UPDATE:
Wow!
6 days in the fermenter. Right now, it's at 1.024 (from 1.065) and dropping slowly.
The peach flavor is definitely there but nicely subdued.What an interesting mix of flavors: Columbus/Citra/Centennial/Willamette hops with a nice malt layer -- and the soft peach from the yeast. The hop aroma is very mellow -- slightly sweet. Very nice!
Amazing. I'm sipping a half pint straight out of the fermenter, and it's fantastic. There's still a bit of sweetness -- I'm hoping to hit 1.016 or less, but S-05 @ 58F is definitely interesting. I plan on doing 05 @ 58F for the remaining beers I brew this summer.
Here's the full recipe:
BeerSmith Recipe Printout -
http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Cascadian Dark Ale
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.18 gal
Estimated OG: 1.064 SG
Estimated Color: 41.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 94.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.75 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 41.30 %
4.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 34.78 %
0.50 lb Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.35 %
0.50 lb Oats, Flaked (Briess) (1.4 SRM) Grain 4.35 %
0.25 lb Black Malt - 2-Row (Briess) (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.17 %
5.00 oz Hopshot (Extract) [2.43 %] (60 min) Hops 40.5 IBU
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (20 min) Hops 28.3 IBU
1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 16.9 IBU
1.00 oz Citra [13.00 %] (5 min) Hops 8.6 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SHops -
1.50 lb Candi Sugar, Dark (275.0 SRM) Sugar 13.04 %
2 Pkgs SafAle American (DCL #S-05) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 13.30 qt of water at 160.7 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 7.00 qt of water at 206.9 F 168.0 F
(BTW -- I've been using Hopshot as my bittering addition -- all 5ml -- and it's been working out great. It's more of an experiment than anything else -- but I've been happy with the flavor. I decided to do this for my bittering this season and then adding the remaining hops late in the 90 minute boil.)