Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Danstar Munich
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.012
IBU: 39.6
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 6.2
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21days at 65F
Tasting Notes: A mildly sweet, citrus hopped pale with unusually wonderful yeast character

Ingredients

7.25 Lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.0 SRM) Grain 76.1 %
1.65 Lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 17.4 %
6.60 Oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.3 %
3.30 Oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.2 %
0.93 Oz Centennial [10.00%] (20 min) Hops 19.8 IBU
Important
Continuously hop starting at 15 Min 1.70 Oz Centennial [10.00%]

Beer Profile

Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.6 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 %
Bitterness: 39.6 IBU
Color: 6.2 SRM

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Mash Water: 3 Gallons
Sparge Water: 3.70 Gallons
Sparge Temperature: 166.0 F


Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 3 Gallons of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 75 min

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.6
Pressure/Weight: 121.1 gm Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F


Notes

My efficiency is 80%
This beer is hands down one of the best pale ales I have made, and one of the best I have tasted in a long time. It seems unusual to use the Danstar Munich strain, however it worked so well especially after 3 weeks in the bottle - give the yeast time to settle out. You must try it to believe it. Both BMC drinkers and lovers of full flavor beers have all very much enjoyed this one. Even my grandfather loves it, and he only drinks wine.

If necessary, you could use Wyeast 3638 however you would likely get a more estery beer than with the Danstar Munich. I do suspect this beer would also be good with S-33. It would also likely work with any clean ale yeast (such as Cali Ale), however it may not have the same character.