Pale ale: grain to glass in 2 weeks?

[hogwash]

If it turns out good, I'll share it

I haven't made this recipe before - I designed it to use up some leftover hops from making the Pliny the Elder clone, which I highly recommend...

Sounds good. Actually just finished a keg of Jamil Z's "Hop Hammer" which is pretty much a Pliny clone. Delicious and dangerous.

 

[hogwash]

Keg it, get it cold, then use the gelatin. It will definitely clear it in seven days. And you can carbonate at the same time. That's how I do it.

 

[MikeFallopian]

Keg it, get it cold, then use the gelatin. It will definitely clear it in seven days. And you can carbonate at the same time. That's how I do it.

Went shopping this evening...but forgot the bloody gelatin!!!!

Looks like it'll be hazy after all - gonna force carb it in the kegerator at around 1C/33F, so hopefully that'll help!

 

[MikeFallopian]

Once you're ready to carb it up, get it in the kegerator and put it at 30 psi for 36 hours. NO SHAKING! Then, purge and replace to 12 psi. On day 5, pour a little bit to get out much of the sludge (about 3 ounces). Then, pour a tiny taste to check carbonation and flavor. It should be pretty good by day 5, and perfect by day 7.

Did as you said on Saturday and hooked it up to 30 psi for 36 hours, then purged and reduced to 12 psi. I had a sample today (Tuesday) for quality control reasons, and it's perfectly carbonated already - it's gonna be awesome by the weekend! Thanks for the advice!

To return to my opening question, the answer is 'yes', you can get a pale ale from grain to glass in (less than) two weeks. Still hazy though as I didn't go down the finings route but it tastes great anyway!