American Pale Ale Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale

[DSmith]

Looks perfect, tastes perfect!

Used munich instead of vienna, and MO instead of 2-row. And my crystal's a little darker.

I've brewed this exactly per the recipe. Your variation sounds excellent!

 

[radek]

I brewed this on Sunday but instead of using 0.5# of Crystal 10, I used 1# of Crystal 40 (wanted to use grains I already had on hand).

Still bubbling away every few seconds at ~69 degrees. Cannot wait to try this.

 

[martiniw2olives]

Just cracked open my first bottle and it does indeed live up to the hype. Easy to drink, yet full of flavor. This will be a staple in my house going forward.

 

[limulus]

Dang, I must have missed on my hops or something. I've brewed this a few times before and loved it. This one is not sickeningly sweet, but it definitely lacks hop character and it will only get worse as it ages. I think I may have to build a randall or something to get some hop character into it. Anybody have a suggestion for some quick n easy hoppiness?

edit:
After thinking about it, I'm just going to dry hop the keg...duh. Of course I'll use a bag.

 

[Accidic]

Like all good things, this recipe seems to lend itself well to modification. The original product is great in and of itself but the quantities are what make it perfect in my eyes. While it may change the character a hell of a lot I've been really happy with changing out the Vienna with Biscuit/Victory and the hops to Bushel Basket Mishmash (the point at which the grown hops I have in the yard piss me off and I just throw it all in the same container, god help me on the IBUs but noone's perfect...). I find that for the amount I just throw it in til I like the look of it and roll with it.

Thanks again Ed. If you're angry I blame Jamil.

 

[Vigo_Carpathian]

Keg just kicked tonight. Good thing I brewed this again two weeks ago.

 

[loudgonzo]

Thinking about doing this in extract soon, however AHS only sells lme in whole weight, and i would be left with 1/2 lb of each lme left over.

Would there be big difference using 6lb of extra pale lme, and 2lb of munich lme, instead of the original quantitys?


Original:
6.5# Extra Pale LME
1.5# Munich LME
8 oz. Crystal 10L (steep)

thanks,
lg

 

[libeerty]

Thinking about doing this in extract soon, however AHS only sells lme in whole weight, and i would be left with 1/2 lb of each lme left over.

Would there be big difference using 6lb of extra pale lme, and 2lb of munich lme, instead of the original quantitys?


Original:
6.5# Extra Pale LME
1.5# Munich LME
8 oz. Crystal 10L (steep)

thanks,
lg

Why don't you just buy DME? You can save your leftovers that way, won't have to worry about it.

 

[Raven1469]

What style would this be under in Beersmith? Belgian Pale Ale? Sorry still new to using Beersmith.

 

[user 131481]

What style would this be under in Beersmith? Belgian Pale Ale? Sorry still new to using Beersmith.

Considering the use of Safale-05 and cascade hops, I would say category 10a American Pale Ale.

 

[radek]

What style would this be under in Beersmith? Belgian Pale Ale? Sorry still new to using Beersmith.

I also logged this as American Pale Ale.

 

[TreetopVT]

Did you ever try this hopschedule? If so, how did it turn out? The cascade I am getting from my LHBS is 3.2%. I brewed the original on Friday and used Brewsmith to get my numbers right. I want to brew it again this weekend, but get away from cascade until I can get some with higher alphas. I also really want to try simcoe.

Want to make this but switch up the hops because it's what I have on hand. Does this hop schedule seem alright for this type of beer?

.5 oz (12.4%)simcoe (60)
.25 oz simcoe (30)
.25 oz(8.2%) amarillo (30)
.125 oz simcoe (15)
.125 oz amarillo (15)
.25 oz amarillo (5)

 

[Raven1469]

I also logged this as American Pale Ale.

Thanks guys!

 

[fireslayer]

Did you ever try this hopschedule? If so, how did it turn out? The cascade I am getting from my LHBS is 3.2%. I brewed the original on Friday and used Brewsmith to get my numbers right. I want to brew it again this weekend, but get away from cascade until I can get some with higher alphas. I also really want to try simcoe.

I like it. I think I scaled it down more from that post because you will end up with more ibu's than the original. Next time I will do some dry hopping also with these two hops. These two hops I think work well together.

 

[Brizzo]

I dry hopped mine with 1/2oz Simcoe and it was aaaaammmaaaazzzziinnng

 

[i_heart_beer]

I wanna brew this with all mosaic instead of cascades...would anyone who's familiar with mosaic advise against that? I've tried a sample with mosiac in it at my LHBS, and it was mighty tasty. I was also thinking of adding another ounce of it too. I don't know enough about when to add it to the boil to get what i want without over doing it.

