One of my friends is having an engagement party, and one of his favourite beers is the Kosciuszko Pale Ale (local microbrewery product) I thought it would be a good chance to include a more "man-focused" gift as part of our present. From what I can find about the beer, apparently:
"Our original Kosciuszko Pale is a 4.5% alcohol, slightly cloudy ale that challenges the limits of the traditional Australian Pale Ale. Crafted from a blend of Pale & Munich malts, and brewed using Tasmanian grown Galaxy hops our pale ale delivers a pleasant maltiness with a refreshing fruity hop finish."
and:
"TASTING NOTES KOSCIUSZKO PALE ALE (4.5%)
Appearance:Rich golden, star bright. Aroma: tropical fruit and citrus zest, sweet malt. Palate: honey and melon notes initially, medium body and malt character, finishes with nice balance between fruit and bitter notes. Overall: delicately complex with good sessionability."
So this is the recipe I came up with, any advice would be extremely appreciated as (due to time constraints) I'm probably going to have to start this one in the next couple of days...
My main concern would be the amount of hops used, are these amounts reasonable? is the estimated bitterness reasonable?
Second concern would be the grains. I only have the ability to do extract-based recipes, so are any of these non-steepable?
Mountain Trail Pale Ale
(Kosciusko Pale Ale Inspired)
Batch size: 20.0 liters
Est OG: 1.047 / 11.7° Plato (1.041 to 1.048)
Est FG: 1.013 / 3.3° Plato (1.011 to 1.014)
Est: 4.5% ABV / 4% ABW
Color: 13° EBC / 6° SRM (Yellow to Gold)
Bitterness: 28.8 IBU / 10 HBU [10L Boil]
BU:GU 0.62
51% 1.500 Light Dry Malt Extract
17% 0.500 Munich Malt
8% 0.250 Caramel/Crystal Malt 10L
8% 0.250 Honey
8% 0.250 Wheat Malt Extract
3% 0.100 Cara-Pils/ Dextrine
3% 0.100 Invert Sugar
boil 60 mins 30g Pride of Ringwood
boil 10 mins 5g Cascade
boil 10 mins 10g Galaxy
boil 1 min 5g Cascade
boil 1 min 10g Galaxy
20 grams Yeast Nutrient
White Labs Burton Ale (WLP023)
"Our original Kosciuszko Pale is a 4.5% alcohol, slightly cloudy ale that challenges the limits of the traditional Australian Pale Ale. Crafted from a blend of Pale & Munich malts, and brewed using Tasmanian grown Galaxy hops our pale ale delivers a pleasant maltiness with a refreshing fruity hop finish."
and:
"TASTING NOTES KOSCIUSZKO PALE ALE (4.5%)
Appearance:Rich golden, star bright. Aroma: tropical fruit and citrus zest, sweet malt. Palate: honey and melon notes initially, medium body and malt character, finishes with nice balance between fruit and bitter notes. Overall: delicately complex with good sessionability."
So this is the recipe I came up with, any advice would be extremely appreciated as (due to time constraints) I'm probably going to have to start this one in the next couple of days...
My main concern would be the amount of hops used, are these amounts reasonable? is the estimated bitterness reasonable?
Second concern would be the grains. I only have the ability to do extract-based recipes, so are any of these non-steepable?
Mountain Trail Pale Ale
(Kosciusko Pale Ale Inspired)
Batch size: 20.0 liters
Est OG: 1.047 / 11.7° Plato (1.041 to 1.048)
Est FG: 1.013 / 3.3° Plato (1.011 to 1.014)
Est: 4.5% ABV / 4% ABW
Color: 13° EBC / 6° SRM (Yellow to Gold)
Bitterness: 28.8 IBU / 10 HBU [10L Boil]
BU:GU 0.62
51% 1.500 Light Dry Malt Extract
17% 0.500 Munich Malt
8% 0.250 Caramel/Crystal Malt 10L
8% 0.250 Honey
8% 0.250 Wheat Malt Extract
3% 0.100 Cara-Pils/ Dextrine
3% 0.100 Invert Sugar
boil 60 mins 30g Pride of Ringwood
boil 10 mins 5g Cascade
boil 10 mins 10g Galaxy
boil 1 min 5g Cascade
boil 1 min 10g Galaxy
20 grams Yeast Nutrient
White Labs Burton Ale (WLP023)
