American Pale Ale Cascades / Orange Pale Ale

[blacklabsghost]

Hello all,
1st- thank you for the recipe. Sounds great.
2nd- has anyone tried adjusting the recipe to make a session style beer, maybe 3.5 or 4% abv? I think the orange zest and coriander would make a great lawnmower beer. If anyone has, please share details, like mash temp etc.
Ps- I'm currently making a batch of Yooper's fizzy yellow beer and it's taking a lot of self control not to throw some orange peel and coriander in the primary.

Hello;

I have reduced base grains and made a more mellow version. However I did proportionally reduce hop additions as well. I left the spice/orange additions the same. That aspect is pretty low in the mix anyway so the difference is minimal. Good luck.

 

[blacklabsghost]

So in the process of making this, but just realized that this recipe says its 33IBU? Both BrewersFriend and Beersmith put it at like 18-20 IBU's?

Should I am to bump it up to 33IBU or just follow the recipe as described?

I have 5.4% AA Cascade pellets i figured i would just pretend they are 5.5 since its so close. But again it gets me no where near 33IBU listed.

That's what Beer Tools Pro gave me back then.

 

[takeluk]

I brewed this yesterday, but I forgot to put in the last hop addition! It wasn't until the beer was already in the fermenting bucket that I realized the last ounce of hops was still sitting on my kitchen counter.

Can I offset this by adding 3 ounces into the dry hop, instead of 2? Suggestions?

 

[Tarpon87]

gonna brew this next and I have 2 yeasts on hand I can use. Have 1272 and the dregs from a 6pack of Oberon, which do you think would work best for this beer?

 

[Tarpon87]

Brewed this today. Decided to build a starter with the oberon dregs. First couple days had me worried as there was no sign of activity, but stepped up as per usual. At 1L this yeast took off, i almost switched over to a blow off. Split the 1L into two .5L and built both back to 1L. Pitched one into the beer and saving the other for something else.
Brew day went fine but my mash eff was lower than usual. Beersmith predicted 1.048 for post mash, i got 1.044 (used 10# of MO cuz it was cheaper than buying 9#). Post boil was 1.060. Smell was fantastic cant wait till its ready.

 

[flattie]

Brewed this back on January 21. I subbed out 2 ounces of Cascade for Citra and used the 1 oz of Citra in lieu of the 1 minute addition and in lieu of 1 oz of the Cascade dry hop. Dry hopped after 5 days in the fermenter after pitching US-05. Kegged on 2/10. Drew a pint tonight and while it's not fully carbed it smells and tastes fantastic. Thanks OP for an awesome recipe. I will be brewing this again in the very near future.

OG was 1.051
FG is 1.011

A bit hazy as I dry hopped while fermentation was still active but that's what I was hoping for in terms of getting some of that NEIPA style in this pale ale.

 

[Beeru]

Quick question: Is it really necessary to pitch 4 packages of yeast in this?

 

[sonic7173]

Quick question: Is it really necessary to pitch 4 packages of yeast in this?

I just brewed this last Saturday and pitched one pack.

 

[Beeru]

I just brewed this last Saturday and pitched one pack.

Did you do one of each kind listed or just one pack?

 

[sonic7173]

US-04, one pack. Took off like a bat outta hell and is almost done already. No need for two IMO

 

[Beeru]

US-04, one pack. Took off like a bat outta hell and is almost done already. No need for two IMO

Am i reading the recipe right that there’s 4 packs of yeast in total in this? I’m going to just pitch the one as well i think, but i’d like to know the rational behind the excessive amount of yeast.

 

[crusader1612]

Pitch 2 rehydrated. Give your yeast the best chance. For a 5G batch.

 

[brew703]

Just curious. For those who have brewed this how many oranges does it take to get 2 oz of zest? Also, I brew BIAB so would it be best to toss the zest and coriander into a hop sack or throw loose in the kettle?
Does 2 oz of zest give enough of an orange presence?

 

[Pkrd]

Use a hop sack. Zest can be a pita when siphoning.

