American Pale Ale Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale

[kjones]

I love how you post should good recipes btwn yours and biermunchers recipes that is all that i have made for like the past 5 batches

 

[nosmatt]

I love how you post should good recipes btwn yours and biermunchers recipes that is all that i have made for like the past 5 batches

i read that twice, i still cannot make sense of it.

dont drink-n-post (trust me, i know)


i am ordering ingredients now!

$19.45 from more beer, for 5 gallons of GOOD beer. what a steal!
fourty and a half cents a beer.

 

[portlandbeergeek]

i brewed up a batch of this last night, adding an extra two # of two row. Ended up with 1.057 OG, hope it'll be tasty by christmas!

 

[kjones]

i read that twice, i still cannot make sense of it.

dont drink-n-post (trust me, i know)


i am ordering ingredients now!

$19.45 from more beer, for 5 gallons of GOOD beer. what a steal!
fourty and a half cents a beer.

It should say such good recipes.

 

[EdWort]

Edwort,
I couldn't believe it this weekend when I tried a commercial pale ale and if someone told me it Bee Cave Haus Pale ale I would of believed them. I couldn't believe the similarities between that and the batch I brewed of yours. It was called Summit Extra Pale Ale, and since it's made in St. Paul, MN I doubt if it reaches texas so you could try it. The strange thing is that Summit actually says on their website that they use 2-row harrington and caramel for their malts and horizon, fuggle and cascade for their hops. Obviously quite a bit different than yours but still, the similarities were unmistakable.

I picked up a 12 pack of Summit's Winter Pack. It has 3 bottles of the Extra Pale Ale, along with the ESB, IPA and one other beer. I'm looking forward to giving it a try. I'm glad it is available here in Austin. After all, we are just down I-35 a ways from Minneapolis.

 

[MN_Jay]

lol, yeah when it's not snowing, I think I can see Austin from here...

 

[EdWort]

I just tasted Summit's Extra Pale Ale and it is amazingly similar to my Haus Pale Ale. I poured a bottle for SWMBO (no beer for me during the week) and she could not believe it. We'll do a blind taste test this weekend.

In the mean time, my ice fishing buddy will pick up a case for me for the annual ice fishing trip to LOW. It will be good to be drinking decent beer up there for a change. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[MN_Jay]

Glad to hear it, actually It's nice to know that mine tasted the way it should. I was worried because I used 2-row (Rahr) and Safale S-05 and oh, the crushed grains were a couple months old...

 

[bull8042]

I don't know if I ever said "Thanks" for sharing this recipe Ed. I absolutely love this beer, as does everyone else who has tried it.
I am running low on it though, so another brew is in store for the near future. I think it will be my first attempt at a 10 gal batch. Definitely will be a regular one around my house in any case.

 

[kjones]

how does this sound for a little grain change up for what i have on hand:

7.5# 2 row
1# carapils
2# vienna

Would this give me a similar beer?

 

[EdWort]

how does this sound for a little grain change up for what i have on hand:

7.5# 2 row
1# carapils
2# vienna

Would this give me a similar beer?

Sure would.

 

[SilverKing]

ended up dry hopping 2oz more cascades, but holy s***... this beer is good!

 

[RonRock]

I have ingredients to do a Mini Mash of this recipe. I hope to have time to do it tomorrow. What do I need for a strainer? Could I strain through Cheesecloth? Do I need a stainless strainer?

 

[strohs]

Brewing this again right now. Just added the second hop addition.
So far so good, nailed all my times / temps.

 

[lmg95]

just brewed this on friday and the fermenation has been going nuts (looked like a gigantic winter snow globe)

Thanks Ed!

 

[McKBrew]

Brewed mine yesterday. Due to better than predicted efficiency and extra boiloff OG was 1.062.

I'll probably dry-hop in the keg as well.

Used my free cascades and since I don't know the AA, I'm hoping they are at least average.

 

[kjones]

so i am from upstate sc and i have no lhbs at all and i was in ga this past weekend and for the first time i ever i went to a hb shop. I was excited like all week about going since all i have ever done is order stuff online. But, all this shop had was like like a couple of bins of grain, some beer and wine kits collecting dust, and a fridge with some hops and yeast. I was going to buy the stuff for this but all they had was the two row and amarillo hops. Anyway to my question: I know i asked above about the grain switch up, but would this be good with amarillo as the first hop addition?

 

[EdWort]

so i am from upstate sc and i have no lhbs at all and i was in ga this past weekend and for the first time i ever i went to a hb shop. I was excited like all week about going since all i have ever done is order stuff online. But, all this shop had was like like a couple of bins of grain, some beer and wine kits collecting dust, and a fridge with some hops and yeast. I was going to buy the stuff for this but all they had was the two row and amarillo hops. Anyway to my question: I know i asked above about the grain switch up, but would this be good with amarillo as the first hop addition?

