APA recipe brewed this weekend

[DJL531]

This is my latest attempt at making a more malty pale ale. I changed the grain bill from a previous brew by adding more Vienna. I bittered it the same way but dry hopped it with different hops than below. Results from thirsty friends were positive and they came back for seconds. Hopefully this one will have the same reaction. I brewed this yesterday, March 1.

5lbs Pale Ale malt
5lbs Vienna
4oz carapils
Using Safale S-04
35-40 IBU - Magnum hops
5 gallon batch and based on Brewer's Friend calcs, I hit the OG exactly. 1.057

Will split into 2 kegs (3 gallon kegs) and dry hop one with Vic Secret and the other with Pacific Jade. I will also compliment those 2 with a lesser amount of 2 other hops, but I'm still researching just which ones to use.
I have some open Motueka that I think will go with the Pacific Jade.

The previous brew was last summer with 70/30 2-row/Vienna and the results were real nice. That one was a little dryer and bottle conditioned so I'm looking for a slightly heavier malty flavor. I'm hoping the S-04 will bring out the citrusy elements of the hops and offset the sweetness of the malts.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

If you're going for malty, I'd add some Munich. There are few recipes that do not benefit from a pound of Munich.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I have Munich in my pale ales, there is a fine line on too malty vs hoppy, 15% is a good start for Munich, I also like Vienna it's a more subtle malt flavor, good luck with your brew

 

[DJL531]

Thanks for the advice. It's in the fermentor right now. Yeast pitched about 2.5 days ago from a starter and it bubbled like crazy the first 2 days. Not racking to a secondary and plan on kegging in 8-9 days from now, then adding the dry hops.