What's your favorite/"go-to" Pale Ale grain bill?

[panicbuttonguy]

Just looking for what other people use for their pale ale grain bills? Do you keep it simple or fussy?

 

[Bithead]

I've been using Edwort's Haus Pale but I'm thinking I want a change. Just haven't decided on what.

 

[panicbuttonguy]

I want to try and split MO and 2-Row. Just to see. Some like

6 Lb - Maris Otter
4.5 Lb - 2-row
1 Lb - Crystal 40L
.5 Lb - Carapils

is that weird?

 

[Rivenin]

that sounds like a ton of crystal.

i dont really have a "house" recipe i use. changes a bit everytime.

 

[TyTanium]

I love 100% Pale Ale malt

 

[permo]

90% Pale
%5 Xtal
%5 victory/biscuit


use whatever degree of xtal you want, depending on color desired. This is also great for IPA..

 

[edmanster]

2 row with 10-15% caramunich

 

[Grantman1]

I just threw together an APA with what I had left at the time and it came out great:

82% Row
8% Rye
8% C-40
2% C-80

 

[TopherM]

Citra APA

9.0 lbs Two Row
0.5 lbs Honey Malt

0.75 oz Citra @ 60
0.50 oz Citra @ 15
0.50 oz Citra @ 5

Safale S-05

Smells like sprite, tastes like sunshine.

 

[teucer]

6lb pale malt
4lb mild malt
1lb crystal 60L
(and perhaps an ounce or two of roasted barley)

of course, the hop bill will tell you why I do it like that - my pale ale is English, not American. Only once even done it the other way, and that was a cheapo beer that involved the second runnings from a honey tripel, with a bit of corn sugar for gravity and C60 for color and body. Came out quite well, actually.

 

[richbrew99]

Citra APA

9.0 lbs Two Row
0.5 lbs Honey Malt

0.75 oz Citra @ 60
0.50 oz Citra @ 15
0.50 oz Citra @ 5

Safale S-05

Smells like sprite, tastes like sunshine.

I like using a small amount of Honey Malt in my Pales's and IPA's too.

 

[phenry]

7.0 lb 2-row
1.0 lb Vienna
0.5 lb Crystal 60*L

Mash at 154*F for an hour.

 

[mcritchlow]

83% 2 row, 6% victory, 6% munich, 4% wheat. mashing about 152. i don't miss the crystal at all.

 

[usfmikeb]

6 lbs Maris Otter
3 lbs 2 Row
8 ozs Red Wheat
12 ozs Munich
12 ozs Victory

 

[usfmikeb]

83% 2 row, 6% victory, 6% munich, 4% wheat. mashing about 152. i don't miss the crystal at all.

You and I use very similar recipes...

 

[pivovar]

47% 2-Row
35% Vienna
12% Wheat
6% Crystal 20

I mash at 151-152*F and target OG of 1.048-1.050.
Bitter to 40-45 IBUs and use a lot of late C-hops and dry hops.

 

[bryanooo]

my pale mild aka garage beer
7lbs 2row
.5lbs victory
.5lbs honey malt

 

[KraphtBier]

87% Pale malt
9% Munich malt
4% C60 or C40 (depending on what I have)

Its a winner every time. I hop to 44 IBUs and love the hell out've this beer. The most recent version with Chinook and Cascade is fantastic

 

[Dog House Brew]

66% 2-Row
26% Premium Pilsner
3% Crystal 40L
3% Wheat
2% Honey Malt

Mash @ 153 45 IBU

 

[seatbelt123]

87% Pale malt
9% Munich malt
4% C60 or C40 (depending on what I have)

Its a winner every time. I hop to 44 IBUs and love the hell out've this beer. The most recent version with Chinook and Cascade is fantastic

Can you share the OG/fg too? Mash temp? Thanks!

 

[panicbuttonguy]

Will BeerSmith convert the %'s into pounds for me. I'm new to BeerSmith and trying to learn as much as I can from their tutorials. Just wondering if this is an option.

Also what do you guys think about this.
6 lbs - Maris Otter
3 lbs - Golden Promise
.5 lbs - C40
.5 lbs - Honey malt

I have only used GP for IPA's. Is this too much of it?

 

[frankstoneline]

I've found I like something to the tune of 85% base malt, 9% flaked oats or barley, 6% crystal 60l.
Sometimes I also add up to maybe 6 or 7% biscuit for a bit of a bready character (subbed from the base malt).

 

[KraphtBier]

Can you share the OG/fg too? Mash temp? Thanks!

OG 1.054-1.056 (depending on how well the mash goes)
FG 1.010-1.012
Mash at 152-154 (I shoot for 154 but have come in low a few times) for 60 minutes or more. Sometimes 75 minutes but no longer.

 

[Benedetto]

6lb pale malt
4lb mild malt
1lb crystal 60L
(and perhaps an ounce or two of roasted barley)

What do you mean by Mild Malt? is that a base or a specialty grain?

 

[JKaranka]

Mild malt is a base malt. It's lower grade grain kilned slightly darker than regular pale malt (but lighter than Vienna malt).

If it's for pale ale I like 100% British pale malt or 80% British pale malt and 20% flaked maize. For X ales I like 50% British pale and 50% Belgian ale malt or mild malt.

 

[z-bob]

I don't have a "goto" recipe yet, I'm still experimenting. But I always keep it simple. Most recent brew: 96.5% pale ale malt, 3.5% Special B.

 

[normonster]

2-row.

 

[rupert130]

70% Pale Ale malt / 20% Vienna / 10% Munich 10L

 

[brewbama]

zombie thread...

86% Pale or Pale Ale
9% Munich or Vienna
5% C malt.

 

[z-bob]

Haven't seen this thread in a while. I still keep things simple. 95% pale ale malt and 5% sugar works. So does 90% pils and 10% Munich. I don't use crystal malt much anymore except when I brew dark beers, like porter.

 

[balrog]

zombie indeed.

@Yooper Haus Pale.
FTW
mic drop

 

[smata67]

Good results lately with:

80% MCI Pale Ale
10% Wyermann Munich II
5% Briess C10
5% Carafoam