewery water.
Grain:	0.50 lb. American victory 1.00 lb. British crystal 70-80L
Steep:	Steeped grains for 30 min @ 150°. Sparged with 1 gallon of 180° water - bringing the initial volume up to 6 gallons.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.058	6 gallons
	7.00 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Darn... forgot the Irish Moss again...
Hops:	1 oz. Northern Brewer (9.3% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Simcoe (12% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (7.0% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Simcoe (aroma)
Yeast:	Fresh Wyeast American Ale yeast - pitched at 80°
Log:	1 week in the primary @ 69°. Racked to secondary. Added one bag of light toast oak chips and 1 oz. Simcoe Hops.
Carbonation:	2.4 volumes	Keg: 11.2 psi @ 40°F

Recipe posted 06/13/06.