American Pale Ale Cascades / Orange Pale Ale

[blacklab]

anyone have a suggestion of how to add honey to this recipe?

In what way? Honey malt, raw honey? What do you hope to achieve?

 

[jeff2335]

Just brewed this up yesterday. Smelled and tasted great. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[BucksPA]

i'm brewing this again very soon. my favorite to date

 

[blacklab]

i'm brewing this again very soon. my favorite to date

Cool man, glad it worked out for you.

 

[annasdadhockey]

I brewed this for a beer dinner tomorrow. Below is the link.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/homebrew-beer-dinner-206113/

Thank you for the recipe blacklab!!!

 

[knotquiteawake]

What about this with the new Greenbelt yeast? I'm thinking of doing this since the orange and coriander are my favorite part of Belgians but was looking for something hoppy and pale to drink.

 

[509inc]

My second batch of this should be carb'd and ready to drink tonight.

This recipe rocks.

 

[blacklab]

I brewed this for a beer dinner tomorrow. Below is the link.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/homebrew-beer-dinner-206113/

Thank you for the recipe blacklab!!!

Looks like a fun event, with some great food and beer.

What about this with the new Greenbelt yeast? I'm thinking of doing this since the orange and coriander are my favorite part of Belgians but was looking for something hoppy and pale to drink.

i have no experience with that kind of yeast, so am not sure. The S-04 is pretty clean.

 

[psutimmah]

So my brew of your recipe black was successful. She is young yet, but omfg so tasty. Thanks for the recipe. I am gonna brew the second batch next weekend.

 

[BucksPA]

has anyone done a double batch of this (11 gallons). Typically I double the ingredients but am wondering if that would be too much orange and coriander. The recipe is great at 5.5 gallons but doubling the additions doesnt always pan out for me in all recipes.

 

[cheesecake]

Going to have to put this on the to brew list.

 

[BrewThruYou]

Has anyone not used a secondary fermentation on this recipe?

 

[blacklab]

Has anyone not used a secondary fermentation on this recipe?

I rarely secondary any more, unless I am bulk aging a 'big' beer. Just throw the dry hops either in the keg, or in the primary after fermentation is complete. Easy!

 

[BucksPA]

i just brewed this for the 3rd time. i love it. thanks blacklab.

 

[blacklab]

i just brewed this for the 3rd time. i love it. thanks blacklab.

Awesome dude!

 

[BrewThruYou]

Just had a few questions before I brew this beer this weekend:

1. My LHBS didn't have sweet orange zest...only bitter. How much fresh zest do I need? I think I read maybe 4.0oz of fresh zest instead of 2.0oz of packaged sweet.

2. How long will fresh zest keep? I zested an orange on maybe Monday (ziploc'ed it and put it in fridge) and then another last night. The Monday zest looks darker and not nearly as bright orange as the newer stuff.

3. Is everyone pitching two 11.5 gram packs of S04 or just one? I bought two just in case.

 

[blacklab]

Just had a few questions before I brew this beer this weekend:

1. My LHBS didn't have sweet orange zest...only bitter. How much fresh zest do I need? I think I read maybe 4.0oz of fresh zest instead of 2.0oz of packaged sweet.

I'm not real precise when I use fresh. Last time I used three large (baseball sized) oranges. Make sure not to get very much of the pith (white stuff) in the boil pot. Just grate it right into the boiling wort. It smells awesome.

2. How long will fresh zest keep? I zested an orange on maybe Monday (ziploc'ed it and put it in fridge) and then another last night. The Monday zest looks darker and not nearly as bright orange as the newer stuff.

Not a clue.

3. Is everyone pitching two 11.5 gram packs of S04 or just one? I bought two just in case.

This is my personal preference, some might say that 2 packs is overpitching. I just do it as a shortcut to making a starter (I am rarely organized enough to get that done!)

 

[BrewThruYou]

I'm not real precise when I use fresh. Last time I used three large (baseball sized) oranges. Make sure not to get very much of the pith (white stuff) in the boil pot. Just grate it right into the boiling wort. It smells awesome.

Thanks for the reply. How was the orange flavor with the zest of 3 large oranges? Would you use the same, more or less next time?

 

[blacklab]

Thanks for the reply. How was the orange flavor with the zest of 3 large oranges? Would you use the same, more or less next time?

I don't like a punch in the face with the orange aroma - with three fresh zested it ends up being about the same as the dried, IMHO. Mostly it's about the aroma.

 

[Sheldon]

I think I am going to experiment with this: I am going to do this as a second running/party gyle after draining grains for AHS's Pliny and adding 1/2 lb malto dextrin and 1 lb Crystal 60L for 15 minutes. Looking forward to this. The beauty of homebrewing is you can do whatever you want

 

[blacklab]

I think I am going to experiment with this: I am going to do this as a second running/party gyle after draining grains for AHS's Pliny and adding 1/2 lb malto dextrin and 1 lb Crystal 60L for 15 minutes. Looking forward to this. The beauty of homebrewing is you can do whatever you want

True dat, true dat. Let me know how it turns out!

 

[Sheldon]

will post when consumed. Right now I am waiting my over due barley crusher. Hope to get it soon, itching to brew. I have already identified the next 6 beers I want to brew and have the bulk grain order set to go (to AHS of course, with their free shipping on $100+ orders).

 

[IPAAAA]

So people use 2 packs of s-04 based off what it says in the op or is one packet fine?

Would s-05 be ok also or would it ferment too much?

 

[blacklab]

So people use 2 packs of s-04 based off what it says in the op or is one packet fine?

Would s-05 be ok also or would it ferment too much?

I use two packets only because I prefer to. One is fine for five gallons. I'm going to assume that by 'ferment too much' you mean will there be a perceptible difference between using that and the 04. 05 finishes a bit cleaner, 04 tends to leave a bit of a bready character. If you have no comparison (assuming you've never made this particular beer before) I'd say the difference to you would be minimal.

 

[IPAAAA]

I use two packets only because I prefer to. One is fine for five gallons. I'm going to assume that by 'ferment too much' you mean will there be a perceptible difference between using that and the 04. 05 finishes a bit cleaner, 04 tends to leave a bit of a bready character. If you have no comparison (assuming you've never made this particular beer before) I'd say the difference to you would be minimal.

Gotcha. Guess I will just see what the hb store has.

Couldn't over pitching also be bad?

 

[IPAAAA]

You use German Vienna malt for this and not Belgian correct?

 

[blacklab]

You use German Vienna malt for this and not Belgian correct?

Yes sir, no Belgian. Sounds interesting, though.

 

[IPAAAA]

Niiiice. Gonna brew this on Sat. I'm pumped!

Basically just need the coriander and I am good to go.

 

[blacklab]

Niiiice. Gonna brew this on Sat. I'm pumped!

Basically just need the coriander and I am good to go.

Don't crush it up too fine. You want a rough peppergrinder consistency. If you crush it down to dust it will take forever to drop out of solution.

 

[Beernewb]

can you use coriander seed?

or dried coriander?

or do you use fresh?

also, how long do you dry hop for in the secondary? or primary for that matter?