I made this beer two weeks ago (10.5 gallon batch):
8 lbs Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 4 34.3 %
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 5 34.3 %
4 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6 17.2 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7 4.3 %
1 lbs Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 8 4.3 %
1 lbs Caramunich I (Weyermann) (51.0 SRM) Grain 9 4.3 %
5.1 oz Acidulated (Weyermann) (1.8 SRM) Grain 10 1.4 % (for pH adjustment)
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 11 17.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 12 4.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade (Homegrown) [5.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 13 4.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [11.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 14 10.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 15 2.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade (Homegrown) [5.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 16 2.8 IBUs
2.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 17 3.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [11.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 18 4.0 IBUs
WLP001
OG 1.060 FG 1.012
I just opened it up to see what I want to dryhop it with. I rarely use ahtanum, and I wasn't sure what would "go" with it.
But, as it turns out, it's really really good the way it is! I'm very pleased with this beer so far, and I don't think I am going to dryhop it. Maybe I'll try dryhopping one keg, and not the other, just to make sure the hops nose doesn't fade too much before I get to the second keg.
I was a little concerned that it would be too heavy/malty with the Munich and the crystal, but it really turned out nice. There is a distinctly firm bitterness even though it's only 49 IBUs.
8 lbs Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 4 34.3 %
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 5 34.3 %
4 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 6 17.2 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7 4.3 %
1 lbs Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 8 4.3 %
1 lbs Caramunich I (Weyermann) (51.0 SRM) Grain 9 4.3 %
5.1 oz Acidulated (Weyermann) (1.8 SRM) Grain 10 1.4 % (for pH adjustment)
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 11 17.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 12 4.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade (Homegrown) [5.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 13 4.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [11.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 14 10.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 15 2.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade (Homegrown) [5.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 16 2.8 IBUs
2.00 oz Ahtanum [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 17 3.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [11.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 18 4.0 IBUs
WLP001
OG 1.060 FG 1.012
I just opened it up to see what I want to dryhop it with. I rarely use ahtanum, and I wasn't sure what would "go" with it.
But, as it turns out, it's really really good the way it is! I'm very pleased with this beer so far, and I don't think I am going to dryhop it. Maybe I'll try dryhopping one keg, and not the other, just to make sure the hops nose doesn't fade too much before I get to the second keg.
I was a little concerned that it would be too heavy/malty with the Munich and the crystal, but it really turned out nice. There is a distinctly firm bitterness even though it's only 49 IBUs.