American Pale Ale Lake Walk Pale Ale

[DrunkleJon]

Mine was an explosion of tropical on the first few pours. Then a week later it had faded but was still a damn fine beer. I had bitter to spare at the end. Going to make it again soon.

 

[cdubya]

Love this beer, was my second batch of this...will be a regular in my double tap for sure. My over the top hop aroma seems to fade quickly...any remedy for this? Maybe hop ball or bag in the keg instead of in secondary? I use op recipe except spit latest 11 gal batch s-05 and wy-1332...really like the finished product of 're wy-1332...Both went from 1.052 to 1.009

 

[Beersnob16]

I'm getting ready to brew this hopefully Thursday of next week. This will be my first all grain batch so any advise would be great.


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[BeerGrylls]

My second batch turned out to be significantly darker than the first. Interesting, the only change I made was using S-04 instead of US-05. Either way, still delicious.

 

[Sir-Hops-A-Lot]

Hey guys,
I'm going to brew a double batch tomorrow. I read the first couple of pages of replies and a lot of guys said that this turned out dry even with 153 for mash. I am considering putting a 1/2 # of dexedrin in the double batch. Any thoughts?
SHAL

 

[bolus14]

I used the original recipe and Denny's Fav, WY1450, and have gotten comments from friends about his smooth it is for a Pale.

I haven't used much dextrin so I can't give any advise on that.

 

[rmyurick]

Sir-Hops-a-Lot: why not just mash higher, say 156? It will convert faster & you won't have to add malto-dextrin. I like a dryer beer myself.

 

[Sir-Hops-A-Lot]

I brewed the recipe as written today. I will see how it tastes and perhaps do mods from there
thanks
SHAL

 

[fredhead]

This may have been addressed earlier, i saw talk of softer biterness... But my brewersfriend recipe says 65.15 IBU (tinseth)!!! Did i miss something?

 

[bzwyatt]

Calculated IBUs don't really correlate to actual flavor.

 

[fredhead]

The OP writes 45 IBU, is that calculated or actual?

 

[FlaglerBC]

Just made 11 gallons of this. Upped the hops a bit and made it a 60 min boil. Split the batch, pitching a Vermont Ale yeast on one and a Kolsch yeast on the other. Excited to do a side by side.

 

[FullDraw]

Mark me down for another 10 in the fermenter. This is often a recipe I recommend to newer all grain brewers. It gives them a chance to make a great beer with a simple grainbill and procedure. I also do the 60 minute boil. I often toast base malt for my other recipes based on the flavor I got from this years ago.

 

[Beardo21]

I've brewed this recipe a few times now with the Amarillo/Simcoe hop combo and it's turned out great each time. Just curious if anyone has tried other hop combos for this recipe. Thinking about changing it up this time around. Cheers.

 

[BeerGrylls]

My two cents, I've brewed this a few times as well, but have changed the yeast instead of the hops. It was interestingly contrasted using Conan and London ale. I don't think I would mess with the hops personally.

 

[Beardo21]

My two cents, I've brewed this a few times as well, but have changed the yeast instead of the hops. It was interestingly contrasted using Conan and London ale. I don't think I would mess with the hops personally.

What difference did you get with the Conan?

 

[BeerGrylls]

It muted the hops in some ways and accentuated then in others. I feel like Conan has some phenolic qualities that mingle with hop character, that you really don't get with clean american ale yeast. To be honest I preferred the original recipe.

 

[Beardo21]

I think I will stick with what I've done in the past. Especially since conan is slightly difficult to find here in the midwest and I don't have time to wait for it to arrive via the interwebs. My brew days have to be scheduled out in advance for the time being with my 2 month old boy at home

 

[BeerGrylls]

The recipe is just sublime as is. As a hobbyist I will mess with near anything but I know a good thing when I see (drink) it. Stick with the original and know it's amazing.

 

[elproducto]

Haven't brewed this recipe in quite a while. I have a pound of the infamous 2013 Amarillo hops, I'm afraid to use them as I hear they are bad. Can anyone comment on the 2013 crop of Amarillo?

