Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1272 American Ale II
Yeast Starter: 2000 mL
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.080
Final Gravity: 1.016
IBU: 70
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 7.9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 15 days 65F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 13 days 68F
Tasting Notes: Strong oak & citrus followed by sharp hop bitterness.

This is my second attempt at a Dreadnaught clone. I had a couple problems with this beer, but it came out great. It's a simple recipe. Ferments quick, best to drink fairly young.

Problems:
1. Stuck mash (new equipment)
2. Missed my OG by .14 due to the stuck mash, expected OG was 1.094


16.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 92.8 %
1.25 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.2 %

Mash at 150F

0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.4 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20%] (60 min) Hops 15.0 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (45 min) Hops 11.3 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 9.4 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (20 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (20 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 12 days)

American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 2000 ml]

1.5 oz Medium toast American oak cubes. I microwaved water in a Nalgene bottle, soaked the cubes until it cooled to room temperature.