December 16, 2008...8:30 pm

American Pale Ale

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American Pale Ale

Ingredients:
0.75 lb Honey Malt
0.75 lb American 2-Row
0.5 lb Dextrine Malt (Cara-Pils)
3 lb Light Malt Extract
4 lb Extra Light Malt Extract
12 oz Orange Blossom Honey
1.0 oz Perle Hops (6.9% AA)
0.5 oz Perle Hops (7.9% AA)
1.0 oz Willamette Hops (5.4% AA)
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale)

Phase 1: The Boil
Placed all the grains in a hop bag and steeped at 133-135 F for 30 minutes in 2 gallons of water.  Then added 3 liters of boiling water to raise wort temperature to 150 F and steeped for another 30 minutes.  Removed grains and added malt extracts and honey.  Added 1 oz of Perle hops at beginning of 60 minute boil.  At 45 minute added 0.5 oz Perle hops.  With 15 minutes left in boil added 1 tsp of Irish Moss and 0.5 Willamette hops.  Added last Willamette hops with 5 minutes left in boil. Original gravity was 1.074 and 24 IBUs.

Phase 2: Primary Fermentation
Transferred wort to fermentation bucket and chilled until below 75 F in an ice bath and added Wyeast 1056.  Primary fermentation continues….

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