 

[universalfrost]

I tweaked this a bit to fit my stock on hand

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Cascade Orange Pale Ale


Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.048
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 5.87%
IBU (tinseth): 34.78
SRM (morey): 7.52

FERMENTABLES:
2.5 lb - German - Vienna (22.7%)
7.5 lb - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (68.2%)
1 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 20L (9.1%)

HOPS:
1.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 21.67
1.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.5, Use: Aroma for 10 min, IBU: 7.86
1.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.5, Use: Aroma for 5 min, IBU: 4.32
1.5 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.5, Use: Aroma for 1 min, IBU: 0.93
2 oz - Cascade, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 4.5, Use: Dry Hop for 10 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temperature, Temp: 155 F, Time: 0 min, Amount: 3.3 gal, Vorlauf constantly
2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 175 F, Time: 20 min, Amount: 6.45 gal
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
0.5 tsp - Wyeast yeast nutrient, Time: 15 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Boil
1 each - Whirlfloc Tablet, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
2 oz - Orange Zest, Time: 10 min, Type: Flavor, Use: Boil
1 oz - Coriander Crushed, Time: 10 min, Type: Herb, Use: Boil

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: Yes
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 81%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 54 - 77 F
Fermentation Temp: 65 F
Pitch Rate: 0.35 (M cells / ml / deg P)

PRIMING:
Method: Forced Carbonation

TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Balanced Profile
Ca2: 80
Mg2: 5
Na: 25
Cl: 75
SO4: 80
HCO3: 100
Water Notes:

NOTES:
Collect 6.5 gallons of wort from sparge prior to boil.

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Date: 2018-05-16 14:11 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2018-05-16 14:11 UTC

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[NitrogenWidget]

i was gonna brew this tomorrow but decided to swap the hops with experimental grapefruit and use grapefruit peel.

 

[Beeru]

I have some dried pineapple left over, and I'm wondering if you think it would work in a beer (with or as a substitute for the orange peel)? Any thoughts?

 

[NitrogenWidget]

I have some dried pineapple left over, and I'm wondering if you think it would work in a beer (with or as a substitute for the orange peel)? Any thoughts?

Kegging or bottling?
If kegging i'd just puree it with some light rum then use a french press to filter it out and add to keg after it's been cold crashing.

adding to primary or secondary, it might just ferment out and leave little flavor.

bottling? not a clue.

 

[Miraculix]

I think I'm gonna give this one a try! Thanks!

 

[Beeru]

Kegging or bottling?
If kegging i'd just puree it with some light rum then use a french press to filter it out and add to keg after it's been cold crashing.

adding to primary or secondary, it might just ferment out and leave little flavor.

bottling? not a clue.

Kegging. The rum idea is fantastic. thanks for the idea.

 

[SHbrewing]

Brewing this today. But with
1oz dried lemon
1 oz orange

Also thinking about dry hopping with 2 oz cascade and 2 oz citra

 

[BandonBrewingCo]

This recipe calls for ~150g of cascade but I only have ~120g (1oz short). I do have about 80g centennial though... should i sub for bittering or aroma?

 

[NitrogenWidget]

This recipe calls for ~150g of cascade but I only have ~120g (1oz short). I do have about 80g centennial though... should i sub for bittering or aroma?

I say bittering.
Just keep % the same to keep ibu's in line.
I've done this with my last 3 summer brews because I was short the right kind of hop.
The first one came out just fine and waiting for the other two to come out of the fermentor.

may not be the exact same beer as the recipe but i bet it will work.

 

[BandonBrewingCo]

That's what I was thinking. Flavour from hops boiled for 60 mins is much less notable than say whirlpool or dry hops.

 

[brew703]

Has anyone used any Chinook with this recipe? Thinking of brewing using half cascade and half chinook.

 

[NitrogenWidget]

Has anyone used any Chinook with this recipe? Thinking of brewing using half cascade and half chinook.

Chinook might work.
Give it a try.

I went full experimental grapfruit hops and grapefruit zest and i'm about to keg and dry hop and the sample was pretty good.

 

[MrBlackrock]

Brewing this tomorow!

Didn't want to use all my Cascade so subbed the FWH for Southern Cross.

Also using fresh Orange Zest!

 

[NitrogenWidget]

Brewing this tomorow!

Didn't want to use all my Cascade so subbed the FWH for Southern Cross.

Also using fresh Orange Zest!

Keep us posted on how this turned out?

 

[MrBlackrock]

Keep us posted on how this turned out?

Prety damn Good. Ill post a picture later. Smells of fresh zest and some hints in taste

 

[MrBlackrock]

Turned out prety good. Here she is about 1 month post-bottling.

Nice Orange nose, orange aftertaste. Cascade comes in nicely.

Great recipe !