 

[BeerGrylls]

I made this with (somewhat fresher) 2013 batch and it was still fantastic. I say go for it while the going's good.

 

[mmacdon3]

I am all set to brew this tomorrow. As some of you mentioned earlier, when I entered this recipe into Beersmith it said the IBU's will be over 60...which push it into the IPA range. Are you guys noticing this beer come out more bitter than it should?

Should I consider cutting back on the 60min addition? Or maybe adding some of that 60min addition as FWH's instead?

 

[BeerGrylls]

It's on the hairy edge between a pale ale and an IPA. That said, it's not too bitter if you like that style. Don't trust the math, trust the taste buds.

 

[bolus14]

I'm far from an IPA fan and this was pretty good. All depending on my pipeline I may make it again this year. I wouldn't worry about the IBU count this is a good brew.

 

[Shawn0522]

So this is sitting in the fermenter and bubbling away nicely. Cant wait to try it! I have been wanting to find a "house" APA in the 5.5% ABV range for the fishing and golfing trips. Hopefully my search is over.

 

[Zzyzx3]

Brewed this up a few weeks ago and just finished carbing it up. I only tweaked the recipe slightly by keeping the IBU around 42 and I added 1 oz of Citra as a whirlpool addition while I was chilling.



Thanks for the great recipe Dude!

 

[bolus14]

Made this last year and thinking of brewing again, but with different hops. Thinking of keeping the malt bill the same but changing the hops up a bit using Calypso for bittering and El Dorado and Citra in place of the Simcoe and Amarillo. Any thoughts?

 

[Zzyzx3]

Made this last year and thinking of brewing again, but with different hops. Thinking of keeping the malt bill the same but changing the hops up a bit using Calypso for bittering and El Dorado and Citra in place of the Simcoe and Amarillo. Any thoughts?

I think part of the magic of the Dude's recipe is how well Amarillo and Simcoe work together. I'm sure those hop substitutions will be fine, it will just be different. I haven't used El Dorado yet, so I am not sure how it will play with Citra.

 

[bolus14]

I agree the OP recipe is great, I really have no complaints with it, I'm just looking for more of an orange/lemon citrus character. The amarillo should provide it's orange/tropical fruit aroma and flavor while the El Dorado will give some candied orange/lemon/cherry.

I'm more or less looking to head in the direction of Stone's Delicious IPA, no really clone it, with a little less bitterness, not that Delicious is all that bitter. They used Lemon Drop and El Dorado in that and I like the aroma and flavor of it. A lot of descriptions make Lemon Drop and Amarillo seem close to each other. I would have to order Lemon Drop as LHBS doesn't carry them and I'm looking to brew this weekend and Lemon Drop are running at around $3/oz unless you buy in bulk and Amarillo is $1.79, I'm knocking about $3 off ingredients. I already have plenty of El Dorado so no concerns on that one.

 

[Warrenbic]

I agree the OP recipe is great, I really have no complaints with it, I'm just looking for more of an orange/lemon citrus character. The amarillo should provide it's orange/tropical fruit aroma and flavor while the El Dorado will give some candied orange/lemon/cherry.

I'm more or less looking to head in the direction of Stone's Delicious IPA, no really clone it, with a little less bitterness, not that Delicious is all that bitter. They used Lemon Drop and El Dorado in that and I like the aroma and flavor of it. A lot of descriptions make Lemon Drop and Amarillo seem close to each other. I would have to order Lemon Drop as LHBS doesn't carry them and I'm looking to brew this weekend and Lemon Drop are running at around $3/oz unless you buy in bulk and Amarillo is $1.79, I'm knocking about $3 off ingredients. I already have plenty of El Dorado so no concerns on that one.

I say go for it! I added Citra in the past and loved it while my non-IPA drinking friends preferred the original recipe. If it sounds good to you give it a shot, you're the one that has to drink it!