Saturday, April 8, 2017

Conundrum Pale Ale

This was a brew for the brew club challenge to define and compare pale ale. I see in my notes that I call this a session IPA actually, but is there a difference?


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Volume into Fermenter3.5gal13248 gramsBrewhouse efficiency0.7%
Boil Time60minBoil off rate0.5gal/hour
Select Style
American Pale Ale
<-- Style GuidelineLoss in kettle0.2gal
Expected OG / FG1.0431.0091.045 - 1.0601.010 - 1.015Yeast attenuation0.8
Expected ABV4.5%4.5 - 6.2%Grain Absorption0.11gal/lb
Expected Bitterness45.8IBUs30 - 45IBUsLoss in MashTun0gal
Grain Build
Grain NameAmount (lbs)Eff (optional)Hop Schedule
Pilsner2907g (33%)Hop NameAlpha Acid %Amount (oz)Time (min)IBUs
Golden Promise2907g (33%)Columbus150.276024.0
White Wheat0.7318g (11%)Pride of Ringwood (Hop-Stand)8.60.15607.6
Caramel 200.56254g (9%)Crystal 3.70.4154.7
Columbus150.2657.2
Crystal (Hop-Stand)40.352.2
Malt Extract
DME0.624.6272.2 grams
LME0
Adjuncts / SugarsAmount (lbs)Gravity UnitsColumbus0.5dry - 2d
Pride of Ringwood0.2dry - 2d
Crystal0.3dry - 2d
Total Gravity Points160.0976
Brew Day Instructions
Desired Mash Temp153F67.2 C
Mash Water Volume2.5gal (1.90qt/lb)9463 grams
Grain Temperature70F21.1 C
Strike Temperature160.95F71.6 C
Grain Absorption Loss0.5786gal2190 grams
Sparge water needed2.2786gal8625 grams
Pre-boil gravity=1.038Pre-boil volume=4.2gal

As one would expect nothing remarkable about brewing a pale ale. This was a BIAB brew.
Came out pretty hoppy, but maybe not as malty as I was going for. I submitted this one to the enchanted brewing challenge so hopefully get good feedback on this style that I'm non to fond of. 


1 comment:

  1. Got a bronze medal on this one. They agreed that it needed more malt backbone but I think the hop flavor made it distinct and rose it above it's flaws.

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