Hi all,
Do you think my grain bill is too complex on this one? I had 0.20kg joe white caramalt in there too, but ditched it, fearing it would be a bit over the top with three different crystal style malts. Trying to get close to the complexity one finds in commercial pale ales.
Going for a little sweetness but not over the top, hoping for slight roastyness, with a bit of breadyness, was also toying with the idea of vienna & munich in even amounts to about 20-25% of the grain bill. Ive read some comercial pales use upto 10 different grain types? But also simplicity is good sometimes right?
Last pale I did was 86%base 10%vienna 4%light crystal, mashed at 67c & I found the malt profile a little flat against the hops.
Any suggestions welcome.
62.00 l Rain Water
16.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
8.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
6.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 4 -
5.20 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 5 63.4 %
1.50 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 6 18.3 %
0.50 kg Vienna Malt (9.0 EBC) Grain 7 6.1 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 8 6.1 %
0.30 kg Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (155.0 EBC) Grain 9 3.7 %
0.20 kg Crystal, Light (Joe White) (135.0 EBC) Grain 10 2.4 %
10.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - First Wort 150.0 min Hop 11 5.5 IBUs
10.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 12 4.6 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 13 5.5 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 14 4.7 IBUs
2.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 15 -
5.00 g Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 16 -
20.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 12.5 min Hop 17 4.0 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 12.5 min Hop 18 3.4 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 19 2.7 IBUs
30.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 20 4.6 IBUs
Chill Wort To 70C at 0mins
30.00 g Stand For 20mins - Cascade [7.10 %]
30.00 g Stand For 20mins - Citra [12.00 %]
Prot rest at 50c for 20 min
Mash at 67c for 90 min
Mash out at 75c
60min boil
American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) 3.5L Starter
Ferment at 19c
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.5 %
Bitterness: 35.0 IBUs
Est Color: 17.8 EBC
Do you think my grain bill is too complex on this one? I had 0.20kg joe white caramalt in there too, but ditched it, fearing it would be a bit over the top with three different crystal style malts. Trying to get close to the complexity one finds in commercial pale ales.
Going for a little sweetness but not over the top, hoping for slight roastyness, with a bit of breadyness, was also toying with the idea of vienna & munich in even amounts to about 20-25% of the grain bill. Ive read some comercial pales use upto 10 different grain types? But also simplicity is good sometimes right?
Last pale I did was 86%base 10%vienna 4%light crystal, mashed at 67c & I found the malt profile a little flat against the hops.
Any suggestions welcome.
62.00 l Rain Water
16.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
8.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
6.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 4 -
5.20 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 5 63.4 %
1.50 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 6 18.3 %
0.50 kg Vienna Malt (9.0 EBC) Grain 7 6.1 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 8 6.1 %
0.30 kg Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (155.0 EBC) Grain 9 3.7 %
0.20 kg Crystal, Light (Joe White) (135.0 EBC) Grain 10 2.4 %
10.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - First Wort 150.0 min Hop 11 5.5 IBUs
10.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 12 4.6 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 13 5.5 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 14 4.7 IBUs
2.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 15 -
5.00 g Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 16 -
20.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 12.5 min Hop 17 4.0 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 12.5 min Hop 18 3.4 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [7.10 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 19 2.7 IBUs
30.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 20 4.6 IBUs
Chill Wort To 70C at 0mins
30.00 g Stand For 20mins - Cascade [7.10 %]
30.00 g Stand For 20mins - Citra [12.00 %]
Prot rest at 50c for 20 min
Mash at 67c for 90 min
Mash out at 75c
60min boil
American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) 3.5L Starter
Ferment at 19c
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.5 %
Bitterness: 35.0 IBUs
Est Color: 17.8 EBC