American Pale Ale Da Yooper's House Pale Ale

[kcinpdx]

Anyone using any other hops/combinations besides Cascade?
I've brewed this two times with cascade and looking for something different to try.

No, but I would like to try mosaic/citra combo.

 

[CGVT]

Mosaic single hop would be nice too.

 

[Jwin]

Anyone using any other hops/combinations besides Cascade?
I've brewed this two times with cascade and looking for something different to try.

I did centennial and Chinook IIRC.
This is a solid base for a PA/IPA. I think you'd have to try hard to screw it up.

 

[Tommydee]

Chose this as my 2nd ever all grain, 5th batch overall, and first on my new BIAB setup. (Bayou classic 10 gallon, with custom Wilserbag).

I really love beers that ride the line between APA and IPA, and this fit the bill....also I have a lb of cascade in the freezer, and no other hops!
Used beersmith to scale to a 4.3 L size, and 50 IBU (I have 5 gallon glass carboy for fermenter, and on the stove). I think my equipment can handle to 5, so I might to a full load next time.

Pitched a pack of WLP001, first time using this. Currently in the chamber at 66 F. Plan to dryhop right into my carboy( no sock) at day 14, and bottle at day 21. Wort looked and tasted great, and hit the OG pretty close. Excited. Thanks, Yoop!

 

[catdaddy66]

Anyone using any other hops/combinations besides Cascade?
I've brewed this two times with cascade and looking for something different to try.

I am going to use 7 C's (a variety of falconers flight) in the next batch of this that I brew.

 

[brew703]

I am going to use 7 C's (a variety of falconers flight) in the next batch of this that I brew.

Never tried those hops. I'll be brewing another batch in a few weeks- still unsure of which hop or hops I will use.
I have some Citra I need to use so I may go with that and one other hop.

 

[catdaddy66]

I am going to use 7 C's (a variety of falconers flight) in the next batch of this that I brew.

Just finished mashing this recipe! Excited to see how the hops play off of the malts. I will let everyone know the results in a couple weeks.

 

[Tommydee]

Great beer. A lot of firsts for me.
First all grain in my new kettle/wilserbag BIAB setup.
First successful allgrain, 2nd overall. (Made a sweet half fermented Irish stout)
Firs time not using a kit.
First time oxygenating my wort
First time kegging
First time dryhopping.
First beer that I'm actually proud to share!

Is a bit foamy, still need to learn how to set up keg serving pressure.....
Thanks Yoop!

 

[Oldskewl]

Great beer. A lot of firsts for me.
First all grain in my new kettle/wilserbag BIAB setup.
First successful allgrain, 2nd overall. (Made a sweet half fermented Irish stout)
Firs time not using a kit.
First time oxygenating my wort
First time kegging
First time dryhopping.
First beer that I'm actually proud to share!

Is a bit foamy, still need to learn how to set up keg serving pressure.....
Thanks Yoop!

Looks good! Congratulations. How do you get it to stay in the glass? Mine runs out when I turn it sideways.

 

[brew703]

Gonna try and brew this weekend. Decided on equal amts of mosaic/simcoe/centennial at 10 & 0 and dh with simcoe and mosaic. May add a 15 min addition and eliminate the 10 min.

 

[oylerck]

Great beer. A lot of firsts for me.
First all grain in my new kettle/wilserbag BIAB setup.
First successful allgrain, 2nd overall. (Made a sweet half fermented Irish stout)
Firs time not using a kit.
First time oxygenating my wort
First time kegging
First time dryhopping.
First beer that I'm actually proud to share!

Is a bit foamy, still need to learn how to set up keg serving pressure.....
Thanks Yoop!

Tommydee, I force carb at 25 at 40 degrees and tilt back and forth until it will not receive anymore co2 and the let sit for a day. At that point I move down to 10-12psi and let sit another day or two. There always seems to be foam when I first open the tap, so I go straight into an old Clorox wipe canister until I see that pass. Then serve with normal head.

 

[luizffgarcia]

Guys, i am going to brew this on the weekend, but i brew 1 gallon batches and i am not too sure if i got beersmith configured correctly to scale to 1 gallon.

Does anyone have this already scaled so i can compare to what i got?

Thanks

 

[snocross1985]

I brewed this as a 2.5 gallon batch 2 weeks ago during a raging blizzard. Efficiency ended up being higher than predicted (my second all grain batch) and ended up with a 1.062 OG. Finished out at 1.012 FG and has been bottled. Really looking forward to trying this one.

 

[luizffgarcia]

Reporting back after giving this recipe a try, its delicious, one of the best beers i have ever brewed.

One thing thou, by reading the comments i would expect this beer to have a little more malt backbone than it turned out to have, i blame Beersmith for the scaling to 1 gallon, the grain proportions are changed comparing to the original recipe, i ended up with a lesser percentage of munich and crystal malts.

Do you guys have any experience with this scenario? I will brew this again soon but this time i will scale the grains by hand keeping the percentages...

 

[Yooper]

Reporting back after giving this recipe a try, its delicious, one of the best beers i have ever brewed.

One thing thou, by reading the comments i would expect this beer to have a little more malt backbone than it turned out to have, i blame Beersmith for the scaling to 1 gallon, the grain proportions are changed comparing to the original recipe, i ended up with a lesser percentage of munich and crystal malts.

Do you guys have any experience with this scenario? I will brew this again soon but this time i will scale the grains by hand keeping the percentages...

