Orange/Cascade Brew Day!

The Pol · 10-27-2008, 11:15 PM

Orange Pale Ale
Brew Target Statistics
Style American Pale Ale
Efficiency 70.00 %
Pre-boil Volume 7.40 gallons
OG 1.056
IBU 36.5
Mash Ratio 1.15 qt/l
Post-boil Volume 5.30 gallons US
FG 1.014
SRM 6.4
Mash Time 60 min
Boil Time 90 min
Yeast Safale S-04
ABV 5.5 %
Evaporation 1.4 gallons/HR
Attenuation 75.00 %

Mash Schedule
alpha 155 F Mash in with 3.4 gallons US of water at 170.0 F
sparge 170 F Sparge with 5.6 gallons US at 170.0F to collect 7.4 gallons US

Fermentables
Name Quantity Percent Extract Potential SRM Method
American Crystal 10L 1 lb 8.3 %
Marris Otter 10 lb 83.3 %
Vienna 1 lb 8.3 %
Totals: 12 pounds 100%

Misc
Name Amount Stage Time
Orange peel 2 ounces Boil 10
Coriander 1 ounces Boil 10

Hops
Name Quantity Form Alpha Stage Time
Cascade 0.75 oz Leaf 7.4 FWH 90
Cascade 1 oz Leaf 7.4 Boil 15
Cascade 1 oz Leaf 7.4 Boil 5
Cascade 0.75 oz Leaf 7.4 Boil 1
Cascade 2 oz Leaf 7.4 Dry 0
Totals: 5.5 ounces 36.5 IBU

Carbonation
CO2 Volume Presure Serving Temp
2.5 11.25 psi 38.0F

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Primary- AIR
Secondary- AIR
Keg1- Centennial Blonde
Keg2- Oktoberfest
Keg3- Christmas Spice
Keg4- Fire In The Hole
Keg5- AIR
Keg6- AIR
Keg7- AIR
Keg8- AIR

The Pol · 10-28-2008, 02:00 AM

Here is my haul this week from B3... yum!

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Primary- AIR
Secondary- AIR
Keg1- Centennial Blonde
Keg2- Oktoberfest
Keg3- Christmas Spice
Keg4- Fire In The Hole
Keg5- AIR
Keg6- AIR
Keg7- AIR
Keg8- AIR

**Poobah58** · 10-28-2008, 10:03 AM

Have you done this before? I don't even put that much spice in my Belgian Trippel!

The Pol · 10-28-2008, 11:36 AM

OH, it has been done, read it and weep....

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/cascades-orange-pale-ale-84558/

The Pol · 10-28-2008, 04:41 PM

Mashed in at 11:20am at 154.5F.... started the recirc with the HLT at 157F and kept the mash at 154.5 the entire mash. Mashing out now while ramping up the HLT temp to 175F, and eating lunch!. I also had to go out and buy a couple SS scrubber pads so that I can use them to keep the leaf hops out of my dip tube in my kettle... whew! During this process I also kegged a beer and noticed that the two in the kegerator are about half empty.... errr, will this never end!!?

IPA_33 · 10-28-2008, 04:47 PM

haha man, busy day!

This recipe sounds delicious, I will have to try this after my porter.

The Pol · 10-28-2008, 05:06 PM

Got the FWH in there, sparging now, have the flows matched up, should be able to kick back and let it run until the grain bed runs dry... I am running off a little more and boiling for 90 mins, to see if I can improve my eff. a little. I have been right around 70%, Id like to pick up a few points.

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Primary- AIR
Secondary- AIR
Keg1- Centennial Blonde
Keg2- Oktoberfest
Keg3- Christmas Spice
Keg4- Fire In The Hole
Keg5- AIR
Keg6- AIR
Keg7- AIR
Keg8- AIR

The Pol · 10-28-2008, 05:49 PM

Got the rolling boil at 1:40pm... cleaning up the MLT and running a hot Star San solution through the rig.

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Primary- AIR
Secondary- AIR
Keg1- Centennial Blonde
Keg2- Oktoberfest
Keg3- Christmas Spice
Keg4- Fire In The Hole
Keg5- AIR
Keg6- AIR
Keg7- AIR
Keg8- AIR

Diablotastic · 10-28-2008, 06:07 PM

Sounds mighty tasty!!

Question about the FWH for the Cascade. As a batch sparger....I'm assuming I could just drain my MLT onto some hops in my bottling bucket....let them steep so to speak until my two sparge additions are collected and then add to Kettle and boil?

I actaully don't add my 1st runnings to the Kettle until my second rinsing is in the MLT as I only use have 1 pot

blacklab · 10-28-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Diablotastic

Sounds mighty tasty!!

Question about the FWH for the Cascade. As a batch sparger....I'm assuming I could just drain my MLT onto some hops in my bottling bucket....let them steep so to speak until my two sparge additions are collected and then add to Kettle and boil?

I actaully don't add my 1st runnings to the Kettle until my second rinsing is in the MLT as I only use have 1 pot

It would probably work fine to use another vessel, then add to the boil pot when you're ready. For FWH, you're just letting them steep in the wort while you sparge. Supposed to impart a mellower bitterness. Does it? Not sure, but I always do it these days.