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"Celebration" Pale Ale
This was originally going to be a SN Celebration clone but my starting gravity was too low. Instead of adding DME to the boil I simply lowered my original hop table and came up with this pale ale. It should be tasty!
| Brewer: | Leland Dunn | Email: | lelanddunn2@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | "Celebration" Pale Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.058 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 11.5 lb. British pale .6 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1.1 lb. British crystal 50-60L |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Protein rest @ 126 degrees for 20 min. Added boiling water to bring to 151 degrees Held for 70 mins. Sparged normally at 170 degrees. |
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| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.046 | 7 gallons | |||||
| Next time I will boil for 90 mins to reach a little higher gravity, but no worries here. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 10g Chinook (10.7% AA, 60 min.) 12g Cascade (6.3% AA, 45 min.) 5g Cascade (6.3% AA, 15 min.) 5g Centennial (9% AA, 15 min.) 8g Cascade (aroma) 12g Centennial (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | American 1056 Ale Yeast | |||||||
| Log: | Primary for 9 days @ 67 degrees Secondary for 10 days @ 65 degrees Kegged and let age for 2 weeks @ 60 degrees Hopefully will be ready for Christmas 2002 |
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| Carbonation: | Forced carbonation in keg | |||||||
| Tasting: | Tasted when transfer to secondary. Hops evident but not overpowering. Definite alcohol present but a nice balance with a little malty sweetness (this should lessen with age). I am hoping that the hops will be more apparent after dry hopping in secondary. I will keep you posted. | |||||||
Recipe posted 11/29/02.
