American Pale Ale Da Yooper's House Pale Ale

[rico567]

My first batch had conditioned two weeks yesterday, so I cracked a tube. Awesome.

 

[stagstout]

Yooper,
I'm bottling by third batch this weekend. This stuff is awesome, my best beer to date. Just wanted to say thanks. My third batch I used Notty since my lhbs was out of s-05. Hope it keeps the same profile since it did ferment in the lower 70"s. We shall see.

 

[RichBenn]

I too am finally getting around to this recipe. My son is turning 21 in November; this is a birthday present. A tough brew day, with a stuck batch sparge and other problems, but came out only a couple of gravity points off. Seems like it'll be a winner! Now all I need is a clever label....

 

[Craigvu]

Picked up the grainbill last night from LHBS and am brewing this weekend. Very excited to get this one going. I'm playing around with my hops inventory to get a workable hop schedule and wanted some thoughts on how this would work:

.5 oz Summit 60 mins (28.6 IBU)
.5 oz Centennial 30 mins (10.4 IBU)
.5 oz Amarillo 15 mins (3.9 IBU)
.5 oz Amarillo Flameout
.5 oz Cascade Dry Hop

42.9 IBUs total

too much variety going on, or would this combo work?

 

[RichBenn]

Hey Yooper! Is your Munich used in this 10L or 20L? I'm guessing the latter, based upon the color you show. But I think I used 10L. Think that'll affect it much? Just a little lighter, but I haven't used Munich enough to know what the difference in flavor would be.

And I was so hoping to finally do a recipe here as written......

Rich

 

[Yooper]

Hey Yooper! Is your Munich used in this 10L or 20L? I'm guessing the latter, based upon the color you show. But I think I used 10L. Think that'll affect it much? Just a little lighter, but I haven't used Munich enough to know what the difference in flavor would be.

And I was so hoping to finally do a recipe here as written......

Rich

I've actually used about three different kinds! I think the first time I used Weyermann's Munich, the 10L, since I didn't specify. That's my idea of a "standard" Munich malt.

I've used a darker one as well, and I believe I've used Briess' Munich.

My standard Munich malt is the lighter one, though.

 

[RichBenn]

I've actually used about three different kinds! I think the first time I used Weyermann's Munich, the 10L, since I didn't specify. That's my idea of a "standard" Munich malt.

I've used a darker one as well, and I believe I've used Briess' Munich.

My standard Munich malt is the lighter one, though.

Wow, you sure change your avatar a lot! This was a homebrew conference you and your hubby went to, I hope!

 

[johnnybrew]

Yooper! Jumped on the train and plan to brew it up tomorrow. Then, on Friday, plan to do a batch of EdWort's Hefe (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/bee-cave-brewery-bavarian-hefeweizen-35679/)!

 

[Yooper]

Wow, you sure change your avatar a lot! This was a homebrew conference you and your hubby went to, I hope!

No, Bob doesn't go to any homebrew conferences. He isn't into brewing at all.

I've gone solo to the NHC twice, and had a great time! I just slapped that picture in my avatar because of some recent posts- one guy thought I was a guy, and one guy said I was a brewing goddess.

I laughed, but wanted to show one brew expert, and then plain old me.

 

[Reelale]

Off-topic. Hey Yoop. I was doing a search day before yesterday for bail return springs for a vintage Zebco Cardinal 4 spinning reel, the Swedish-built ones. I happened upon a Cabelas fishing forum where a person posted with the user name "Yooper". Is that you? If so, do you have a set of bail return springs for a Cardinal 4?

 

[Yooper]

Off-topic. Hey Yoop. I was doing a search day before yesterday for bail return springs for a vintage Zebco Cardinal 4 spinning reel, the Swedish-built ones. I happened upon a Cabelas fishing forum where a person posted with the user name "Yooper". Is that you? If so, do you have a set of bail return springs for a Cardinal 4?