 

[BandT]

Right now I'm drinking a Mosaic Pale Ale that I brewed and am about to keg a batch of Edwort's Haus Pale in a couple days, so I'll be able to give you a better idea in about a week. As of now, the mosaic isn't too bad. I think it is more of a piney flavor than the cascade (which I think tends to be more citrus, right?) From what my LHBS said, Mosaic is closely related to Simcoe, so I think piney would be expected. They had a Mosaic IPA on tap which was pretty good too.

 

[globe]

Just brewed this as my first all grain batch. I lost quite a bit of temp throughout the mash but somehow hit 1.052 after all was said and done. Mixed up the hop schedule on mine for fun.

60 min 1 oz northern discovery (local wild hop)
30 min .5 oz Cascade
15 min .25 oz Cascade
5 min .25 oz Cascade
0 min 1 oz Cascade
0 min 1 oz Motueka

Hopefully it turns out good, was really surprised with how light colored the wort was.

 

[america]

Just brewed this as my first all grain batch. I lost quite a bit of temp throughout the mash but somehow hit 1.052 after all was said and done. Mixed up the hop schedule on mine for fun.

60 min 1 oz northern discovery (local wild hop)
30 min .5 oz Cascade
15 min .25 oz Cascade
5 min .25 oz Cascade
0 min 1 oz Cascade
0 min 1 oz Motueka

Hopefully it turns out good, was really surprised with how light colored the wort was.

Low mash temp shouldn't affect your gravity pre/post boil but instead will make your beer finish lower in gravity after fermentation. So you'll end with a dryer beer.

 

[i_heart_beer]

I just finished my 3rd batch of this stuff, it's all I've been brewing since January! Everyone who has tried it, pretty much loves it. I switched up the hops on mine too...all mosaic.

.3oz @60min
.2oz @30min
.5oz @20min
.5oz @10min
.5oz @2min

I'm think I wanna dry hop with another ounce too. Ill let you all know how it turns out!

 

[tarikapak]

Hey guys

I have a very slow fermentation on this batch. I've aerated just as much as I did on my previous brews, and the temperature has always been between 68 and 72 degrees.

Here is how it looks like after 10 days in the primary. It smells "green" if you know what I mean. The krauzen is at least 1 inch thick.



Any suggessions on what to do? Should I leave it as it is and check in a week?

 

[shadows69]

Let it go for at least 1 more week. I do mine at a 2 week minimum.

 

[radek]

Let it go for at least 1 more week. I do mine at a 2 week minimum.

Seconded.

 

[WoodAle]

Any advice on working an oz of citra into this recipe? I found an extra oz in the freezer and was thinking about maybe a late addition or dryhop. I'm not too familiar with citra so any help would be appreciated.

 

[Brizzo]

I would do recipe as is then dry hop with the oz of citra. Yum yum

 

[redfox97]

I used citra as a dry hop on one and the next used it at 10 min, flameout and dry. With one oz I would dry hop. It works really well with this. The 2nd one I did is my favorite beer I have made.

 

[WoodAle]

Dryhop it is. This sounds good since I wanted to stay fairly close to the original recipe.
Thanks

 

[hio3791]

Brewed another 11 gal on Sat night. This was my 3rd iteration of this recipe. This time, the only change I made from the original was that I used C60 instead of C10 as that's what I had in stock and mashed at 156 (I specifically wanted a maltier version of this beer). I also opted for a 90 min boil. I was happy to see that I finally have my system dialed in. Hit volumes perfectly and ended with 11 gal at 1.054. The only problem that I am facing now is that my basement temp is lower than usual! The beer is fermenting at 59F. I am using US05, which I like fermenting cold, but I typically like to keep it just over 60.

 

[i_heart_beer]

Brewed another 11 gal on Sat night. This was my 3rd iteration of this recipe. This time, the only change I made from the original was that I used C60 instead of C10 as that's what I had in stock and mashed at 156 (I specifically wanted a maltier version of this beer). I also opted for a 90 min boil. I was happy to see that I finally have my system dialed in. Hit volumes perfectly and ended with 11 gal at 1.054. The only problem that I am facing now is that my basement temp is lower than usual! The beer is fermenting at 59F. I am using US05, which I like fermenting cold, but I typically like to keep it just over 60.

My latest batch of this is fermenting around 59f as well and also with us05. What exactly will the low fermentation temperature do to the beer? I also plan on dry hopping this one with an oz of mosaic. Should I move it to a warmer spot for the dry hop addition?

 

[hio3791]

I almost exclusively use US05. I like to ferment as close to 60 as I can because this yeast strain can produce a very clean taste profile when fermenting cold. However, too cold and the yeast will go dormant. While some strains go dormant at slightly higher temps, I've never had problems going down to 60 with US05.

Moving to a warmer spot will not affect dry hop additions. It'll just take longer for the hops to drop down.