Sure. Amarillo will make a fine beer with the same grain bill.

 

[bull8042]

so i am from upstate sc and i have no lhbs at all.....

Where in SC? Maybe I can help you out there depending on how far "upstate".

 

[kjones]

Where in SC? Maybe I can help you out there depending on how far "upstate".

about fifteen minutes away from clemson. the only one i know of is the bet-mar liquid hobby in columbia, and that is 3 hours away from me is there one any closer?

 

[bull8042]

about fifteen minutes away from clemson. the only one i know of is the bet-mar liquid hobby in columbia, and that is 3 hours away from me is there one any closer?

Holy doo doo! 15 minutes from Clemson is like N. Georgia isn't it?
Sorry. I was thinking maybe you were much further north. I can't help you much down there.

 

[Blue_Water]

Ed,

I made this recipe and experimented with dry hopping:

I added 1 oz of cascades to the keg before sticking it in the fridge a few days ago. It's not fully carbed yet, but I tasted it tonight, and there's a strong medicine like flavor. I brewed this over 6 weeks ago.

This is more of a dry hopping question. Do I need to wait for the hops to mellow, or did I use too much hops?

I made a 10 gal batch, the first keg I did not dry hop and turned out good. This second keg is the same batch. I'm wondering if dry hopping takes time to develop the good flavors associated.

In the past I've brewed an IPA, dry hopped in the secondary and turned out great.

This one has me perplexed.

Thanks

 

[EdWort]

Ed,

I made this recipe and experimented with dry hopping:

I added 1 oz of cascades to the keg before sticking it in the fridge a few days ago. It's not fully carbed yet, but I tasted it tonight, and there's a strong medicine like flavor. I brewed this over 6 weeks ago.

If your first keg of the same brew turned out good, then it must be the dry hopping. Time is your friend on this one.

How did you sanitize the keg?

 

[Blue_Water]

I sanitize all my kegs by cleaning them first with hot water and a brush, then pumping another gallon of hot water through and out the tap with C02. Then I put 2 gallons of hot water with brewvint cleanitizer from austin homebrew. I swish it around to ensure I hit all surfaces for a minute or so (30 second contact time min). Then I pump the cleanitizer through the liquid out with C02 and my picnic tap attached.

So far it's worked well, on other kegs.

One thing I messed up: I used the herb ball in the keg. I soaked the herb ball in hot water, but forgot to add my sanitizer. Then I dumped the hop pellets in the ball and dropped into the keg. I was thinking that since the beer is already fermented out and I only dropped the hop ball in there three days ago, that it's doubtful that the hop ball infected the brew. What do you think?

I'll continue to let it sit and sample daily. A man has to do what he has to do .

 

[EdWort]

Any way to get the hop ball out of there?

 

[Blue_Water]

I got the hop ball out with a long spoon and of course I got my hand in there. Although I did sanitize the spoon and hand first. This is hilarious in a bad way.

I buttoned the keg back up, drew off a few ounces and wow, taste like good old fashioned pale ale.

The hopball was causing the crazy flavor. So I'm wondering if 1 oz was too much, or did I need to wait for the hop intensity to dissipate? or do I just not recognize good hop flavor? My favorite kind of beer is IPA, so I'm thinking one of the first two options (too many hops or not enough time in the keg) caused the flavor to seem so far off.

Now for my next trick where I pray that my hand didn't infect the beer. Off I go to drink as fast as I can!

 

[Surly]

Ed Wort

Would Amarillo make a good sub in this beer? I find I brew your beer Haus Pale Ale fairly often and would like to pick up a pound of hops rather than purchase them by the ounce.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

 

[EdWort]

Ed Wort

Would Amarillo make a good sub in this beer? I find I brew your beer Haus Pale Ale fairly often and would like to pick up a pound of hops rather than purchase them by the ounce.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

Sure it will. Watch the AA% though. You might want to check out our new supporting vendor who is selling 2008 Cascade for $26 a pound and stock up on that so you can continue to brew the beer as the recipe calls for.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/cascade-willamette-hops-new-website-92182/

 

[BWRIGHT]

For all of you FWH'ers out there. What do you suggest to use for the FWH's? I've heard the 60 min addition or the middle additions? Never done it before, but want to start with this Pale Ale. Any recommendations?

 

[nosmatt]

I used 50% of my 60 min addition, and left the rest the same.

not tasted it yet...i will taste the hydro sample this weekend when i bottle it.