Hahaha, no. Unfortunately I do NOT have a set of bail return springs for a Cardinal 4. I have some old Zebcos but I've never been on a forum besides this one. (Don't you think I spend way too much time online as it is? )

 

[Reelale]

Hahaha, no. Unfortunately I do NOT have a set of bail return springs for a Cardinal 4. I have some old Zebcos but I've never been on a forum besides this one. (Don't you think I spend way too much time online as it is? )

Ha. Thought I'd check. I guess that user name is more common than I thought. And no, you don't spend too much time here. Your posts have helped my brewing out a lot. Sorry for the hijack. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.....

 

[johnnybrew]

Yooper, brewed this on Thursday and while it is fermenting ok, it isn't as aggressive/active as I would expect. I have a bubble from the airlock every 5 secs or so. Is this a trait of s05? Typically with most other brews they are bubbling away in the first 48 hrs. E.g., I brewed EdWort's hefe yesterday and it's cranking away. Just wondering if I should dehydrate another pack and pitch?

 

[Yooper]

Yooper, brewed this on Thursday and while it is fermenting ok, it isn't as aggressive/active as I would expect. I have a bubble from the airlock every 5 secs or so. Is this a trait of s05? Typically with most other brews they are bubbling away in the first 48 hrs. E.g., I brewed EdWort's hefe yesterday and it's cranking away. Just wondering if I should dehydrate another pack and pitch?

Each fermentation is different, but there isn't anything special in the ingredients that would cause a change. If it's fermenting, I'd leave it alone.

 

[johnnybrew]

Each fermentation is different, but there isn't anything special in the ingredients that would cause a change. If it's fermenting, I'd leave it alone.

Thanks, Yooper!

 

[knotquiteawake]

Ok, So I converted the previously attached beersmith file to PM based on my 4 gallon pot and 5 gallon cooler (with an optimistic 60% eff) and this is what it kicked back to me. I'm sure I could fit more into my cooler but my first run with the cooler was something like 50% or lower because I couldn't get my temps right (I am getting a thermapen now). How does what BS came up with look? I think now that I will hopefully be able to get the temps better that I could go heavier on the grains. I would do all grain but I am limited in pot size and stove output.

4.39 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 48.97 % 
1.49 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 16.62 % 
1.45 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 16.24 % 
0.90 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 10.04 % 
0.36 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.06 % 
0.36 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.06 % 
1.39 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 24.2 IBU 
0.95 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -  
1.04 oz Cascade [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 14.0 IBU 
1.39 oz Cascade (homegrown) [6.30 %] (10 min) Hops 6.9 IBU 
0.70 oz Cascade (homegrown) [6.30 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU 
0.48 oz Cascade (homegrown) [6.30 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -  
0.95 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc  
1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (Fermentis #US-05) Yeast-Ale

 

[johnnybrew]

Each fermentation is different, but there isn't anything special in the ingredients that would cause a change. If it's fermenting, I'd leave it alone.

Yooper - not sure if it was answered here, and sorry if it was and I just didn't see it, but you mentioned that you used dried whole hops for your dry hope addition. In that past I used pellet hops for dry hopping and they eventually sunk to the bottom (about 1 week). It doesn't look like these will sink in one week's time. Is this correct? Can't wait to taste it! Thanks again!

 

[NCBeernut]

This looks like a stellar recipe. I might have to try this next time an APA gets on my to-brew list, but with centennial (my favorite american hop) or a blend of centennial/cascade.

 

[Yooper]

Yooper - not sure if it was answered here, and sorry if it was and I just didn't see it, but you mentioned that you used dried whole hops for your dry hope addition. In that past I used pellet hops for dry hopping and they eventually sunk to the bottom (about 1 week). It doesn't look like these will sink in one week's time. Is this correct? Can't wait to taste it! Thanks again!

You can use either leaf hops or pellet hops. If they don't sink, you can just siphon from between the two layers- the hops on top and the trub on the bottom. I like to start the siphon in the middle of the fermenter, and just lower it as the top level lowers. You can do a really good job siphoning like that.

 

[RyanN]

Okay, first off I totally messed up some things with this recipe.....LHBS bucket and cloth to guide crushed grains was misplaced so I ended up with .5 lb on the floor which was likely the crystal. I added "some" grains to make up for this, a pound if I remember correctly but I'm not sure what the pound consisted of? My way of thinking would make me believe it was Maris Otter. Anyway, I followed directions from that point and hit a 1.071 OG, too high but my LHBS has been giving me 85% efficiency regularly. Anyway, even with all the mess ups this beer is the best I've brewed by far, seems very balanced. Thanks Yooper!

