My Pale Ale

Here's a recipe that is truly my own. Up until now I've tweaked existing recipes giving them my own twist. It's the first time I've come up with my own original recipe. I hope it turns out well.


Beer Nerd Stuff:   


Beer Style: American Pale Ale 


Batch Size: 5.3 Gallons 


Grains: 

• 11.50 lb      Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
• 0.68 lb       Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM)
• 0.52 lb       Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM)
• 0.29 lb       Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM)

Hops

• 1.00 oz       Centennial [8.50 %]  (60 min)
• 0.40 oz       Cascade [7.50 %]  (20 min)
• 0.40 oz       Cascade [7.50 %]  (15 min)
• 0.75 oz       Cascade [7.50 %]  (5 min)

Yeast:

• 1 Pkgs        American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)

Mash Type:

• Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out

OG: 

• 1.065 SG

Year of beer short cut. It's two beers in one.

Two beers this week from the same wort. One is a Weissbier while the other is an American Wheat.

You might ask what's the difference in the two beers. Well that's simple. One my wife will drink (the American Wheat) and the other will most likely be drunk by a bunch of farting and belching men. I have a fishing trip coming up soon. I'm sure the Weissbier will make an appearance.


Beer Nerd Stuff:

Beer Style: American Wheat/Weissbier

Batch Size: 11.0 Gallons

Grains: 

• 0.25 lb       Rice Hulls
• 12.00 lb      Wheat Malt, Belgian
• 10.60 lb      Pale Malt (2 Row) US

Hops

• 2.00 oz       Saaz [4.00 %]  (80 min)

Yeast:

• 1 Pkgs        American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
• 1 Pkgs        Bavarian Weizen Yeast (White Labs #WLP351)

Mash Type:

• Double Infusion, Medium Body

OG: 

• 1.051 SG

Notes:

Batch was split into 2 batches with a different yeast added to each batch.

Halfway through the year of beer

Who would have thought I would be able to keep up with it. I'm halfway through and I've made 27 distinct brews. For those of you keeping track here's a list:

1. German Pils
2. Vienna Lager
3. Munich Helles
4. Schwarzbier
5. Traditional Bock
6. Mailbock/Helles Bock
7. Extra Special/Strong Bitter
8. Doppelbock
9. Small Dopple
10. Eisbock
11. Ordinary Bitter
12. 60 Shilling Ale
13. 70 Shilling Heavy
14. 80 Shilling Heavy
15. Irish Red Ale
16. 90 Wee Heavy
17. Standard/Ordinary Bitter (Different Hops)
18. Southern English Brown Ale
19. Southern English Brown Ale (Different Recipe)
20. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
21. Small Belgian Dark
22. Mild
23. American Brown Ale
24. Northern English Brown Ale
25. Belgian Wit
26. Belgian Wit (with Blueberries)
27. Small Belgian Wit

Wow! I never thought I'd get this far. Over the course of the next few months I'll be sharing some of the beer stories that have resulted from the making of so many beers. Cheers.