American Pale Ale Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale

[fishnuttoo]

i brewed this also, my first ag. had a problem hitting sparge temp. mashed a little too long and grains got too cold. og 1.050.

used nottingham, no starter or soak. put in fermentater at 1am and aerated well
still no fermentation. tempted to put in us o5 packet...

 

[WAdamC]

i brewed this also, my first ag. had a problem hitting sparge temp. mashed a little too long and grains got too cold. og 1.050.

used nottingham, no starter or soak. put in fermentater at 1am and aerated well
still no fermentation. tempted to put in us o5 packet...

You dry pitched. Just leave it alone.

 

[elproducto]

i brewed this also, my first ag. had a problem hitting sparge temp. mashed a little too long and grains got too cold. og 1.050.

used nottingham, no starter or soak. put in fermentater at 1am and aerated well
still no fermentation. tempted to put in us o5 packet...

The one and only time I used Notty, it took 3 days to startup. Fermented out fine.. just give it time.

 

[fishnuttoo]

wanted to follow recipe, never used notty, heard there were some problems. tough, game time, decision between notty and us 05.

been brewing a year, used dry yeast at first. both dry pitched and soaked. Then went to liquid, with starter.

I am used to a fast start.

thanx

 

[jgourd]

Pitch with Nottingham Dry Yeast. No starter or hydration.

Why no hydration? And should I aerate the wort prior to pitching?

 

[cappy]

I've never bothered to hydrated dry yeast. In fact, I think the packets say to just dump it in. I usually aerate before and after pitching.

 

[EricT]

A couple weeks ago I dry hopped this recipe with some Citra Hops I had, wow is it good! This beer is so light bodied, it didnt take mutch (.5 oz) but it is a great beer. Thanks for the recipe Ed.

 

[Petho]

I took my first swing at All Grain brewing today using this recipie and I things went well considering all of the new things that I had to do.
My big bummer is my OG is very low .042 so I think I need to work on my mash techniques. I think I was a bit low on the mash temp ~152 deg and I need to be more agressive with the sparge. I need to let is sit a bit longer and give it a stir.

I would like some opinions on how this will turn out, did I just brew Coors Light?

Oscar

 

[Dave258]

I took my first swing at All Grain brewing today using this recipie and I things went well considering all of the new things that I had to do.
My big bummer is my OG is very low .042 so I think I need to work on my mash techniques. I think I was a bit low on the mash temp ~152 deg and I need to be more agressive with the sparge. I need to let is sit a bit longer and give it a stir.

I would like some opinions on how this will turn out, did I just brew Coors Light?

Oscar

I did this recipe for the first time a year ago as my first all grain. My gravity came out as 1.040. I was worried too, but the beer still tasted great. Don't worry about it!
I made another batch of it two weeks ago that this time I am going to dry hop with 2 oz of cascade on Monday. Can't wait!

 

[FireBrew63]

Just brewed 10 gallons of this yesterday. Everything went pretty well except for I wasn't able to let my yeast starter build up all the way. Looking forward to drinking this one.

 

[mashhead]

anyone try this with maris motter as a base malt?

 

[knotquiteawake]

I just ordered what I think should be the right amount of grain ect to do a slightly larger Partial Mash.
3.5 lbs 2-row
2.25 lbs Vienna
.5 10L
2oz Cascades
3lbs Light DME
and Notty.

It that going to work? I think I kept the ratios pretty much the same, I wanted to do a slightly large PM because I'm still trying to work the kinks out of my 5gal cooler and can't quite do full boils yet. I get pretty low efficiency which is why I add a little extra of the grains.

 

[Blackhawkbrew]

Just finishing the boil on this. Smells great! My preboil gravity was spot on, per Brewsmith. Color looks light though.

 

[idigg]

Does this look right before I order???

 

[knotquiteawake]

Does this look right before I order???

Do you have a grain mill? if not you'll want the 2-row milled.

 

[jgourd]

Brewed this on Sun. Missed my OG by a few points but that's maybe because my mash tun is fairly large which made for a very thin (as in thickness) mash (say about 1.5 to 2 in). It will still be a good beer I think.

 

[r8rphan]

Gonna Brew this in the next few days.. Sounds really easy, cheap, and good... (my big three requirements)

Question... Ed, why did you specify to 'not hydrate the yeast' before pitching?

 

[jgourd]

Gonna Brew this in the next few days.. Sounds really easy, cheap, and good... (my big three requirements)

Question... Ed, why did you specify to 'not hydrate the yeast' before pitching?

I too am wondering about this. I didn't hydrate in my current brew and it's fermenting nicely.

 

[r8rphan]

I too am wondering about this. I didn't hydrate in my current brew and it's fermenting nicely.

I have always either pitched two packs or hydrated.. so I'm a little nervous about that.. But then I have brewed pretty much IPA's exclusively...

So maybe it's because of reduced gravity, that there's a concern about over pitching or something..

 

[ohill1981]

Ok .. So i just finished brewing this beer and it went into the fermenter looking like Dark brown mud water... This is the second beer i have done that has unfortunately looked like this and the first one turned out to be horrible! .. So of course im a bit worried about how this one will turn out .. I just do not see this beer clearing up like the one in the picture haha I mean i doubt it will get even close... I bought my items from Northern Brewer and maybe i screwed up ordering...

