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BrewBlog: Nice and Pale Ale

Specifics

Style:

American Pale Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10A

Refreshing and hoppy, yet with sufficient supporting malt.

Commercial Examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale, Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale, Bear Republic XP Pale Ale, Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale, Deschutes Mirror Pond, Full Sail Pale Ale, Three Floyds X-Tra Pale Ale, Firestone Pale Ale, Left Hand Brewing Jackman’s Pale Ale.

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Brewer:

Tom D

Brew Date:

June 02, 2009

Yield:

20 gallons

Color:

2 SRM

Bitterness:

28 IBU

Batch No:	01-09
Status:	Primary

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Cost:	$82.45

Recipe

Scale This Recipe
Enter desired final yield (volume):		gallons

Grains

20.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

50% of grist

20.00 pounds

American Pale Malt (6-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

50% of grist

40.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight

100% of grist

Hops

2.00 ounces

Columbus

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	14 - 16%
Notes:	Pungent aroma.
Typical Use:	Bittering, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Nugget, Chinook, Wye Target, Northern Brewer, Centennial
Example:	IPA, Pale Ale, Stout

12.6% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

25.2 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Fuggle

Region:	United Kingdom, United States
AAU Range:	3 - 5%
Notes:	Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	East Kent Goldings, Willamette
Example:	English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's Ale; English ales

5.2% Leaf @ 30 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil

10.4 AAUs

2.00 ounces

Chinook

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	12 - 14%
Notes:	Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering.
Substitution:	Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion
Example:	Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout

12.7% Leaf @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil

25.4 AAUs

6.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

61 AAUs

Yeast

Safe-ale Safe-Ale — Dry — 4 pg

Mash

Mash Type:	Step

Step	Description	Temp.	Time
Dough-In		125° F	5 min.
Mash		152° F	60 min.
Mash-Out		170° F	15 min.
Sparge		170° F	50 min.

Water Profile

Source:

The garden hose

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