American Pale Ale Da Yooper's House Pale Ale

[pstrohs]

I brewed a 5 gal batch of this back on Jan 7th with some washed 1450. I accidentally let the fermentation temp get down to 56, which caused the batch to get stuck at 1.024. Tried everything to get it going again but nothing worked. Ended up pitching it on a fresh cake of 1272 and it took off within a couple of hours. The FG ended up being 1.012. I also dry hopped with an ounce of Amarillo that I had lying around. It has been on the keg for a little less than two weeks and it is incredible. Probably the best APA that I have brewed to date. Thanks Yoops.

I also reduced the IBUs to around 37. I like my pales ales to be a little less bitter.

 

[JeffoC6]

Hey Hey Yooper. Brewing this tomorrow! Just wanted to confirm, since this is my first shot at dryhopping, that after 2 weeks of primary fermentation, I add the hops for the last week, right?

I'm not doing a secondary so my plan was to primary for 2 weeks, then dryhop the final week and start taking my FG readings. Does this work?

 

[Yooper]

Hey Hey Yooper. Brewing this tomorrow! Just wanted to confirm, since this is my first shot at dryhopping, that after 2 weeks of primary fermentation, I add the hops for the last week, right?

I'm not doing a secondary so my plan was to primary for 2 weeks, then dryhop the final week and start taking my FG readings. Does this work?

Well, sort of. Make sure you're at FG before dryhopping, then add the dryhops about a week before packaging.

 

[JeffoC6]

Well, sort of. Make sure you're at FG before dryhopping, then add the dryhops about a week before packaging.

Ok, so...

-Primary for 2 weeks.
-Check FG...If the same 3 days in a row, dryhop for another week.
-Then bottle.

Yes?

 

[pstrohs]

Ok, so...

-Primary for 2 weeks.
-Check FG...If the same 3 days in a row, dryhop for another week.
-Then bottle.

Yes?

Yes.

 

[voltin]

Just pulled the first pint from the keg for this brew (w/ my subs of Nugget for bittering and Centennial and Cascade for taste and aroma) and I have to say it is AWESOME. It has a nice citrusy, grapefruit aroma and taste. The malt bill balances out the bitterness that the Nuggets provide. Overall I really like this beer, and will definitely keep brewing it on a regular basis.

 

[SookeBrewing]

I brewed this up a few weeks ago and it's ready for the keg now. This is the first beer I've brewed that has a really noticeable hop aroma - it smells incredible! So good that I'm skipping the dry hops. Thanks for the great recipe.

 

[Rubes]

So should the ABV be about 6% on this? That's what the online ABV calculators are telling me. My OG was 1.054 and after 2 weeks it's now at 1.020. It was about 60 degrees so I've put it in a warmer room. It tastes awesome right now, I'm hoping it ferments down some more though.

 

[Yooper]

So should the ABV be about 6% on this? That's what the online ABV calculators are telling me. My OG was 1.054 and after 2 weeks it's now at 1.020. It was about 60 degrees so I've put it in a warmer room. It tastes awesome right now, I'm hoping it ferments down some more though.

Yes, 6% or so seems about right for my OG of 1.058 and FG of 1.010.

 

[pstrohs]

Yooper, this beer rocks. It tastes a lot like Schlafly Dry Hopped APA. Great recipe.

 

[Firebat138]

yup... same here... This keg is gonna go quick...

 

[JeffoC6]

Hi Yooper...Took FG reading tonight (will also be taking tomorrow night). Came out to 1.013. OG for me was 1.051. Being a noob and all, if I take FG again tomorrow night and it's 1.013 again...Should I then dry hop for the next week, and then bottle? Thanks!

 

[Yooper]

Hi Yooper...Took FG reading tonight (will also be taking tomorrow night). Came out to 1.013. OG for me was 1.051. Being a noob and all, if I take FG again tomorrow night and it's 1.013 again...Should I then dry hop for the next week, and then bottle? Thanks!

Yes, that sounds great. When you check the SG tomorrow, take a look at the sample for clarity first. If it's not clear, or at least clearing, I'd wait before dryhopping. I only like to package nice clear beer, as then less crud will fall out in the bottle.

 

[JeffoC6]

Just took another FG reading. It's up to 1.015 (was at 1.013 on Friday night). Grrrr.

Also, I tasted the sample and it had that wet carboard finish I'm under the assumption that this means that oxygen was introduced at some point, but I don't see how it could've happened? I took care of it and handled it well. I didn't even open the fermenter until 13 days into primary fermentation (to take a FG reading). The only thing that could POSSIBLY account for it is that I normally stir the wort with my thermometer when it's in the ice bath, allowing it to cool down quicker.

