One gallon Galaxy/Citra pale ale. Does it need anything?

[StrongBad42]

I'm trying to come up with a fruity/citrusy pale ale for my girlfriend. She can't drink a lot at a time because she's breastfeeding our baby boy. I figured a gallon would last a while. She likes them pretty hoppy, but not a kick-your-teeth-in. I tried to scale down a five gallon and this is what I came up with. How does it look?


Recipe specifics:

Style: American Pale Ale
Batch size: 2.0 gal
Boil volume: 3.0 gal
OG: 1.054
FG: 1.013
Bitterness (IBU): 72.2
Color (SRM): 8
ABV: 5.3%

Grain/Sugars:

2.00 lb Ultralight LME, 66.0%
1.00 lb Munich LME, 33.0%
0.2 lb Crystal 40L, 1.0%

Hops:

0.30 oz Chinook (AA 11.5%, Pellet) 60 min, 33.9 IBU
0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 25 min, 9.6 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 25 min, 9.6 IBU
0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 15 min, 6.8 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 15 min, 6.8 IBU
0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 5 min, 2.7 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 5 min, 2.7 IBU
0.30 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) dry hop
0.30 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) dry hop

Yeast/Misc:
0.5 Vial WLP 001
Whirlfloc, 0.25 tablet 10 min

 

[MachineShopBrewing]

Something doesn't add up with your grain bill.

It shows the crystal malt as 1% when I calculate 6.25% by weight. .20 lbs of a 3.2 lb grain bill.

Is the Munich LME a blend, or is it 100% Munich? If 100% it might be a bit much Munich for pale ale. Around 10-15% Munich is about the max I would put in a pale ale.

The IBU also seems a little high for a pale ale style. I would target around 40 IBU. You could just remove the 60 minute addition. You don't need it for a beer like this.

 

[StrongBad42]

Hmmm not sure what happened with the crystal there but it's working now. So maybe 2.5 lbs Ultralight and .5 lbs Munich? That would put Munich at about 15%. Getting rid of the Chinook brings the IBUs to About 38.

Style: American Pale Ale
Batch size: 2.0 gal
Boil volume: 3.0 gal
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.014
Bitterness (IBU): 38.0
Color (SRM): 7.2
ABV: 5.4%

Grain/Sugars:

2.50 lb Ultralight LME, 78.1%
0.50 lb Munich LME, 15.6%
0.20 lb Crystal 40L, 6.2%

Hops:

0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 25 min, 9.5 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 25 min, 9.5 IBU
0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 15 min, 6.8 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 15 min, 6.8 IBU
0.10 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 5 min, 2.7 IBU
0.10 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) 5 min, 2.7 IBU
0.30 oz Citra (AA 14.0%, Pellet) dry hop
0.30 oz Galaxy (AA 14.0%, Pellet) dry hop

Yeast/Misc:

American Ale yeast, 0.5 unit(s), Yeast WLP 001
Whirlfloc, 0.2 unit(s), Other

 

[MachineShopBrewing]

That looks good, I would try that.

 

[StrongBad42]

Awesome, thanks for the help