I wanted to share my recipe for a pretty damn good APA. This is loosely based of a SNPA clone and Jamil's APA. I've made about 30 (all types, from lagers to Saisons to Sours) beers since March 2013 (2 years!) and finally have a house Pale Ale that fits the bill. I think we can all agree that this is a must. My wife even likes it and that is saying something.. Not too bitter, not too sweet (SNPA clones tend to be too sweet with all that Caramel) and just a touch more ABV to make it interesting.
All Grain
70~% efficiency
Boil size 7.40 gal
Batch size 5.50 gal
Mash 149F for 75 min
OG 1.058
FG 1.010
ABV 6.3%
IBU 40
SRM 5
10.75 Pale Malt (US)
0.75 Vienna Malt
0.50 Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.25 Crystal 30
0.40 Warrior (15%) @ 60
0.50 Perle (8%) @ 30
1.00 Cascade (6%) @ 10
2.00 Cascade (6%) @ 0
WLP001
2.00 Cascade (6%) 9 days
My notes from brewing...
6/27/15 - OG 1.058 Higher than expected. 10 points from SG. Added 2.2 ltr 1.040 starter (starter was at 22 hrs, so active but mostly done) to bring 4.9 gal wort to 5.5 gal. Boiled down more than expected. Put in crawl space at 68F ambient with blow off. Wort chiller to 73F (it's hot here in Sicily). Need to make another kettle volume measuring stick.
7/1/15 - Ferm slowed. Added about 2 oz cascade to primary with hopes to scrub O2 and move hops around. Was fermenting at up to 73F.
7/5/15 - Transferred about 4.5 gal to secondary. Big loss from hops/trub.
7/10/15 - Kegged. FG 1.010. 6.5%. Smells good. Crystal clear.
7/11/15 - Beer has clouded slightly due to chill haze? Tastes good. Bit sweet but not cloying. Not too bitter. So happy with this one.
FWIW.. Thanks for reading. Hope it works for you too!
All Grain
70~% efficiency
Boil size 7.40 gal
Batch size 5.50 gal
Mash 149F for 75 min
OG 1.058
FG 1.010
ABV 6.3%
IBU 40
SRM 5
10.75 Pale Malt (US)
0.75 Vienna Malt
0.50 Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.25 Crystal 30
0.40 Warrior (15%) @ 60
0.50 Perle (8%) @ 30
1.00 Cascade (6%) @ 10
2.00 Cascade (6%) @ 0
WLP001
2.00 Cascade (6%) 9 days
My notes from brewing...
6/27/15 - OG 1.058 Higher than expected. 10 points from SG. Added 2.2 ltr 1.040 starter (starter was at 22 hrs, so active but mostly done) to bring 4.9 gal wort to 5.5 gal. Boiled down more than expected. Put in crawl space at 68F ambient with blow off. Wort chiller to 73F (it's hot here in Sicily). Need to make another kettle volume measuring stick.
7/1/15 - Ferm slowed. Added about 2 oz cascade to primary with hopes to scrub O2 and move hops around. Was fermenting at up to 73F.
7/5/15 - Transferred about 4.5 gal to secondary. Big loss from hops/trub.
7/10/15 - Kegged. FG 1.010. 6.5%. Smells good. Crystal clear.
7/11/15 - Beer has clouded slightly due to chill haze? Tastes good. Bit sweet but not cloying. Not too bitter. So happy with this one.
FWIW.. Thanks for reading. Hope it works for you too!
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