Hop Harvest Ale

This is an all-cascade, single-malt pale ale. I'll use my own harvested cascades cones and suplement them with store-bought whole hops. The grain bill is 100% base malt. I hope to brew this annually.

Brewer:	Ben Schy		Email:	benschy@gmail.com
URL:	http://beanblog.com
Beer:	Hop Harvest Ale		Style:	India Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	5 HCU (~4 SRM)		Bitterness:	46 IBU
OG:	1.062		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	6.2% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water:	Five-Star 5.2 in the mash water and campden tablets in all water to remove chlorine and chlorimine.
Grain:	14 lb. 2-row
Mash:	66% efficiency
	Single infusion mash @ 150F for 60 minutes. Raise to 170F for 10 minute mashout. Sparge with 175F treated water until 6.5 gallons is collected.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.053	6.5 gallons
	Irish moss near the end. The 2-oz aroma addition is actually dry-hopping in th ekeg.
Hops:	2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) 2 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	2 packs of Danstar Nottingham.
Log:	2 boil-overs... good thing I was outside. Finished with about 4.5 gallons. Fermented hot (75F) for the first 12 hours or so.

Recipe posted 06/30/05.