I have the grain already mixed for 10 gallons of fizzy yellow beer based on Yooper's recipe and mostly made of Vienna and Pilsner malt. My buddy wanted 10 gallons of a guzzler for an upcoming social event but now has changed his mind and wants an american pale ale style brew instead. Is there anything I can do with altering the hops and grain below to turn this into a decent pale ale?
Grains
13 lbs Vienna
6 lbs Pilsen
12 oz Flaked Wheat
10 oz Carapils
Previous Hops
1 oz perle at 60 min (14 IBU)
1.25 oz tettnang at 60 min (10 IBU)
1.25 oz tettnang at 15 min (5 IBU)
1.5 oz tettnang at 5 min (2.5 IBU)
1.0 oz tettnang at flame out
Yeast
US-05
I have thought about replacing the perle with simcoe and then replacing the tettnang with centennial and cascade but I have not used Vienna and Pislen malt before in making a pale ale since there is pale malt for this style. I really wish I had not assembled all of this grain mixed so I could separate it back into its primary components.
Thanks for any ideas and suggestions you might have.
Grains
13 lbs Vienna
6 lbs Pilsen
12 oz Flaked Wheat
10 oz Carapils
Previous Hops
1 oz perle at 60 min (14 IBU)
1.25 oz tettnang at 60 min (10 IBU)
1.25 oz tettnang at 15 min (5 IBU)
1.5 oz tettnang at 5 min (2.5 IBU)
1.0 oz tettnang at flame out
Yeast
US-05
I have thought about replacing the perle with simcoe and then replacing the tettnang with centennial and cascade but I have not used Vienna and Pislen malt before in making a pale ale since there is pale malt for this style. I really wish I had not assembled all of this grain mixed so I could separate it back into its primary components.
Thanks for any ideas and suggestions you might have.