BennyBrew
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So I recently cracked open my first bottle of an American Pale Ale I brewed using a basic recipe I got from the 'Brew A Batch' home brew book. Details below:
Base Malt:
1.5kg Coopers 'Light' LME
1.5kg Briess CBW Munich LME
Hops:
45g Cascade (6.5% AA) 60 min. boil
Yeast:
Nottingham Ale
Bulk Prime:
100g Dextrose
OG: 1052
FG: 1011
ABV: 5.4%
Attentuation: 78%
IBU: 35 (approx)
Two week ferment and two weeks in bottle before first try.
Although I didn't mind it (definitely drinkable which is a success for me at this stage) - I have the following issues with it:
- Too sweet in flavour and lacking any pronounced hop profile
- Too dark in appearance for this style (see photos)
- Lacking in carbonation for this style (very smooth almost toffee mouthfeel)
I would like to refine my APA recipe and give it another crack soon.
Looking for any advice/comments/suggestions to improve my process? Cheers!
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/100/100126-eb87b71ab31d860d3b5e7b65c8c4e608.jpg)
Base Malt:
1.5kg Coopers 'Light' LME
1.5kg Briess CBW Munich LME
Hops:
45g Cascade (6.5% AA) 60 min. boil
Yeast:
Nottingham Ale
Bulk Prime:
100g Dextrose
OG: 1052
FG: 1011
ABV: 5.4%
Attentuation: 78%
IBU: 35 (approx)
Two week ferment and two weeks in bottle before first try.
Although I didn't mind it (definitely drinkable which is a success for me at this stage) - I have the following issues with it:
- Too sweet in flavour and lacking any pronounced hop profile
- Too dark in appearance for this style (see photos)
- Lacking in carbonation for this style (very smooth almost toffee mouthfeel)
I would like to refine my APA recipe and give it another crack soon.
Looking for any advice/comments/suggestions to improve my process? Cheers!
![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/100/100125-c91d06c98b9bb5c4cce3c66fd0f0fb33.jpg)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/100/100126-eb87b71ab31d860d3b5e7b65c8c4e608.jpg)