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Summer Session Ale
A no-frills session beer, easy to make and easy to drink. Pretty much a classic
American pale ale, but with some wheat for smoothness and a rich, lasting head. The
Cascades I used were an unusual batch with high AA. Use a bit more if yours are 6%AA.
| Brewer: | John Fisher | Email: | johnfish@uclink.berkeley.edu | |||||
| Beer: | Summer Session Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 48 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Contra Costa (CA) tap water. Pretty soft. | |||||||
| Grain: | 5 lb. American 2-row 3 lb. Wheat malt 2 lb. American Munich |
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| Mash: | 76% efficiency | |||||||
| 30 mins @120° protein rest, thick mash. 60 mins @155° dropping over the hour to ~152°, thinner mash. Sparge with 4 gallons @168°. |
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| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.046 | 6 gallons | |||||
| Irish moss last 15 mins. | ||||||||
| Hops: | .75 oz. Chinook (12% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (9.1% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1056. I like a 1.5 qt starter (2 cups DME). | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed 9/13/02. Bottled 9/20/02. Tastes great now; the bitterness level is perfect. First bottle opened 9/27/02. |
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| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Dried Malt Extract: 7.84 oz. for 5 gallons @ 72°F | ||||||
| Tasting: | opened after 1 week for carbonation. This beer is good fresh! Clearer than I expected, given the wheat, thanks to the protein rest. Head retention remains adequate. This one turned out to be a real crowd pleaser, and I will make it again. |
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Recipe posted 09/28/02.
