Alternative Sugar Beer English Pale Ale w/Honey - Gold Medal 2020 IBU Open

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Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Windsor (two packs)

Yeast Starter

no

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5 gallons

Original Gravity

1.054

Final Gravity

1.010

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

28

Color

6.7 SRM

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14 days @ 65F, raise the temp to 70F for a few days at the end

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

Cold crashed and lagered for a few days at 34F, gelatin finings added

I brewed this batch for a fundraiser for the Chicago Chorale, so called it the Chicago Chorale Pub Ale. It won the gold medal in the specialty category at this year's Iowa Brewers Union IBU Open in Des Moines and a bronze medal at the Happy Holidays competition in St. Louis last December.

An English-style Pale Ale, brewed with English hops and yeast, with a touch of honey.

Grain Bill
7.5 lbs Pale Malt
1 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Wheat Malt
8 oz Caramel (20L) Malt
8 oz. Honey Malt

Hops
1 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA) 60 min
1 oz East Kent Goldings 20 min
1 oz Challenger (6.8% AA) 5 min

Yeast and Fermentation
Windsor Yeast
Clarity Ferm
Fermented at 65F, cold crashed at 34F

Other
1 lbs honey (added towards the end of the boil)

The Numbers
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.010
Bitterness: 28 IBU
Color: 6.7 SRM
Single Infusion Mash 151F
Batch Sparge

 

[ryansullivan]

Thanks for sharing! I've have a pound of my coworker's homemade honey sitting around waiting for a good recipe. I think this might be the one.