Hey all. I just got into home brewing since I love beer and I really spend a lot of my time and money getting and drinking the good stuff. Ive started 3 beers so far, but theyre clones or other peoples recipes. Anyways, since I love pale ales so much and I have a lot of time at work to research, Ive decided to put my own together and I'd like to know what you think. Its an APA.
partial mash- 4 gallons
8lbs american 2 row
1lb amber dry extract
1lb munich dry extract
1/4lb aromatic malt
1/2lb crystal malt 60L
1tsp irish moss
90 mins
1oz columbus
1oz nugget
1oz zeus
30 mins
1/4oz sterling
1/4 glacier
5mins
1/4zeus
1/4ultra
1/4sterling
dry
1oznugget
1ozglacier
1/2sterling
1/2columbus
1/2ultra
white labs California Ale
What Im going for is a darker, heavier pale ale thats going to be as much bitter as it is fruity/aromatic. Also, this is my first partial mash. I feel like I need to boil non extract for much longer to get all the sugars out. Is this right? I was thinking 90 minutes instead of 60. I am also calculating ~6.5-7% alc/vol for this recipe. Is this correct? If its lower, Im going to bump it with dextrose. If something in my hops schedule is out of place please let me know since I its the most important thing for me here.
partial mash- 4 gallons
8lbs american 2 row
1lb amber dry extract
1lb munich dry extract
1/4lb aromatic malt
1/2lb crystal malt 60L
1tsp irish moss
90 mins
1oz columbus
1oz nugget
1oz zeus
30 mins
1/4oz sterling
1/4 glacier
5mins
1/4zeus
1/4ultra
1/4sterling
dry
1oznugget
1ozglacier
1/2sterling
1/2columbus
1/2ultra
white labs California Ale
What Im going for is a darker, heavier pale ale thats going to be as much bitter as it is fruity/aromatic. Also, this is my first partial mash. I feel like I need to boil non extract for much longer to get all the sugars out. Is this right? I was thinking 90 minutes instead of 60. I am also calculating ~6.5-7% alc/vol for this recipe. Is this correct? If its lower, Im going to bump it with dextrose. If something in my hops schedule is out of place please let me know since I its the most important thing for me here.