Could this be an issue?

Either way, I'm still going to drink it and all...Just kinda disappointed. Or...Maybe there's nothing wrong with it at all and it's just green?

 

[threeeight]

Rdwhahb!

 

[smokewater]

I brewed up my 3rd batch of this about a month ago. The other 2 I didn't dry hop because I was buying all the ingredients on a per batch basis and didn't want to buy the extras hops. A lb of cascade pellets solved that problem and i threw about 1.25 oz in my primary about a week ago thinking I would bottle it this weekend. Something came up and I won't be able to bottle it for at least 2 weeks.

Think it will make much difference?

I am a new brewer with 13 batches under my belt and was looking forward to tasting the difference between a dry hopped version and the other versions I brewed.

I just had one of these last night after 10 days in the bottle. I can detect a distinct cascade taste and aroma. I would think the aroma will be more once fully carbed. I like it. No grassy flavor that I can detect

Brewed up another batch of this yesterday. I spilled about 1/2 pound of my grain while mashing in. In an effort to make up some gravity points I threw in .75 lbs of flaked oats I had sitting around from a Blue Moon Clone batch I made last summer. I figured what the hell. I am learning and experimenting anyway. Wound up with 1.054. I also used 1 oz of 10.1 Amarillo for bittering and dropped an ounce of cascade 5.5 pellets in a few at a time the last 30 minutes (dogfish head style)

Do you think I should use a little less priming sugar when I bottle this in a few weeks? I read oats help with head retention.

 

[Rubes]

Drinking this now from the keg and it is amazing. It's crystal clear, and once I get the picture onto my computer I'll add it to the Post a Picture thread. This is the first beer we've made where I thought "holy ****, we made this?" It can stand up there with many commercial pale ales. Thanks Yooper, I'll be making this again and again.

 

[greenstar]

Really looking forward to this brew. I picked up the grains, yeast & hops for this and will probably be brewing it a couple weeks from now. This will be my first pale ale & my second AG batch. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Yooper.

 

[HItransplant]

hey yooper (or anyone else with experience brewing this),

Would this recipe benefit from some head grains, like carapils, flaked barley, oats, etc?

Im gonna brew tomorrow.

thanks all,
HIt

 

[Yooper]

hey yooper (or anyone else with experience brewing this),

Would this recipe benefit from some head grains, like carapils, flaked barley, oats, etc?

Im gonna brew tomorrow.

thanks all,
HIt

Well, not oats because they are oily and can kill head retention. But if you tend to have a lack of foam, you could try carapils or wheat if you want. It's not really needed with that much crystal malt, though.

 

[HItransplant]

Well, not oats because they are oily and can kill head retention. But if you tend to have a lack of foam, you could try carapils or wheat if you want. It's not really needed with that much crystal malt, though.

Thanks for the quick reply yooper!! That's kinda what I was thinking, but it's been a while and I couldn't remember if the head was in need of enhancement.

 

[smokewater]

Well, not oats because they are oily and can kill head retention. But if you tend to have a lack of foam, you could try carapils or wheat if you want. It's not really needed with that much crystal malt, though.

Guess I screwed up adding oats to make up for spilling some grain mashing. This beer has always had good head retention for me. My dry hopped version more so than the others. Maybe a little more priming sugar before bottling?

 

[kman6234]

Just kegged another batch of this. The first batch I brewed turned out great. I brewed the 2nd batch BIAB style and I'm really interested in seeing how it compares to the first.

 

[jaynik]

I brewed this recently and was considering adding an ounce of either palisade or calypso with the ounce of cascade for dry hops. Has anyone done that experiment yet?

 

[jaynik]

Decided to not mess with success and dry hopped with 1.25oz of cascade. Can't wait.

 

[SirBrewsAlot]

May give this a recipe a rip.

 

[jaynik]

I kegged this tonight. Smells great. I think this will be a good one. Thanks yoop.
So, it's now tomorrow night and I took a sample of this beer. Great grapefruit nose. I am really happy with this one. Missed my OG pretty bad, but it will be a nice drinker in the summer!

 

[Gear101]

I am going to have to try this week, looks really good

 

[whiskeyjack]

What yeast do you like to use in this recipe Yooper ? I know its an American Ale but wasn't sure if you used any thing other than 1056

 

[Yooper]

What yeast do you like to use in this recipe Yooper ? I know its an American Ale but wasn't sure if you used any thing other than 1056

I've used LOTS of different yeasts in this, from Denny's Favorite 50 to Wyeast 1335 (an English strain) to S05. I like them all but a good standard 1056/wlp001/So5 is probably my favorite.