American Pale Ale Lake Walk Pale Ale

[RichBenn]

I lucked out and got just enough Amarillo and Simcoe to brew this and a Pliny Clone. Doing the Lake Walk with organic grains and a tiny bit of Citra in the dry hop; can't wait!

A real bummer that these hops are so good and in such short supply. Chinook and Centennial can get "in the ballpark", but nothing is really the same.

 

[CadKing]

Dude - Thanks for the recipe. By far my favorite of everything I've made so far.

I'm amazed at how quickly the hop flavor changes. It seems that every few days I can detect a slightly differnt hop character. I just wish I could figure out how to lock it at what I think is the sweet spot where the citris is right in your face without being over the top. Would dry hopping longer help maintain that a bit longer do you think? I've been dry hopping for 7 and then 10 days on the next batch. Would you try longer?

 

[adman]

Brewed this last week and tasted my (pre-dry-hopping) hydrometer sample. Really, really good. I can't wait to try it once it's finished and in the bottle.

Bottom line, great recipe -- thanks, Dude!

 

[RichBenn]

Made this for the first time. With less than a week in the keg (dry hopping with just a pinch of Citra added), it's headed to be my new favorite! This is as close as it gets getting IIPA flavors and aromas in a Pale Ale. My liver thanks you!

 

[Dan_F_30]

I want to try this recipe. But I gave a question. The recipe says 2 row brewers malt. Is that 2 row pale malt? Also, the toasted pale malt. Is that just more of the pale malt that is toasted? Thanks for the info!

 

[Dude]

Here's mine:


Absolutely delicious! Smells like Sweetwater IPA.

That is beer porn!!!!! Beautiful!

 

[Dude]

I want to try this recipe. But I gave a question. The recipe says 2 row brewers malt. Is that 2 row pale malt? Also, the toasted pale malt. Is that just more of the pale malt that is toasted? Thanks for the info!

Yes & yes!

 

[bluemoose]

Dude,

How long are you toasting and at what heat?

Thanks

 

[Dan_F_30]

Here's mine:

Brewed 12/18/2011 per recipe OG=1.058 FG=1.012
Kegged 01/08/2012 + Dry Hopped for 10 days
Chilled + CO2 added 01/18
Tapped 01/29

Absolutely delicious! Smells like Sweetwater IPA.

I can't wait to try it. I tried sweetwater a month back and that got me looking for a good pale ale recipe. CAN NOT WAIT! Moving to the secondary tonight!

 

[FullDraw]

Tapped, Loved, Shared.

 

[bullinachinashop]

Sorry if I missed this somewhere in the middle, but do you let the malt rest after roasting and if so, how long.
I'd like to brew this tomorrow and I can roast the grains today. I've let most grains rest for about a week after roasting previously.
Thanks,
Bull

 

[FullDraw]

My oats sat one day from roast to mash in a brown paper bag. Fantastic. Drinking some right now!

 

[PJM]

Yeah, my recollection from reading the whole thread (whew...) some time ago, is that some people had let the toasted grains sit for a week or two before using them but othes had used them the next day with no adverse effects. I have done it both ways and did not have a problem toasting them one day and using them the next. Good luck.

 

[bullinachinashop]

Thanks,
Mine are toasted and will be used tomorrow.
Bull

 

[EO74]

I used mine 10 min after roasting , but thats not why im posting.....just tapped the keg of this and its AWSOME my wife that hates hoppy beer loves it! She dosn't believe that i didn't put some kind of juice in the keg lol! thanks for the recipe dude.

 

[RichBenn]

I didn't wait the 1-2 week after roasting. Tasted toasty in the keg early on, but now the flavors have mellowed or disguised by the long dry hop in the keg.

I think it may be time to remove the dry hops. Aroma of citrus and pineapple fills the room on every pour!

 

[RCBIV]

I just wanted to chime in, about 6 or 7 weeks after bottling: This beer is delicious. It was my first brew (I did the PM version) and I couldn't be happier with it. The aroma is amazing. I can't wait to brew this again once I really know what I'm doing.

 

[connord]

Entered an IPA version of this beer in the Bluebonnet Brew off and got second in the new entrant category. I haven't got my score sheets back yet, but I am very interested to see the comments. I missed my mash temp and it ended up a bit sweeter than I was going for.

 

[Dan_F_30]

By far the best beer I've made! Thanks for the recipe!

 

[wookiemofo]

Entered an IPA version of this beer in the Bluebonnet Brew off and got second in the new entrant category. I haven't got my score sheets back yet, but I am very interested to see the comments. I missed my mash temp and it ended up a bit sweeter than I was going for.

Care to share your recipe? I tried turning it into an IPA as well, I'd like to compare notes!

 

[NJstout]

it pretty much is an ipa. I think it falls in the very upper end for pale ale, or the low end for ipa

 

[bgc]

Hey Dude,

I just wanted to say thanks for your incredible inspiration on what my co-workers called (until now) the "vanilla" APA.

I toyed a bit and entered my take on this recipe into the 2012 Cascade Brewers Cup in the Everett/Seattle area and got a legitimate placement in american ales, losing to a brown ale (argh, but I know it has to be AMAZING). BJCP reviews came in with great scores. Comments noted a malt backbone which was well balanced, standing up to the hops. I know toasting the malt played a really strong role in the additional flavor; I appreciate that spin on this style.

For my setup, Beersmith spat out an OG of 1.056, IBU of 46.1, finished at 1.011, so I agree that this could be a borderline IPA.

Couldn't have done this on my own, and thanks again Dude.

-B

 

[connord]

Care to share your recipe? I tried turning it into an IPA as well, I'd like to compare notes!

I put the recipe here

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/pickerel-lake-ipa-319049/#post3967568

 

[EO74]

By far the best beer I've made! Thanks for the recipe!

I have to agree i was just saying this to my wife last night, this has to be one of my best if not favorite brews! I also entered it into a local comp so i'll let you know how it does!

 

[frazier]

OK, I've got this in my queue. Just a question though - why the 90 minute boil? This seems like a normal APA and I don't see a reason - but I do want to know what it is!

Thanks.

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

Brewed this a couple weeks ago (first time in a while) with competitions in mind. Hit my expected OG of 1.056 right on the mark, as well as my FG of 1.012. Couldn't be happier. Sample tastes outstanding.

This go around I dry hopped with 1 oz each of Simcoe and Amarillo for 6 days, removed the hops, and today I threw in a fresh 1 oz. of each that will stay another 6 days before crashing/kegging. I feel bad using 4 oz of hard to come by hops for dry hopping, but the aroma I'm going to get on this thing will be insane.

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

OK, I've got this in my queue. Just a question though - why the 90 minute boil? This seems like a normal APA and I don't see a reason - but I do want to know what it is!

Thanks.

ha, I just noticed Dude's recipe says 90 minutes... I've always done 60 and it comes out great.

 

[shelly_belly]

I got 3rd place for 10A American Ale-Pale Ale in the CARBOY Shamrock Open (Raleigh, NC) last month. I thought that was great considering my beer was a good 3-4 weeks past it's prime.

 

[DrinkNoH2O]

I got 3rd place for 10A American Ale-Pale Ale in the CARBOY Shamrock Open (Raleigh, NC) last month. I thought that was great considering my beer was a good 3-4 weeks past it's prime.

Nice, congrats!

 

[EO74]

2nd place 10a soth shore brew off!!