Potpourri Pale Ale

This is a kitchen-sink beer, brewed after getting a bunch of
new grain and while trying to get rid of the last of a cache of
hops.

Brewer:	Joel Plutchak		Email:	plutchak@uiuc.edu
Beer:	Potpourri Pale Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.0 gallons
Color:	11 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	57 IBU
OG:	1.056		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water:	1 tsp gypsum + 1/2 tsp Burton salts to mash.
Grain:	4 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. Belgian pale 1 lb. Belgian Pilsner 5 oz. Wheat malt 8 oz. Belgian Munich 8 oz. Belgian CaraPils 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L
Mash:	71% efficiency
	Unknown, but it was early in my all-grain career so I probably did a 20-minute protein rest, and a 60-minute saccharification rest at about 156° F.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.043	6.5 gallons
Hops:	1 oz. Chinook (10.4% AA, 60 min.) 0.75 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 20 min.) 0.75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) 0.5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 10 min.) 0.75 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	BrewTek Classic British Ale (which has become a personal favorite).
Log:	Dry-hopped with 1 oz Cascades for 7 days. Brewed Winter/Spring 97.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn sugar priming.
Tasting:	I thought the bitterness just a tad harsh, and would substitute Centennial for some of the Chinook. I'd also drop the Pils, substituting Pale Ale. Judges comments: Score: 38/43 (1st Place, 3rd Best of Show; Decatur/CIBA) Nice and fruity; needs more hop aroma; good head and color; nice maltiness. Score: 37/40 (3rd Place; BOSS?) Overconditioned; clean spicy hop aroma; good hop flavor and bitterness; "Great beer! Send me a few."

Recipe posted 01/26/99.