Recipe Help-Pale Ale - Page 2

jerryalan · 08-04-2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by passedpawn

Good question, and one I had a little while ago. Here are the responses I got.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/why-both-lme-dme-234409/

Thank you! Some very good points there.

Schenkel · 08-04-2011, 10:10 PM

Thanks for all the input! Definitely going to add some more late hops. Yes the Widmer Drifter was my inspiration. I love citrusy ales! I prefer IPAs (if you are in Portland, try Amnesia's Desolation IPA-Fantastic), but i wanted something that i could introduce to new craft beer drinkers without overwhelming them!

I will be posting soon with a stout recipe-not much of a stout drinker myself, but trying to get my stout-drinking brother hooked on home brewing!

Schenkel · 08-04-2011, 10:18 PM

Updated Recipe with Stats:

3 lbs light LME
2 lbs light DME
2.5 lbs American 2-row Pale
.5 lbs Carmel - 20L
.25 lbs Carmel - 80L

.5 oz Summit (18.5%)- 60 minutes
.5 oz Nelson Sauvin (12 %) - 15 minutes
.5 oz Cascade (6%) - 5 minutes
1.5 oz Cascade (6%) - Dry hopped

White Labs California Ale WP001

Estimated:
OG-1.058
FG-1.014
ABV- 5.9%
IBU-35.3

Tinga · 08-05-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Schenkel

Updated Recipe with Stats:

3 lbs light LME
2 lbs light DME
2.5 lbs American 2-row Pale
.5 lbs Carmel - 20L
.25 lbs Carmel - 80L

.5 oz Summit (18.5%)- 60 minutes
.5 oz Nelson Sauvin (12 %) - 15 minutes
.5 oz Cascade (6%) - 5 minutes
1.5 oz Cascade (6%) - Dry hopped

White Labs California Ale WP001

Estimated:
OG-1.058
FG-1.014
ABV- 5.9%
IBU-35.3

looks great. you planning on doing a yeast starter?

Schenkel · 08-08-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinga

looks great. you planning on doing a yeast starter?

No, i was planning on doing a liquid yeast. Not sure i want to chance a yeast starter yet.

Tinga · 08-08-2011, 04:21 PM

Save the money and us us-05 same yeast strain except its cheaper and you get more cells than a liquid strain.

**scottland** · 08-08-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinga

Save the money and us us-05 same yeast strain except its cheaper and you get more cells than a liquid strain.

^^^ bingo. Safale US-05 is the same strain as WLP001 and WYeast 1056. One package of Dry yeast contains roughly double the amount of yeast cells as a liquid vial or smack pack. And it's cheaper.

Schenkel · 08-08-2011, 06:01 PM

good to know! thanks

beerandloathinginaustin · 08-08-2011, 06:29 PM

From my limited experience with Nelson so far, I like it a lot. It has played very nicely with Citra & Amarillo. If this were my pale I'd up the 60 min addition a little and hit the end with a couple more ounces of flavor hops.

Try Widmer's Nelson Sauvin Imperial IPA if you'd like a better idea of Nelson's characteristics or want to get a little more comfy with the idea of using a larger amount of it for flavor & aroma.