Vail Pale Ale

**Wayne1** · 03-25-2008, 08:49 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: 1187 Ringwood
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.018
IBU: 63
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 10.7
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days @ 20C
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days @ 4C

Vail Pale Ale

11 lbs. American 2-row malted barley
1 lb. 60L crystal malt
1 oz. Centennial hop pellets (90 min)
1 oz. Centennial hop pellets (30 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop pellets (10 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop pellets (1 min)
1 oz. Cascade hop flowers (3 weeks in secondary)

Mash grains at 158 F for 90 minutes

For extract, sub 7 lbs. Light dry malt extract for 2-row

GOLD Medal Winner 1992, 1994, 1995 GABF India Pale Ale

**BierMuncher** · 03-25-2008, 08:59 PM

Why do I read IPA recipes at 4:00PM on a weekday?

Man I'm thirsty.

jds · 04-01-2008, 01:39 PM

You know, Wayne, it's funny. I was paging through my old brewing notebook, and I found an IPA I made sometime in the early '90's, around '93 or '94.

It was an extract clone (I have no clue who by) of "Wayne Waananen's Vail Pale Ale."

My notes say it was pretty good.

**Wayne1** · 04-01-2008, 05:50 PM

I'm glad you tried it out. I was giving away 5 gallon recipe sheets for the beers at beer fests, so homebrewers could try them out.

Maybe you picked one up at GABF.

I also posted a variation of the recipe on HBD in '95.

stanzela · 11-05-2011, 12:52 AM

I brewed this up a week ago tomorrow as my first ever all-grain brew. I figured I'd let you know, Wayne1, as both a point of interest, and a nod-of-the-cap to what is sure to be a delicious recipe.

Many thanks for posting it - a big help to a newbie like me.

For what it's worth, after week one, things are bubbling away sweetly and everything looks amazing. I'll probably just let it settle out in primary at 20C for the full month and then carefully bottle. I'm not as concerned about clarity, and if I'm lucky, this will be plenty clear after that long anyways.

Looking forward to letting everyone know how it turns out.