Little Galaxy Ale?! Recipe Suggestion

[pk.sax]

OK, I want to brew: Stone & Wood inspired ale this time.

And, I'm wayyyy happy with the malt profile of this LCBA. bn loving it.


Little Galaxy Ale
Australian Pale Ale

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 26.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.000
Total Hops (g): 90.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.042 (P): 10.5
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.13 %
Colour (SRM): 3.3 (EBC): 6.5
Bitterness (IBU): 18.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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3.000 kg Pilsner (60%)
1.000 kg Vienna (20%)
0.700 kg Wheat Malt (14%)
0.300 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (6%)

Hop Bill
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18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Aroma) (0.7 g/L)
36.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1.4 g/L)

Misc Bill
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10.0 g Calcium Chloride @ 0 Minutes (Mash)
1.0 g Irish Moss @ 5 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 66C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18C with Safale US-05


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

Thoughts.........?

Maybe a little bit of extra bittering with B-Saaz? ... 40-30 minutesish

 

[hoppinmad]

I made the recipe below a few months back and was really disappointed by the hop profile. It had the a "cheesy" finish that I have found you get with hops such as galaxy, nelson and citra when used in high quantities after flameout. I think with this hop it would pay to use a little less with the late additions because a little bit does go a long way!

5.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 90.91 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %

15.00 gm Galaxy [13.40 %] (30 min) Hops 13.9 IBU
20.00 gm Galaxy [13.40 %] (20 min) Hops 14.6 IBU
20.00 gm Galaxy [13.40 %] (5 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
30.00 gm Galaxy [13.40 %] (0 min) Hops -

1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Gypsum (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc


Cheers!

 

[pk.sax]

Just Pale malt and wheat malt....

Maybe I'll leave out the vienna/munich and just up the wheat for a bit more tartness.

Hmnnn.. cheesey. My other thought was to do a 50/50 dry hop with Galaxy and B-Saaz., i.e. 18g/18g each. Probably suppress any weird flavours by using Mouteka thus!

I'll also be no-chilling like this:

Whirlpool with spoon to ~85C
Start draining to cube
Seal cube
I expect/will make it drop below 80C asap after the lot is drained to cube.

 

[kdaust]

Had a pacific ale for the first time tonight. Loved it.

Then I see this thread. Must be fate.

I see galaxy in my future.

 

[pk.sax]

Had a pacific ale for the first time tonight. Loved it.

Then I see this thread. Must be fate.

I see galaxy in my future.

Haha.. yeah, love them. Those six packs last the shortest in my fridge. Not a big fan of heavily bittered beers here.

Ordered some Galaxy last time on a whim, now I have some inspiration and a place to brew organised this weekend

 

[hoppinmad]

Some of my favourite brews have been using a simple base malt (ale or pils) + a bit of wheat (Tony's Aussie Pale on the recipeDB is a good example)... although saying that I do love adding a touch of munich to a hoppy pale ale such as yours so i would personally keep that in.

But I still do think you should keep the aroma/dry hopping additions of galaxy to below 20g... and yes you could possibly use it in combination with another hop. Amarillo or cascade would be awesome but you could try b saaz and see how that turns out

 

[pk.sax]

Little Galaxy Ale
Australian Pale Ale

Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 26.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.000
Total Hops (g): 90.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.042 (P): 10.5
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.13 %
Colour (SRM): 3.6 (EBC): 7.1
Bitterness (IBU): 18.2 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
----------------
3.000 kg Pilsner (60%)
1.200 kg Wheat Malt (24%)
0.500 kg Munich I (10%)
0.300 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (6%)

Hop Bill
----------------
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Aroma) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g B Saaz Pellet (6.8% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.7 g/L)
18.0 g Galaxy Leaf (13.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (0.7 g/L)

Misc Bill
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10.0 g Calcium Chloride @ 0 Minutes (Mash)
1.0 g Irish Moss @ 5 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 66C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 18C with Safale US-05

Hmnn.. the plan so far. Will crack the grain tomorrow. I do definitely have amarillo on hand too. And I think cascade as well. hmnnn... decisions... Just didn't want to overpower the Galaxy aroma. B-Saaz seemed more subtle and somewhat rounded.... hmnnn.. might consult the crowd/smell the combo on the day and throw it in.

 

[seamad]

Just made Snows recipe, fg at 1006 so just turned the fridge to zero.
Sample tastes awesome, and for a standard batch has 5,0,& dry hops of 20, 30 &40, so 2g/L dry hops.
Cant wait till sunday arvo for a sample out of the keg.
Cheers snow, thanks for a great recipe
Sean