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[Doc]

Doc's Yardglass Session Lite

Ale - American Pale Ale
All Grain

11 Votes

Brewer's Notes

This is the beer I've developed over many attempts to get a low alcohol beer that has flavour and if not informed that it was low alcohol you'd never know.
Enjoyed by me and megaswill drinkers alike.
I've tried to tweak the numbers here in the recipe, but the vitals are:

40 litres
32 IBU's
3.5% alc
OG 1.038
FG 1.012

Mash: Single infusion @ 69degC
US-05 yeast.

Malt & Fermentables

%	KG	Fermentable
	6.2 kg	Bairds Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
	0.69 kg	Weyermann Wheat Dark

Hops

Time	Grams	Variety	Form	AA
	28 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 15mins)
	28 g	Cascade (Pellet, 5.5AA%, 1mins)
	20 g	Magnum (Pellet, 14.0AA%, 60mins)

Yeast

11 g

DCL Yeast US-05 - American Ale

Misc

	1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient
	1 tablet	Whirfloc

40L Batch Size

Brew Details

• Original Gravity 1.039 (calc)
• Final Gravity 1.01 (calc)
• Bitterness 25.1 IBU
• Efficiency 72%
• Alcohol 3.76%
• Colour 8 EBC
• Batch Size 40L

Fermentation

• Primary 9 days
• Conditioning 1 days

 

[winkle]

Works for me Richo?
There's a few good recipes for Milds in here as well, I've become rather addicted to Warrens "Just a Trickle" mild these days.link

 

[Prawned]

mmm looks like a tasty brew, will be giving this one a go as soon as i can! Always good to have a driving beer

 

[SJW]

I love your recipe Doc, just wondering dif u have tryed it with 500g of English Crystal in it? I might give it a crack with that and mash at 69 deg C

 

[Doc]

I love your recipe Doc, just wondering dif u have tryed it with 500g of English Crystal in it? I might give it a crack with that and mash at 69 deg C

Hey SJW.
No haven't tried it with Crystal. I was very happy with the grain bill right off the bat.
The hopping was what I had the probs with.
Magnum and Cascade is the go.
If I have any difficulty getting Dark Wheat I'll be subbing Dark Munich for any further experiments.
However I'm more than happy with the result as it stands.

Doc

 

[Cortez The Killer]

What stops the US-05 @ 1.012?

I'd have thought it'd end a lot lower than that

Cheers

 

[Duff]

Exactly what I was thinking as well.

 

[Doc]

US-05 has stopped between 1.013 and 1.012 in this brew.
I was a little shocked the first and second time, hopeful the third and forth etc
The test brews were mashed at 66degC and 69degC. I've settled on the higher mash temp.
I do ferment on the cooler side ~18degC and don't leave it any more than 10 days before kegging.

Doc

 

[SJW]

I am going to mash this one at 69 deg C, looks great.
Steve

 

[winkle]

Looks like I'll be alternating one of Docs' with a mild as my 'lighter' beer on tap.
Ta mate

 

[SJW]

The only problem I can see is using such a small amount of grain I am not sure how my system will go. Specifically the temp probe in the mash tun will be above the level of grain. Nothing a std. thermometer could not fix though. I still think I might add some crystal though.

 

[Doc]

The only problem I can see is using such a small amount of grain I am not sure how my system will go. Specifically the temp probe in the mash tun will be above the level of grain. Nothing a std. thermometer could not fix though. I still think I might add some crystal though.

Double the batch size. Make 80 litres.

Doc

 

[petesbrew]

I was lucky to try this yesterday while Doc was crushing some grain for me.
Absolutely awesome. It will be a hit with anyone, Doc.
As aimed for, a full flavoured beer which you'd never suspect is low alc.
Cheers
Pete

 

[SJW]

Well its in the keg now and is great. I mashed at 67 deg C a bit cooler than I wanted and the OG was a bit high 1.044 and the FG went down to 1.008 so it's a mid strength really but bloody great. It took a few days for the hops to mellow but now its great.



Steve

 

[sinkas]

I brewed this on mondya, using clolumbus in stead of magnum, and local pale malt not MO, as i needed to get rid of it, I suspect without the MO it will be a bit thinner.. will let you know.

 

[Doc]

Brewing the latest variation of this now.

Only change is the hop bill.

23gr Magnum 13% @ 60 mins
23gr Cascade 6.3% @10 mins
15gr Columbus 13% @ 10 mins
23gr Cascade 6.3% @ 0 mins
15gr Columbus 13% @ 0 mins

Smells great

Doc

 

[SJW]

This was my recipe for this one and it was great.

#63 APA
American Pale Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 9/05/2008
Batch Size: 27.00 L
Brewer: Stephen Wright
Boil Size: 34.62 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: Keg
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4500.00 gm Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EBC) Grain 90.00 %
500.00 gm Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (13.8 EBC) Grain 10.00 %
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
25.00 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (50 min) Hops 32.6 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (20 min) Hops 6.5 IBU
25.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.6 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (US-56) (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.008 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.34 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.69 %
Bitterness: 39.7 IBU Calories: 405 cal/l
Est Color: 9.2 EBC Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body Total Grain Weight: 5000.00 gm
Sparge Water: 17.62 L Grain Temperature: 15.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 15.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Full Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 12.00 L of water at 77.5 C 69.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 10.00 L of water at 85.7 C 76.0 C

 

[tdh]

Aint this off topic if the abv = 4.5%?

A 20-26 gravity point drop will equate to low/mid strength beer.

tdh

 

[reg]

I am new to brewing and looking for a low to midstrength beer.
Bearing in mind that this will be my first AG would it be a good recipe for a newbie to do?
I have also got a spot in the grain book at G&G but only bought Australian grains.
Would this recipe suit me?

 

[Doc]

I am new to brewing and looking for a low to midstrength beer.
....................
Would this recipe suit me?

Sure, a simple grain bill, an ale and an easy drinking beer.
Go for it.

Beers,
Doc