iammatt
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Recently made a couple batches of EdWort's Bee Haus Pale Ale and found it to be my ideal starting point for where to start my APAs. I love the classic Cascade APAs but really have a love for the other american hops. I'm looking to make a APA at the high end of the classification using hops that stray away from the known Citrus/Pine flavors.
Citras are quickly rising to a favorite hop of mine. They give a very tropical fruity, peachy, aroma and taste to them, but can give an impression of making a beer overly "sweet" tasting with a solid malt base. Sierra Nevada Torpedo is a great example of a Citra, and for a full on mouth rape of sweet try any single hop IPA with Citra, Hermitage's Citra Single Hop is good for this.
Pallisade I've used a few times in the past as a bittering as well as aroma hop. It's a smooth, grassy, with a fair bit of apricot/peach flavor/aroma. Should go well and provide a nice smooth bitterness underneath it all. Plan is to ferment in the low-mid 60's to keep it clean.
Recipe is adjusted for 75% efficency. I'm finally starting to get my all-grain procedure and habits down and managed to hit 80% this last brew, fortunately I only used 8lbs. of 2-Row.
Hydrometer is reading a delicious 1.013 and hopefully will hold there. Will check the sample over the next few days to monitor fermentation. Am super excited about this beer after the taste of the sample!
Will be following up in this thread as I work out this recipe before I post it to the recipes section assuming it is as awesome as I'm anticipating.
Quick Video for more brewing porn:
Citras are quickly rising to a favorite hop of mine. They give a very tropical fruity, peachy, aroma and taste to them, but can give an impression of making a beer overly "sweet" tasting with a solid malt base. Sierra Nevada Torpedo is a great example of a Citra, and for a full on mouth rape of sweet try any single hop IPA with Citra, Hermitage's Citra Single Hop is good for this.
Pallisade I've used a few times in the past as a bittering as well as aroma hop. It's a smooth, grassy, with a fair bit of apricot/peach flavor/aroma. Should go well and provide a nice smooth bitterness underneath it all. Plan is to ferment in the low-mid 60's to keep it clean.
Mash @ 152 for 60 mins, 60 Minute Boil. Fermenting at 62-67 F. Will rack to secondary @ 7-10 days and bulk age for 3 weeks beforing cold crashing for 1 week.Recipe: Two Wheel Buck Slayer
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Estimated OG: 1.062 SG
Estimated Color: 7.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 43.2 IBUs
Estimated ABV: 6.2%
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type
8 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain
2 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) Grain
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 oz Palisade [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop
0.50 oz Palisade [8.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop
0.50 oz Citra [11.10 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop
0.25 oz Citra [11.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop
0.25 oz Palisade [8.10 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop
0.25 oz Citra [11.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast
Recipe is adjusted for 75% efficency. I'm finally starting to get my all-grain procedure and habits down and managed to hit 80% this last brew, fortunately I only used 8lbs. of 2-Row.
Hydrometer is reading a delicious 1.013 and hopefully will hold there. Will check the sample over the next few days to monitor fermentation. Am super excited about this beer after the taste of the sample!
Will be following up in this thread as I work out this recipe before I post it to the recipes section assuming it is as awesome as I'm anticipating.
Quick Video for more brewing porn:
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