 

[Yooper]

Okay, first off I totally messed up some things with this recipe.....LHBS bucket and cloth to guide crushed grains was misplaced so I ended up with .5 lb on the floor which was likely the crystal. I added "some" grains to make up for this, a pound if I remember correctly but I'm not sure what the pound consisted of? My way of thinking would make me believe it was Maris Otter. Anyway, I followed directions from that point and hit a 1.071 OG, too high but my LHBS has been giving me 85% efficiency regularly. Anyway, even with all the mess ups this beer is the best I've brewed by far, seems very balanced. Thanks Yooper!

You made me laugh! You totally messed up my recipe, got a different OG, and still gave me the credit for the recipe.

I think that you're giving me WAY too much credit- it sounds like you made a great beer all on your own.

 

[Slowfro]

Yooper - great brew! My OG was a bit low but this turned out to be the best beer I've made yet. Only problem is there are only 5 gallons, I need to jump on another batch because that certainly won't last long around the house!

 

[Yooper]

Yooper - great brew! My OG was a bit low but this turned out to be the best beer I've made yet. Only problem is there are only 5 gallons, I need to jump on another batch because that certainly won't last long around the house!

Thanks for the reminder! I'm making an IPA today, but I think I should brew this again next week. We haven't had it in a while.

 

[BendBrewer]

I brew my slightly tweaked version of this recipe every other batch. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[BendBrewer]

Currently have 2 different beers on tap and another 4 in process. With my short term memory deficiencies and pipeline, I tend to forget which beer is which.

Kegged 10 gallons on Sunday and tasted it. Absolutely fantastic. My wife tried some and agreed. THAT is the beer. "Which one is this?" she asked. "I don't know, have to check my notes."

Duh, of course it was Yoopers. This year's Cascades are delicious.

 

[Yooper]

Currently have 2 different beers on tap and another 4 in process. With my short term memory deficiencies and pipeline, I tend to forget which beer is which.

Kegged 10 gallons on Sunday and tasted it. Absolutely fantastic. My wife tried some and agreed. THAT is the beer. "Which one is this?" she asked. "I don't know, have to check my notes."

Duh, of course it was Yoopers. This year's Cascades are delicious.

My 2010 cascades seem to have less aroma and flavor than the 2009. Maybe it's just my location, but they were harvested at the perfect time and just dont' seem to have the "punch" that the 2009 hops had. I still have a package or two of the 2009s, so when I make it again I'll use those! This is my "next up" recipe!

 

[Toecutter]

I'm gonna brew this sunday. looks interesting. I like using Columbus, so I'll bitter with that and finish with Cascades. I dont have any crystal 20, so I'll sub with Caramunich. Looking forward to it

 

[sudsmcgee]

General question: is the 30 minute hop that important? Could I just adjust the 60 minute to get the same ibu's? I'm just learning, and I thought 30 min hops additions were kinda pointless.

 

[Yooper]

General question: is the 30 minute hop that important? Could I just adjust the 60 minute to get the same ibu's? I'm just learning, and I thought 30 min hops additions were kinda pointless.

No, it's not important at all, and it is kinda pointless! That way my way of using an "even" amount of hops, and still getting the IBUs correct! I didn't want to use .35 more hops at 60 minutes, I think. I don't really recall now, but it worked out with my AAUs and so I've kept it!

I'm making this right now, as a matter of fact- just mashed in. The only changes this time are bittering with chinook (.5 ounce) and then using .5 ounce at 5 minutes instead of that one cascade addition at 5 minutes.

 

[Toecutter]

Ok.Just put 10 gallons of this in the fermenter. I subbed CaraMunich for the Crystal 20 and used 2 row for the base malt. I used 2 oz Columbus 12.2 @ 60, 1 oz Columbus @ 30 and 2 oz Amarillo 7.5 @ 5 min. I calculate 49 IBU's. The wort tasted great, my OG came in at 1.053