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American Pale Ale

Ale - American Pale Ale
All Grain
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Brewer's Notes

Recipe: APA Double Batch
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 44.00 L
Boil Size: 46.86 L
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 8.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 31.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 kg Golden Promise (Hugh Baird) (2.5 SRM) Grain 94.13 %
0.35 kg Crystal Medium (Hugh Baird's) (72.0 SRM) Grain 3.88 %
0.18 kg Crystal Dark (Hugh Baird's) (130.0 SRM) Grain 1.99 %
40.00 gm Northdown [6.90 %] (90 min) Hops 15.7 IBU
30.00 gm Northern Brewer [6.60 %] (90 min) Hops 11.2 IBU
30.00 gm Cascade [6.30 %] (15 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [6.30 %] (0 min) Hops -
30.00 gm Cascade [6.30 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tbsp 5.2 Stabilizer (Buffer) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
3.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
4 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-56) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body (with Decoction Mashout)
Total Grain Weight: 9.03 kg
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Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body (with Decoction Mashout)
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Saccharification Add 23.53 L of water at 77.9 C 67.8 C
10 min Mashout Decoct 8.01 L of mash and boil it 76.0 C

Sparge with 76.0 C water to collect boil volume.

Top-up with water to achieve batch volume.

Notes:
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Aerate wort with aeration stone for 30mins.

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Malt & Fermentables

% KG Fermentable
8.5 kg Bairds Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt
0.35 kg TF Crystal
0.18 kg Bairds Dark Crystal

Hops

Time Grams Variety Form AA
40 g Northdown (Pellet, 8.5AA%, 90mins)
30 g Northern Brewer (Pellet, 8.5AA%, 90mins)
30 g Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 15mins)
20 g Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 0mins)

Yeast

44 g DCL Yeast US-05 - American Ale

Misc

3 tsp Gypsum
0.5 tablet Whirfloc
44L Batch Size

Brew Details

  • Original Gravity 1.052 (calc)
  • Final Gravity 1.013 (calc)
  • Bitterness 41.2 IBU
  • Efficiency 80%
  • Alcohol 5.07%
  • Colour 18 EBC

Fermentation

  • Primary 14 days
  • Conditioning 2 days
 
This is the discussion topic for the recipe: American Pale Ale

One of my favourite styles and my best one yet.... Glad it was a double batch. :icon_cheers:

Note that the 350g TF Crystal was actually Bairds Medium Crystal - no option for that grain in the recipe editor. See recipe notes for details.
 

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