I've decided to try to make my own APA recipe. My goals for this beer are: 1) Create a Pale Ale that I can potentially become my "house beer." I get the impression that my BMC friends are most open to trying Pale Ales when they try craft beer, so I think this style would be good. 2) Get a balance between a solid (yet SIMPLE) grain bill and a citrusy/piney hop profile. Here's what I have in mind:
9 lbs. American 2-Row
1 lb. Victory
1 lb. Caramel 40
.75 oz. cascade 7% AA 60 min.
.50 oz. cascade 20 min
.75 oz. cascade 10 min
.75 oz. cascade 5 min
And possibly dry hop with 1-2 oz. of cascade. Also, I will probably use US-05 or Nottingham to keep it simple. My calculations tell me that with 75% efficiency, this will give me about 5.6% ABV and about 39 IBU. Any thoughts or suggestions? Orignally I had the victory and caramel cut down to .75 and .5 lbs respectively, with a pound of Munich 10L added. Thoughts between that and what I have above? As always, thanks guys.
9 lbs. American 2-Row
1 lb. Victory
1 lb. Caramel 40
.75 oz. cascade 7% AA 60 min.
.50 oz. cascade 20 min
.75 oz. cascade 10 min
.75 oz. cascade 5 min
And possibly dry hop with 1-2 oz. of cascade. Also, I will probably use US-05 or Nottingham to keep it simple. My calculations tell me that with 75% efficiency, this will give me about 5.6% ABV and about 39 IBU. Any thoughts or suggestions? Orignally I had the victory and caramel cut down to .75 and .5 lbs respectively, with a pound of Munich 10L added. Thoughts between that and what I have above? As always, thanks guys.