Pale Ale recipe thoughts

[Dhm8484]

10lbs American 2 row
1lb. Crystal 40

.5oz Columbus 60 min.
.5oz Centennial 15 min.
.5oz Cascade 10 min.
.5oz Columbus. 5min.
.5oz centennial. Flameout
.5oz cascade. Flameout

3 oz total hops, mash at 152 for 60 min.
Ferment with safale us-05 at 68.

Brewers friends gives me stats of...
OG. 1.051
FG. 1.009
ABV. 5.55%
IBU. 44.73
SRM. 7.51

Also matches style guidelines for American pale Ale.

Let me know thoughts thanks

 

[catdaddy66]

Looks really good. Try it out and see what you like or don't like about it, then make adjustments to dial it in.

 

[Dhm8484]

Reason I did hop schedule that way is so I wouldn't be left with half oz of leftovers

 

[mirthfuldragon]

Nothing wrong with it. I wonder about using Columbus for a late addition, since it is usually a bittering only hop. A lot of hop selection is personal taste though. I would consider adding an ounce of citra, amarillo, mosaic, moteuka, or galaxy as a late addition, to get beyond the Sierra Nevada pale ale clone. A half pound of carapils or wheat could help with head retention, a little body, and mouthfeel, but again, personal preference. Going in to summer, I would consider dropping the ABV to the low- or mid-4% range.

 

[Dhm8484]

I might add some mosaic it's my favorite hop, I was trying to keep IBU below 50

 

[Dhm8484]

Thought about also adding a 1 oz of dry hops using something or do what you said add a ounce of something at flameout

 

[balrog]

It's really about what you like and everyone is really different. If you find a recipe you generally like but it's too high IBU, just add the 60m hop later or less. My fav pale ale was adapted and uses only 30m to 0m hops.

 

[mirthfuldragon]

Reason I did hop schedule that way is so I wouldn't be left with half oz of leftovers

Stick it in a freezer bag and toss it in the freeezer. Vacuum sealing is better. It will last for years that way. A 1/4 ounce (or less!) bittering charge is useful in a lot of beer styles.

 

[Dhm8484]

Would you just add half pound of carapils or wheat to grain bill or minus half pound to the two row?

 

[BrewerE]

Your all 'c' hop bill is just fine. (also not a SN clone)
There are plenty of great beers that use Columbus all the way through, including as a late addition or *gasp* a dry hop.

Don't let all these 'if it ain't a juice box, it ain't good' types steer you away from the classics.

 

[Dhm8484]

Okay well maybe I'll just roll with it to see what it ends up being, it's the joy of making your own recipe, I did had 6 oz of wheat to help with head and body retention as previously stated above

 

[corax]

It's too much crystal malt for my tastes (but of course my tastes are not necessarily your tastes). I would opt for some Munich or Vienna instead, or a more highly kilned malt like Biscuit or Victory. Or I'd just use 100% or a more flavorful base malt, like Maris Otter.

Bittering hops OK, but definitely on the high end.