Hump's Atlanta Pale Ale
I was trying to make a British Pale Ale, but more aggressively hopped than typical. This was acheived w/ low-boil and dry hops giving it the low IBU score but *BIG* hop flavor.
Brewer: | Joshua Humphries | Email: | jhumphries@newenergyassoc.com | |||||
Beer: | Hump's Atlanta Pale Ale | Style: | English Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Publix-brand drinking water | |||||||
Grain: | 4 oz. American crystal 20L | |||||||
Steep: | Steep grains after kettle goes to burner and remove grains before water reaches boiling (~200°) | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.131 | 2 gallons | |||||
7 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
Hops: | 2 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 22 min.) |
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Yeast: | White Labs Liquid Yeast - British Ale Yeast | |||||||
Log: | After 1 week - re-racked (SG 1.018) - dry-hopped w/ 1/2 oz. Cascade Another week - bottled (SG 1.016) |
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Carbonation: | Standard bottle conditioning (1/2 cup priming sugar boiled in almost 1 pint of water, cooled) | |||||||
Tasting: | After bottling, before letting the beer mature, it tasted like Cascade tea! The bitterness and maltiness are both very mild compared to the hop flavor. After it aged a bit, it toned down, finishing pretty close to style (but still a formidable hop aroma) |
Recipe posted 12/08/00.