Weird that the amounts changed for a smaller batch. I'd do what you suggest and keep the percentages the same, and go wit that.

 

[rtstrider]

I'm brewing my own concept of this pale ale via extract (yoopers seen the recipe via pm). It's very similar to this one. My question is I would like a 3 week primary (dry hopping the last 7 days in a sterilized muslin bag with 1oz hops) and 3 week bottling for a total of 6 weeks. I'm torn between using us-05 or wyeast 1450 Dennys ale strain. I've read these can both be slow starters. I'm not worried about the beer clarity and don't have a way to cold crash. I can either ferment around 60f or 72ish (if that would speed things up). I can even do a combo of the two. Per brewersfriend recipe calculator the us-05 would get me around 6.25% and Denny's would get me around 5.78% after attenuation. The Denny's would make the beer fall under pale ale guidelines also but it's just for me and a few friends so I definitely wouldn't turn down the extra abv lol. Whats a good recommendation? I'm using some hops to get a bit of a citrusy flavor and wouldn't mind the Denny's to help make this a tad more malt forward. This is going on mid july and is slated to be ready by the Florida State kickoff game.

 

[Jwin]

You definitely don't want to ferment at 72. Moving it to the 72° space when you dry hop may help it finish faster, but spend the first week in the 60° space.

 

[rlmiller10]

I'm brewing my own concept of this pale ale via extract (yoopers seen the recipe via pm). It's very similar to this one. My question is I would like a 3 week primary (dry hopping the last 7 days in a sterilized muslin bag with 1oz hops) and 3 week bottling for a total of 6 weeks. I'm torn between using us-05 or wyeast 1450 Dennys ale strain. I've read these can both be slow starters. I'm not worried about the beer clarity and don't have a way to cold crash. I can either ferment around 60f or 72ish (if that would speed things up). I can even do a combo of the two. Per brewersfriend recipe calculator the us-05 would get me around 6.25% and Denny's would get me around 5.78% after attenuation. The Denny's would make the beer fall under pale ale guidelines also but it's just for me and a few friends so I definitely wouldn't turn down the extra abv lol. Whats a good recommendation? I'm using some hops to get a bit of a citrusy flavor and wouldn't mind the Denny's to help make this a tad more malt forward. This is going on mid july and is slated to be ready by the Florida State kickoff game.

Is there any way to get the temp to closer to 65? With US-05 you might get some peach flavors at 60 F. I have no experience with Denny's. I brew this beer with US-05 and it is wonderful but keep the temp about 66 for the first week then bump it up to 70 or so to finish. That gives a very clean fermentation with little to no yeast contribution to the flavor.

For $30 a laundry tub, a fish tank heater, and put you fermenter in the tub full of water will get you very close to 67 degrees

 

[rtstrider]

My only option right now is either an ice bath or room temp. The ice bath water temp'd out around 60f. I change out with a fresh frozen 1 gallon jug every 12 hours or so. So the temp varies between 60f and I'd say 68ish. It's not exact but it's the only option I have at this time

 

[Jwin]

If your wort is mid 60s at pitch, and in a 60-65° bath after fermentation has started, it will probably stay in the mid 60s for the peak of fermentation. . Fermentation naturally creates heat and the wort will be several degrees warmer than it's surroundings. Especially in a bucket, which insulates the wort more so than a pet carboy. Once pass the peak 2-4 days, just move it to room temp or cease the ice bottles for it to finish up.

 

[rtstrider]

Thanks Jwin! I guess the answer at this point will be if the LHBS has Denny's I'll probably go that route. If not then us-05. I'm really hoping to give the Denny's yeast a shot this batch though. Either way I'm going to take the advice and ferment in the ice bath for 4 days or so

 

[abrdnck]

Brewing this up right now as first brew on my new EBIAB setup. Modified hop bill to Mosaic and adjusted additions to account for increased AA%. Very excited to try it out.

 

[Redleg84]

This sounds good, think I'll be brewing this up this weekend instead of the IPA I was planning.

 

[catdaddy66]

I think this is what I will brew this weekend. Just got 1# of cascade and must use up a few ozs!

 

[Elkobrewer]

This beer is awesome I just placed the order to make this again for thr 7th time.

 

[Redleg84]

Brewed this up yesterday and it's fermenting away as I type this. My OG was 3 points low, I'm guessing my boil off amount is different now that it's hot and humid out. I used wlp090 as I didn't have any wlp001 on hand.

I love Cascade so I can't wait to try this

 

[abrdnck]

Brewed on June 10, kegged last Sunday. Poured my first pint tonight. Excellent! Easy drinking APA with enough hops to make your taste buds happy. I used all Mosaic for this first batch, but I am sure to experiment with them. This will definitely be on my rotation. Thanks, Yooper!

 

[rtstrider]

Brewed an extract version of this 7/10 with US-05. Used Cascade, Citra, and Galaxy hops. Going to let it clear out in the secondary and try dry hopping. This should be bottled and ready in time for the Florida State football kickoff!

 

[baron]

Just poured my 1st one tonight. Delicious. A little hoppy with a nice malty backbone.
Followed recipe exactly except used Omega West Coast Ale I...yeast.This is a keeper.
Thanks Yooper!

 

[rtstrider]

Just bottled this batch. Man it was tasty. A tad sweet from the priming sugar though. Ready to taste this fully carbed for the Florida State game! Thanks for the recipe yooper!