SDreher71
Active Member
So I've been reading through Ray Daniels' Designing Great Beers (a great resource, by the way), and decided to try my hand at concocting my own potion. I thought I'd post it here to see if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions for me before I actually brew it.
I am looking to do an American Pale Ale, with OG around 1.050 - 1.052 and bitterness around 40 IBUs. I've no idea what to expect for FG or %ABV.
5 lbs. Munton's light DME
10 oz. crystal malt, 20L
4 oz. biscuit malt
1 1/8 oz. Cascade hops (6.8% alpha) 60 min. - bittering
3/4 oz. Cascade hops 10 min. - flavor
3/4 oz. Cascade hops 1 min. - aroma
1/4 tsp Irish moss
American ale yeast (Safale dry)
2/3 oz. Cascade hops - dry hopping
I know there's nothing particularly unique about this recipe, but I constructed it based only from the style guidance and calculation methods in Designing. Afterwards, I compared it to a couple of other APA recipes in Papazian's books, and this seems reasonable to me. Any opinions?
I am looking to do an American Pale Ale, with OG around 1.050 - 1.052 and bitterness around 40 IBUs. I've no idea what to expect for FG or %ABV.
5 lbs. Munton's light DME
10 oz. crystal malt, 20L
4 oz. biscuit malt
1 1/8 oz. Cascade hops (6.8% alpha) 60 min. - bittering
3/4 oz. Cascade hops 10 min. - flavor
3/4 oz. Cascade hops 1 min. - aroma
1/4 tsp Irish moss
American ale yeast (Safale dry)
2/3 oz. Cascade hops - dry hopping
I know there's nothing particularly unique about this recipe, but I constructed it based only from the style guidance and calculation methods in Designing. Afterwards, I compared it to a couple of other APA recipes in Papazian's books, and this seems reasonable to me. Any opinions?