- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast 1272 American Ale II
- Yeast Starter
- 2000 mL
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.080
- Final Gravity
- 1.016
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 70
- Color
- 7.9
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 15 days 65F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 13 days 68F
- Tasting Notes
- Strong oak & citrus followed by sharp hop bitterness.
This is my second attempt at a Dreadnaught clone. I had a couple problems with this beer, but it came out great. It's a simple recipe. Ferments quick, best to drink fairly young.
Problems:
1. Stuck mash (new equipment)
2. Missed my OG by .14 due to the stuck mash, expected OG was 1.094
16.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 92.8 %
1.25 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.2 %
Mash at 150F
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.4 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20%] (60 min) Hops 15.0 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (45 min) Hops 11.3 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 9.4 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (20 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (20 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 12 days)
American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 2000 ml]
1.5 oz Medium toast American oak cubes. I microwaved water in a Nalgene bottle, soaked the cubes until it cooled to room temperature.
Problems:
1. Stuck mash (new equipment)
2. Missed my OG by .14 due to the stuck mash, expected OG was 1.094
16.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 92.8 %
1.25 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 7.2 %
Mash at 150F
0.50 oz Warrior [15.00%] (60 min) Hops 18.4 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20%] (60 min) Hops 15.0 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (45 min) Hops 11.3 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (30 min) Hops 9.4 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (20 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (20 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00%] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 12 days)
American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 2000 ml]
1.5 oz Medium toast American oak cubes. I microwaved water in a Nalgene bottle, soaked the cubes until it cooled to room temperature.