Honey Pale Ale - Gold Medal, 2020 IBU Open

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An English style Pale Ale that I brewed with honey and entered as an Alternative Fermentable beer took first place in the Specialty category at the Iowa Brewers Union's IBU Open earlier this year. I received the medal in the mail a few days ago - woot!

Gold Medal IBU Open.jpg


Here's all the info on it Chicago Chorale Pub Ale and the recipe:


Grain Bill
7.5 lbs Maris Otter Pale Malt
1 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Wheat Malt
8 oz Caramel (20L) Malt
8 oz. Honey Malt

Hops
1 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA) 60 min
1 oz East Kent Goldings 20 min
1 oz Challenger (6.8% AA) 5 min

Yeast and Fermentation
Windsor Yeast
Clarity Ferm
Fermented at 65F, cold crashed at 34F

Other
1 lbs honey (added towards the end of the boil)

The Numbers
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.010
Bitterness: 28 IBU
Color: 6.7 SRM
Single Infusion Mash 151F
Batch Sparge
 

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