Recipe Creation Help

[jonz82]

I'm jumping back into brewing after 4 years away. I never really graduated beyond a beginner level brewer, having only brewed about 20 gallons. I need to ease my way back into this.

The first recipe I want to try to make (in the next month) is the recommended/famous EdWort American Pale Ale Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale. It sounds right up my alley, so I'm getting enough ingredients for a second 5.5 gallon batch.

I'm not changing that recipe, but the amounts that the LME's come in are odd amounts (3.15# and 6# sizes). I will be left with 5 pounds of Extra Pale LME after making the second EdWort recipe.


Here's what I'd like to try - would it work and how do you think it will taste?:

5.5 Gallon Batch

5# Extra Pale LME
3.15# Munich LME
8 oz. Crystal 10L (steep)

Boil & Hops
1.0 oz Cascade 6.6% at 60 min.
0.5 oz. Cascade 6.6% at 30 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade 6.6% at 15 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade 6.6% at 5 min.

Safale US-05 dry yeast


Is this worth trying? Should I consider a different steeped grain, or a different kind of hops?

Essentially, it is the EdWort recipe with just a little less Extra Pale LME and about double the Munich LME.

Thank you in advance for your advice!

 

[dstockwell]

I would have enough hops at 60 to get most of your IBU's and move the 30 min addition to 15 or less. Would be nice if you could pair a different hop with the cascade.

 

[jonz82]

I would have enough hops at 60 to get most of your IBU's and move the 30 min addition to 15 or less. Would be nice if you could pair a different hop with the cascade.

Do you think a 50/50 combination of Cascade (1 oz.) and German Hallertau (1 oz.) hops sounds good? Kind of a German Pale Ale?

 

[eric19312]

TBH no not really. Nothing wrong with all Cascade but if you want to add something else I'd stick with US or Australian varieties.

 

[seabrew8]

Do you think a 50/50 combination of Cascade (1 oz.) and German Hallertau (1 oz.) hops sounds good? Kind of a German Pale Ale?

Centennial is the classic combo for cascade. I did drink a pale ale a few months ago that had Cascade, Willamette, Golding and Hallertau to 35IBU it was a fantastic pale ale IMO.

 

[jonz82]

Maybe I'll stick with just the Cascade. Any ideas on flavor by having the 5# Extra Pale LME with 3.15# Munich LME? Would that be a tasty way to use my extra ingredients? Or should I try to come up with something else?

 

[eric19312]

]Any ideas on flavor by having the 5# Extra Pale LME with 3.15# Munich LME?

Sounds really good to me. Munich extract is made from 50% base malt and 50% munich so you are just about 20% munich.

 

[seabrew8]

Don't be afraid to mix hops from different areas. Apparently the famous Sierra Nevada Pale Ale uses:

cascade - american
perle - german
magnum which came from germany has well but there is an american version.

I made a red ale the other day with magnum/citra/centennial/fuggles that my friend said was delicious. I love red ale so i felt the same.

 

[dstockwell]

I would say that if you have tried and like an all cascade beer then go for it. I on the other hand don't like that much grapefruit flavor.

 

[jtratcliff]

Look up the the extract version of Yooper's Haus Ale... It's an all Cascade APA... Though I'll often use CTZ the the 60m bittering charge...

Very flexible as a base for an APA... I've done it with various hop combos to great effect

 

[BigStew84]

If you're looking for a hop to go with your cascade...simcoe pairs very well...maybe even just dry hop the simcoe..good luck!!

 

[jonz82]

Thank you everyone for the advice! Really excited to get started up again. I'll follow up with feedback on how it turns out.