Cascade Pale Ale

[mike_23us]

Was messing with BeerSmith, just tell me what you think. Thanks for your input (first all grain)


Recipe: Cascade Pale Ale
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 7.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.9 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.1 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 3 22.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 4 12.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 5 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35. Yeast 6 -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 7 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.75 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.13gal, 3.25gal) of 168.0 F water

 

[soup67]

Looks good. Might want to sparge with hotter water. I typically use 180 or so. Might just be me but i think helps to rinse more sugar from the grain. I also do a double batxh sparge but use equal amounts of water each time. Makes for easier stiring.

 

[heferly]

Yeah, you want to hit 168 on the sparge, and I also split evenly...the crystal also seems a tad high. I usually use 0.5 lb of c60, which turns out pretty well...good hopping schedule, too

 

[jmf143]

Looks like a solid recipe. Subbing small amounts of pale ale malt, vienna or munich for an equal amount of 2 row can lend a bit of complexity, but you certainly won't go wrong brewing it as you've posted. Nice hopping schedule too!

 

[mike_23us]

Thanks Guys its a pretty straight forward recipe, as for the sparge comments, I intended to do a mash out, raising the mash to to 168 BUT I still figuring out Beer Smith so the double sparge was calculated by the computer, but thanks for the good INFO!