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Upstream Gold
I made this for a fishing trip July/August 2007. It was going to be hot out, so everyone wanted a light, thirst quencher that was not wimpy.
| Brewer: | Tim Livingston | Email: | catntim@yahoo.com | |||||
| Beer: | Upstream Gold | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 27 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.048 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.0% v/v (3.9% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Microfiltered, R/O, UV water from market vending machine. | |||||||
| Grain: | 3 lb. American 2-row 8 oz. German Pilsner 1 lb. American crystal 10L |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Mashed all grains at 154 ° for 60 minutes. Sparged with 3 gallons 167 ° | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.040 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 3 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| Irish Moss @ 15 | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) .25 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Yeast 1056-put this batch on top of previous yeast cake in recently emptied carboy. WOW, talk about a quick start. 10 minutes and the wort was fermenting like crazy. Finished primary in 4 days. | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed 7.7.07 Fermented at 68-72 depending on the weather! 4 days primary (fast start with yeast cake) 1 weeks secondary at 70 °. 1 week in frige at 40 ° |
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| Carbonation: | Force carbonate at 16 lbs at 38° f | |||||||
| Tasting: | Excellent, just what I had hoped for. Just enough complexity to keep it from being boring, and light enough for a 3 day session! Next time it will be all grain-I just got a decent mash tun. | |||||||
Recipe posted 07/19/07.
