Lake Walk Pale Ale - Page 9

**Yooper** · 03-24-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude

So...those of you that have brewed this and drank it...what is your opinion on the bitterness vs. what the software says? Do you agree with me that the software kind of goes overboard?

BTW, I officially edited the recipe to eliminate the Centennial. I still may use Centennial again someday, but during the hop crisis, it is gone.

Well, I LOVE this recipe, and made it as written in the original. In my opinion, I think it's an IPA, rather than APA. The bitterness was present and I thought it was a great beer. Still, I would have thought it was an IPA rather than APA. That's not a criticism, you know- that is actually my favorite style of beer.

**Yuri_Rage** · 03-25-2008, 01:03 AM

Yoops - Dude and I have had the same discussion. I think we both decided it was more of an IPA, but Lake Walk Pale Ale just has a nice ring to it.

Did I capture the discussion right, Dude?

**Dude** · 03-25-2008, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Yuri_Rage

Yoops - Dude and I have had the same discussion. I think we both decided it was more of an IPA, but Lake Walk Pale Ale just has a nice ring to it.

Did I capture the discussion right, Dude?

Yep.

I still don't the think the gravity is enough to call it an IPA though. The bitterness, yes, it fits.

Benny Blanco · 03-25-2008, 07:19 AM

Ever think about raising the malt a pound or so? Make it a full oz of Amarillo @ 60?

I think it's the large amount of late additions that add to that great soft/round bitterness it has. Of course, I've only tried my hydro sample...but I expected it to be much more bitter. Looking forward to drinking this one.

**AnOldUR** · 03-25-2008, 01:54 PM

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Dude wrote:
I still don't the think the gravity is enough to call it an IPA though. The bitterness, yes, it fits.

This was one of the beers I had on tap for our Easter get-together. Despite the name, I described it to people as an IPA. Regardless of the alcohol content, calling it an IPA is a good way to serve warning to BMC drinkers. In fairness to Dude, my efficiency wasn’t what I wanted and this most likely made for higher hop utilization on top of an already hoppy brew.

Of the four beers on tap, LWPA was the biggest hit. I’ll have to brew this one again real soon.

Rhoobarb · 03-25-2008, 02:45 PM

I brewed this waaayy back in 2005 and it turned out great. It was my 2nd all grain brew. Here was our discussion at the time, if you want a blast from the past! Back then, it was definitely an APA, IMHO. Now that you've done some tweaking to it, I'm gonna have to try the updated recipe.

I've been meaning to brew it again, but you know how it is... so many beers, so little time! I need to do it soon, as it will be perfect for the summer months.

McKBrew · 03-25-2008, 02:59 PM

I just added the dry hops to mine last night, but didn't have any simcoe so I added something else. Planning on racking into a keg next weekend and adding gas. The hydro sample from last week rocked, so I'm sure I'm in for a good beer.

Big10Seaner · 03-26-2008, 03:05 PM

I would really like to try this but I haven't graduated to all grain yet. I just don't have the space where I currently live. I have been looking for a pale ale with the simcoe/amarillo blend and think this would be a great one to try. Does anyone have an extract recipe for this?

discgolfin · 03-26-2008, 09:55 PM

I would say this is on the low end of and IPA or high end of a APA. from simply the taste I woulds say it is a APA. It really is smooth and is not too bitter very early..

J

korndog · 04-03-2008, 12:46 PM

Dude
I see you pulled the Centennial off the first page recipe. Can you remind me what the additions were. I omitted them from ProMash to see effect, but didn't write them down.

Thanks