Behold a Pale Ale
Brewer: | River Bend Brewpub | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Behold a Pale Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 4.75 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 42 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.054 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Use tap water filtered with a commercial activated-carbon system. If you have good tap water you can probably skip this step, but mine is terrible. | |||||||
Grain: | 3 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 40L |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
Mash grains in water at 150°F for 60 minutes, then sparge with 170°F water. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.051 | 5 gallons | |||||
4 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
Add liquid malt extract, fill to 5.5 gallons, and boil for 60 minutes. | ||||||||
Hops: | .67 oz. Centennial (8.7% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Amarillo (8.9% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Simcoe (10.1% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Amarillo (aroma) .5 oz. Simcoe (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Nottingham Ale Yeast | |||||||
Log: | Brewed 20 Jan 2007 Primary: 9 days at ~66°F Secondary: 12 days at ~66°F Cold conditioned in keg: 7 days at 38°F |
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Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Keg: 10.2 psi @ 36°F | ||||||
Tasting: | Very pleasant and easy-drinking. This started out as a hops experiment, and the combination of Simcoe and Amarillo is fantastic. Next time, I'll reduce the bittering hops slightly to let the flavor dominate more. |
Recipe posted 02/13/07.