8lbs Rahr -2 - Row Malt
.5 lb Simpsons medium Crystal
2lbs German Vienna Malt.
2.oz cascades
1 Danstar

So i am thinking maybe i bought the wrong base malt. The recipe called for Pale Malt but i assumed that Northern Brewers 2 - row base malt would be pale. ,, and Secondly all i could find was simpsons Medium Crystal ... could not find crystal 10l. Is this the reason i ended up with muddy looking beer? I ended up with a OG of 1.058. Opinions please !

 

[r8rphan]

I'm not sure what 'simpsons' crystal is, but the crystal malt affects the color...

I'm definitely not an expert, but .058 is getting into IPA range (only without the hops).. How much wort did you start wit, and how much did you end up with... and how long did you boil.. Sounds almost like too much wort was boiled off...

 

[kellynm]

Just ordered the grain bill from AHB... can't wait to brew this beer based on ya'lls results! KC

First batch this year... should be a keeper!

 

[ohill1981]

We'll i boiled down approx. 8 gallons of wort to 5 gallons of wort. LAst time i did 7.5 and ended up with 4.5 going in fermenter. Boiling off too much will cause dark ugly beer?

 

[r8rphan]

Well, I picked up the ingredients for a 10G batch of this brew today (but with crystal 15L instead of 10L.. no biggie)... Tomorrow morn I mash.. tomorrow night or Sunday brew... Pitch yeast the day after I brew (sunday or monday)....

This is the first official batch to kick off 'THE PIPELINE!' Ordered a few pounds of hops, and in about a week, I'm buying my first 50lb bag of malt and about $30 bux worth of dry yeast as well as some more hops (and rhisomes)...... I need two more cornys (for six total) within a month.. If I start brewing 10G every other week for the next couple months, I should have a nice rotation going...

What better way to start 'THE PIPELINE' than with an APA that could very well become the basis for my own house ale?

 

[fishnuttoo]

so, i brewed this two weeks ago, as my first AG. Been in primary for two weeks.

trying to decide between leaving in primary, or to secondary it.

been brewing about a year, I used to use the 1-2-3 method, then after reading Jamil's book starting doing long primaries, around 3 -4 weeks.

I now keg, so i crashed cool my last 2 beers in primary, and noticed a cleaner, clear beer.

What exactly is gained by secondary, isn't it better to leave on yeast?
Does it really clear it more ?

Edwort has a quick turnaround, 7 -10 days, but then keg conditions for weeks.

I don't have the room in my fridge, so i tend to leave beers in primary longer then keg/bottle.
thanx for the read, Sorry about the length....

 

[EricT]

so, i brewed this two weeks ago, as my first AG. Been in primary for two weeks.

trying to decide between leaving in primary, or to secondary it.

been brewing about a year, I used to use the 1-2-3 method, then after reading Jamil's book starting doing long primaries, around 3 -4 weeks.

I now keg, so i crashed cool my last 2 beers in primary, and noticed a cleaner, clear beer.

What exactly is gained by secondary, isn't it better to leave on yeast?
Does it really clear it more ?

Edwort has a quick turnaround, 7 -10 days, but then keg conditions for weeks.

I don't have the room in my fridge, so i tend to leave beers in primary longer then keg/bottle.
thanx for the read, Sorry about the length....

I left mine in Primary for a month and dry hopped it as well. Turned out very clear. I do have chill haze after 1 week in Keg but that will go away, although I doubt it will last long enough. I too listened to Jamil's show about long primary and only secondary if I need the space for another brew.

 

[EricT]

Ok .. So i just finished brewing this beer and it went into the fermenter looking like Dark brown mud water... This is the second beer i have done that has unfortunately looked like this and the first one turned out to be horrible! .. So of course im a bit worried about how this one will turn out .. I just do not see this beer clearing up like the one in the picture haha I mean i doubt it will get even close... I bought my items from Northern Brewer and maybe i screwed up ordering...

8lbs Rahr -2 - Row Malt
.5 lb Simpsons medium Crystal
2lbs German Vienna Malt.
2.oz cascades
1 Danstar

So i am thinking maybe i bought the wrong base malt. The recipe called for Pale Malt but i assumed that Northern Brewers 2 - row base malt would be pale. ,, and Secondly all i could find was simpsons Medium Crystal ... could not find crystal 10l. Is this the reason i ended up with muddy looking beer? I ended up with a OG of 1.058. Opinions please !

I would say its dark because you used the eqiivilent of 60L instead of 10L with the medium crystal malt. I don't know why it wouldn't clear up, it will probably just be a bit darker. I make a stone clone that calls for 60L and it taste just fine.

 

[step]

Just brewed up a batch of this. First full 5.5 gal AG batch and nailed everything (mash temp, OG). Didn't quite have enough cascade so I used chinook for the 60 min hop addition. Can't wait to drink this stuff!!!

 

[IowAve]

I just polished off the last of this last night. I have the ingredients for batch #2 en route. Great beer Ed!

 

[r8rphan]

Just finished the mash for a 10G version of this...

7G in to the tun @ 170 degrees... 21 lbs of grain... held at 153 for an hour (avg).. sparged once at 154 degrees... sparged again @ about 157 to get the last three gallons I needed to collect 13 gallons for brewing tomorrow... Have two buckets with 13 gallons between them ready to rock...

This is my second AG batch.. so far, things are going better... Taking the lazy, no hurry approach for now.. mash one day, brew the next.. aerate and pitch the day after...

So far, I like this 'uncluttered' approach to AG brewing.... mucho mejor, senor! (e muy facil!)