American Pale Ale Cascades / Orange Pale Ale

[thiessenace]

Just brewed this today. Got a bit low on the original gravity 1.048. Was dissapointed but the gravity sample was tasty. Looking forward to kegging it this week. Going to.skip the dry hop and see the results.

 

[D_Nyholm]

Just brewed this today. Got a bit low on the original gravity 1.048. Was dissapointed but the gravity sample was tasty. Looking forward to kegging it this week. Going to.skip the dry hop and see the results.

Why would you skip the dry hops? This brew really shines with the cascade dry hop. Adds so much more flavor to an awesome brew. Hope it still comes out well for you. Good thing is if you keg you can always throw an ounce into the keg for a change.

 

[thiessenace]

I know its just going to add hop aroma. Just wanting to slowly introduce my friends to hop in beer slowly. Thoughts?

 

[D_Nyholm]

I know its just going to add hop aroma. Just wanting to slowly introduce my friends to hop in beer slowly. Thoughts?

Well, I personally would not give up the dry hop as i feel it adds a lot. I see what you are trying to do, but the aroma of the hops may hide some of the bitterness and add to the overall flavor. But since I like the smell, flavor and bitterness of hops, I may be biased.

 

[TimothyK]

I'm a rookie AG brewer and I used this recipe to brew my first AG batch. I had some trouble with the Mash temperature on this one. It reached the 163 degree range for an extended period of time. What effect do you think this with have on my beer? I've read that it may lead to more unfermentable sugars, leading to a sweeter beer and a lower alcohol level. I don't plan on winning any awards with my 1st batch, but I hope this beer is still palatable. Has anyone else overshot the mash temp on this recipe?

 

[thiessenace]

Well, I personally would not give up the dry hop as i feel it adds a lot. I see what you are trying to do, but the aroma of the hops may hide some of the bitterness and add to the overall flavor. But since I like the smell, flavor and bitterness of hops, I may be biased.

Personally i am a huge hop head. Love hop aroma and such just scared of scaring off other with it. I am interested to see how the beer taste after ferm and such. Plus i might be a little ancy to get.my beer in a keg since i just got my supplies.

 

[thiessenace]

I was thinking about kegging after fermentation and then taste see if dry hop would give me what i am looking for.

 

[D_Nyholm]

I was thinking about kegging after fermentation and then taste see if dry hop would give me what i am looking for.

Sounds like a great idea!

 

[thiessenace]

Very pleased on hoe this turned out. I think I may add a wee bit morr hops at the begining and do the dry hop. But other then that a very solid beer! Very much apprrciate the recipe. I was skeptical at first but i will have this on rotation on my tsps forsure!!

 

[D_Nyholm]

Very pleased on hoe this turned out. I think I may add a wee bit morr hops at the begining and do the dry hop. But other then that a very solid beer! Very much apprrciate the recipe. I was skeptical at first but i will have this on rotation on my tsps forsure!!

Yeah, I can't brew enough of this. My last keg unfortunately emptied onto my floor due to a leaking party tap, so I am really itching to brew this again. Definitely going to do 10 gallons so that I can always have a keg on rotation.

You drink in the bathroom too? Saves getting up and down, that is for sure!

 

[blacklab]

Very pleased on hoe this turned out. I think I may add a wee bit morr hops at the begining and do the dry hop. But other then that a very solid beer! Very much apprrciate the recipe. I was skeptical at first but i will have this on rotation on my tsps forsure!!

Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[scotts60]

Glad you enjoyed it.

How you make it sounds like I love that

 

[Robar]

I like this recipe at the glance. I've been away for a while. (Is 5.5 years a while?) Anyway I used to brew ed's house pale as my go -to pale ale. I've brewed a lot of Ed's recipes: House pale, IPA, Kolsch, then Oktoberfest after as you're supposed too. I'm still a few months away from having the old brewery set up again, but I'm itchin to get goin. I want to give this try as it sounds superb! Have to get my house done then dig out all my equipment. Can't wait. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Pkrd]

Just finished a bottle of this I bottled early May, think its even better than back then.

 

[NewJersey]

Brewing this as I type. This will be my second time and this time I'm using lhbs bought dried sweet orange peel. I actually think this will be better than when I did it with fresh zested orange peel.
Crushed the coriander a lil finer too.
Can't wait!!!

 

[blacklabs_ghost]

Brewing this as I type. This will be my second time and this time I'm using lhbs bought dried sweet orange peel. I actually think this will be better than when I did it with fresh zested orange peel.
Crushed the coriander a lil finer too.
Can't wait!!!

Awesome! How did it turn out?

 

[crookedibrews]

I brewed this up last year. It was great. I will be brewing it agin this weekend...

 

[andyhank]

I brewed this last weekend almost exact to the original recipe, except my LHBS was out of sweet orange peel so I used 1 oz. bitter orange and 1 oz. tangerine peel. OG 1.061. What do you think?

