Just finished the last glass of Elaine’s Big Head Pale Ale and the keg went dry. The hop flavor of this beer mellowed out nicely over time hoppyness but it maintained a fantastic balance with the malt. ’Tis a shame that…
It came to me at last, a good name for my American Pale Ale recipe. A decree has been made and hince forth the generically named “American Ale” is now titled “Elaine’s Big Head Pale Ale”. A beer with a…
This American Ale needs a better name. Other than that, it has a a perfect balance and is very hoppy. I was not expecting so much hop flavor; it was the first time that I spread out my hop additons…
This is beer has a lot of hop flavor and a nice pumpkin-amber color. There is only a very subtle hop biterness but lends a nice balance. The detrine malt ensures a nice mouthfeel and decent head retention.
Grain Bill
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The beer is to starting to mellow out nicely. It was really quite hoppy for the first few weeks. Some of the hop sediment made its way into each bottle; this gave the beer a bit of sour and bitter taste…
Final Gravity: 1.008 !
Potential Alcohol by Volume: 5.5% – 5.75% ( not bad at all! )
There was a fair amount of yeast in the bottom; much more than expected. Some of the hops that were added in the secondary never did settle out.…
Gravity Reading: 1.015-1.016
The Amber Ale was racked beer into glass carboy with a final gravity reading of about 1.015 or 1.016. The second package of yeast did not make a difference in the final gravity reading; it will not try this…
After activity from the first batch of yeast subsided, I pitched the second pack of yeast into the primary fermenter. I hope that this will help achieve a more complete fermentation.
Procedure:
· Steeped grain for ~25 min while water came up to 170 degrees F. I never turned the range setting above 8 until the last few minutes.
· Added extract and DME (poured into bowl first to decrease the amount lost due to clumping…
Ingredients:
3.3 lbs Briess Golden Light Malt Extract
3 lbs Muntons Plain Amber DME
8 oz Breiss Crushed Crystal 20L Malt Grain
1 oz Willamette Hops (bittering)
1 oz Cascade Hops (finishing)
1 oz Cascade Hops (dry hopping )
2 packs dry Muntons brewer’s yeast
Original Gravities: 1.042 – 1.045
Final Gravities: 1.008 – 1.010
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