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Anyone have any sugestions? I keep hearing about the goodness of a Simcoe Amarillo combo and wnated to give it a go in a Pale Ale :rockin:

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Simcoe Amarillo Pale Ale
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain


Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 6.78 gal
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 9.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 2.08 %
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 41.67 %
4 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 33.33 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 12.50 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.17 %

0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops
-
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (60 min)
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min)

0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (30 min)
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (30 min)

0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (15 min)
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (15 min)

0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (5 min)
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (5 min)

0.26 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.05 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.25 gal Chicago, IL Water
1 Pkgs Nottingham -or- S-05


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 15.00 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
 
Looks good, your hop schedule is a little hard to read but it looks like its basically continuously hopped with simcoe and amarillo.

The hop schedule looks very similar to mine that I call ama/coe IPA. I use a magical hop called the ama/coe that is only found in my garage. (OK, I just mix the amarillo and simcoe together at the beginning of the brew since I want to use the same amounts of each.)

Code: 
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: ama/coe IPA
Brewer: Andrew
Asst Brewer: 
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) 

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.25 gal      
Boil Size: 7.49 gal
Estimated OG: 1.066 SG
Estimated Color: 5.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 104.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount        Item                                      Type         % or IBU      
11 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)            Grain        96.31 %       
4.0 oz        Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM)                   Grain        2.09 %        
3.0 oz        Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)     Grain        1.59 %        
2.00 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops          -            
0.75 oz       Warrior [15.00 %]  (60 min)               Hops         38.1 IBU      
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (35 min)         Hops         13.9 IBU      
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (30 min)         Hops         12.9 IBU      
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (25 min)         Hops         11.7 IBU      
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (20 min)         Hops         10.2 IBU      
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (15 min)         Hops         8.3 IBU       
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (10 min)         Hops         6.1 IBU       
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (5 min)          Hops         3.3 IBU       
0.50 oz       ama/coe Blend [11.00 %]  (0 min)          Hops          -            
0.26 tsp      Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)                Misc                       
1.05 tbsp     PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min)         Misc                       
1 Pkgs        American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)           Yeast-Ale                  


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11.94 lb
 
Thanks I cleaned up the formatting but its

.5 oz Sim/Ama - 60
.5 oz Sim/Ama - 30
.5 oz Sim/Ama - 15
.5 oz Sim/Ama - 5
1 oz Sim/Ama - Dry
 
I think the hop schedule looks very good. I imagine this will be a mildly hoppy darker pale(close to amber), maybe? With all those specialty malts, I'm sure it will have a complex malt profile, the Vienna is a great addition for sure. I'm not sure about the 60 and the munich, never used them in a pale ale. I'm sure it will be delicious though.
 
I came up with a very similar APA recipe, except mine lacks the munich, and its all 2row. Anyway, I first wort hopped mine with an oz of Amarillo. it has a great smooth hop flavor/bitterness. I FWH all of the time now. You might try it. Either way looks real good to me.
 
i would maybe lower the crystal to half a pound.

i just did 6lbs vienna,4lbs pilsner, .5amarillo at 60, .5simcoe at 30, .5 of each at 5, and .5 of each dry hop. i havent tasted it yet though. i like your hop schedule and might try that next time.

there a recipe in the database called lake walk pale ale which is amarillo/simcoe and is awesome, but 6oz of hops is a lot to use in a 5gal batch
 
In the primary for 2 weeks now. Dry hopping son then off to the keg she goes. Give me a few more weeks ;)
 
Keg this today. The FG was low at 1.07; not sure what went wrong mash temps were good :confused:

Should go on tap in a few weeks.
 
Not sure if you'll be able to tell if the amarillo or sim is giving you what you want or don't want since they were mixed throughout.
 
EBH simcoe/amarillo pale
1.053 OG
5.3% abv
47.3 IBU

US 2-Row Malt 5.00 lb
US Munich 10L Malt 1.00 lb
US Victory Malt 0.50 lb
UK Chocolate Malt 0.12 lb
Extract - Pilsen LME 3.00 lb End Of Boil

Columbus 12.2 % 0.50 oz 60 Min From End
US Amarillo 8.0 % 0.50 oz 15 Min From End
US Simcoe 12.2 % 0.50 oz 15 Min From End
US Amarillo 8.0 % 0.50 oz 5 Min From End
US Simcoe 12.2 % 0.50 oz 5 Min From End

US-05 cake....month+ in keg still now and tastes good. light refreshing little choco hint and def taste the simcoe. toned down version for the light beer friends. they still dont like it but i do.

partial for stove top boil
 
RC0032 said:
Keg this today. The FG was low at 1.07; not sure what went wrong mash temps were good :confused:

Should go on tap in a few weeks.
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Its good next time only 1/2oz each for dry hop. Also I might up the bitterness slightly. it was COLD out when I did the boil and the propane tank was low on pressure so I didnt get as vigorous of a boil as I would have liked.

Over all would brew again but next time I would add ~1lb of Veinna and less dry hop.
 

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