permo
Well-Known Member
I am sitting on a pound of cascades, so I am thinking pale ale. My last pale ale was good, it used 10# marris otter and 1# crystal 60 for base malts. I mashed at 150 and us-05 took it down to 1.008. The beer is good, but there is not much body or malti/caramel flavor to speak of. I think I mashed too low, but oh well. So now I am trying to work off of my previous experience to create a well balanced APA, that is a little copper/orange colored and has a nice malt backbone and a little "mouthfeel" or body. Please help.
9.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.60 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 8.51 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 8.51 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4.26 %
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.13 %
1.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 21.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (20 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (10 min) Hops 2.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (2 min) Hops 0.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.053
Est Final Gravity: 1.012
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.09 %
Bitterness: 34.5 IBU
Est Color: 9.3 SRM
Mash Profile
154 degrees for 60 minutes
9.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.60 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 8.51 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 8.51 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 4.26 %
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.13 %
1.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 21.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (20 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (15 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (10 min) Hops 2.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [4.80 %] (2 min) Hops 0.6 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.053
Est Final Gravity: 1.012
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.09 %
Bitterness: 34.5 IBU
Est Color: 9.3 SRM
Mash Profile
154 degrees for 60 minutes