 

[D_Nyholm]

I brewed this last weekend almost exact to the original recipe, except my LHBS was out of sweet orange peel so I used 1 oz. bitter orange and 1 oz. tangerine peel. OG 1.061. What do you think?

I've don't one ounce of bitter and one ounce of sweet before and it was just as good. I honestly didn't taste much of a difference.

 

[NewJersey]

Awesome! How did it turn out?

it's almost done carbonating now. will come back here and post when i have my first sip

 

[NewJersey]

So I replaced all the lines in my kegerator and threw this beer in. Wow
It's so much better than my first attempt!
It seems the cheaper/easier method of dried storebought sweet peels was the ticket.
It's only basement temp and hasn't cleared up yet, but it's still delicious! (all beers I make clear up A TON after 4-5 days in the kegerator.)
Please excuse the mess

 

[PastorofMuppets]

Okay im too lazy to read 18 pages or search for the answer on this one.

The tasting notes on page one say a light orange flavor. How much more dried orange peel would I want to add for a slightly more pronounced note?
Considering my lhbs wants 1.99 an ounce for the dried orange peel I need to watch it.

Also maris otter is about $.80 a pound more so is regular pale two row acceptable.
I thought also about adding perhaps some honey malt or something else.

Someone give me some advice?

 

[D_Nyholm]

I have added an extra ounce and it gave it much more flavor, more to my liking.

What about boiling it longer? I think the recipe calls for a 10 or 15 minute boil, if we put it in at say 30 minutes, will it extract more? I remember a northern brewer Belgian wit that had me add it at 60 and it was very flavorful. The ahs Belgian wit has it at 15 minutes and has much less Orange flavor. Just a thought.

I wouldn't know what to sub for MO, but do they offer a lower price on 10+ pounds? I think you will lose some malfunctioning flavor and biscuit flavor without it.

 

[PastorofMuppets]

I have added an extra ounce and it gave it much more flavor, more to my liking.

What about boiling it longer? I think the recipe calls for a 10 or 15 minute boil, if we put it in at say 30 minutes, will it extract more? I remember a northern brewer Belgian wit that had me add it at 60 and it was very flavorful. The ahs Belgian wit has it at 15 minutes and has much less Orange flavor. Just a thought.

I wouldn't know what to sub for MO, but do they offer a lower price on 10+ pounds? I think you will lose some malfunctioning flavor and biscuit flavor without it.

I think that 3 ounces with 1 ounce being a longer boil might be worth trying. I typically use say 5 lb 2 row pale and 4 lb MO for beers. It give the extra maltiness but without the cost. I got a new barley crusher mill for a christmas present and am excited about bulk grain orders.

 

[yewtah-brewha]

Okay im too lazy to read 18 pages or search for the answer on this one.

The tasting notes on page one say a light orange flavor. How much more dried orange peel would I want to add for a slightly more pronounced note?
Considering my lhbs wants 1.99 an ounce for the dried orange peel I need to watch it.

Also maris otter is about $.80 a pound more so is regular pale two row acceptable.
I thought also about adding perhaps some honey malt or something else.

Someone give me some advice?

If your trying to save a few bucks, start peeling the oranges you eat with a knife and air dry or bake them at 225 degrees for 25 minutes, or put in fresh.

Since orange coriander is one of my signature beers I peel my oranges and save the skins. Its easy takes only 3 minutes once you get the hang of it. You also have more control on whether you want sweet or bitter or both.

It might seem like a waste to some people, but saving 1.99 in a 3 minute time period is the equivalent of $39.80 cents per hour ! food for thought!!!

 

[512BPG]

started to mill grain to brew this recipe this evening and realized i somehow only have 1/2lb of crystal 10. I have everything else. I also have 2lbs of crystal 60. Any recommendations on using some of that 60?

 

[D_Nyholm]

started to mill grain to brew this recipe this evening and realized i somehow only have 1/2lb of crystal 10. I have everything else. I also have 2lbs of crystal 60. Any recommendations on using some of that 60?

Not sure exactly, but .25 Vienna and maybe .25 of the 60? Won't be nearly the same, but I do like more Vienna in my ipas and apa.

 

[512BPG]

Not sure exactly, but .25 Vienna and maybe .25 of the 60? Won't be nearly the same, but I do like more Vienna in my ipas and apa.

i have the 1lb of vienna. only thing im short is a 1/2lb of the 10.

 

[D_Nyholm]

i have the 1lb of vienna. only thing im short is a 1/2lb of the 10.

Yes, so up the Vienna .25 and add .25 of the 60 so you do not get too much additional sweetness and color of a full 1/2 lb of 60

 

[512BPG]

Yes, so up the Vienna .25 and add .25 of the 60 so you do not get too much additional sweetness and color of a full 1/2 lb of 60

i dont have extra vienna sorry... just the 1lb it calls for.

short on recipe by 1/2lb of crystal 10

extras i do have available:
1lb maris otter
2lbs crystal 60