Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Safale US-05
Yeast Starter: If Liquid -Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.012
IBU: 35
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 8.2
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days @64F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days @70F
Tasting Notes: Crisp, citrusy,very smooth, and not overly bitter for the level of hop flavor
Assuming 82% efficiency (Add 2-row if you get less):
7lbs Pale Malt (2-row)
2lbs Pale Ale Malt (3.5L)
12oz Crystal 60L
0.5oz Simcoe @60min
1oz Cascade @15min
1oz Cascade @5min
1oz Simcoe @0min
Mash at 154*
Safale US05 fermented at 65*F
Dry hop from days 14-21 with:
0.5oz Cascade
0.5oz Simcoe
Targets: OG:1.054, FG:1.012, ABV:5.4%, IBU:35 SRM: 8.2L
This beer is fairly light in color for a pale ale. It's not very bitter, but it's very hoppy due to the late additions. Those familiar with Four Peaks can think of it as like a 'Baby' Hop Knot -- a simple pale ale version of their IPA.
Its become my go-to recipe for pleasing a crowd, and how sessionable it is. Picture of this beer to follow. It achieves commercial-level clarity after 2 weeks in the keg.
