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Looking for a good reliable pale ale recipe along the lines of Sierra Nevada or Troegs. Really what I want to do is start with an extract and specialty grain or partial mash base recipe and use a single hop type (say cascade) and split the batch into dry-hopped and not dry hopped. From there maybe change up hops or start blending. Eventually use it as my transition to all-grain.

I suspect I could just dig thru Designing Great Beers or Pro Mash, but thought I throw the idea out here. Also considered doing ALL hopping as late addition.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance for the help.

Tim,

Have a read of this NB post. It is suppossed to be the actual SNPA recipe.

http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?t=15532&highlight=snpa

Thanks. I checked it out and it looks like a great starting point. I think I'll aim for a nearly identical grain bill target, but see what 100% Cascade hops does for me, and split the batch for fermentation with !/2 dry hopped and 1/2 not.

Needless to say my objective is two-fold. I want to experiment with APA and IPA recipes and learn about the differing characteristics of different hops.

A friend (and BN listener) in my area makes a very good batch of Jamil's recipe:

http://www.beerdujour.com/Recipes/Jamil ... e_Ale.html

I have not brewed this one (yet) but I've had his and I think it's better than SNPA, hard to go wrong using one from Jamil.

I have a couple of APA recipes that I use and like, one with all-amarillo comes out very good.

Thanks...I do imagine Jamil's recipe is amazing...did the Brewcasters taste your APA on an old episode????? Amarillo Pale Ale maybe? Sounds very familiar...is the recipe partial extract or easily converted?

Thanks LB'ski

did the Brewcasters taste your APA on an old episode?

No, that was not mine. Maybe someday.

is the recipe partial extract or easily converted?

I have the recipe as partial mash or all-grain, sounds like you want the partial (see below) which is also what I have made and have been getting a lot of positive feedback on; IOW my friends drank it all and want more. I skewed the hop additions to a more "late hop" profile, I think this helped showcase the hop flavor. I will make this as all grain next time since I recently made the jump into that realm. Let me know if you have any questions.

-Larry

Amarillo Pale Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.50
Anticipated OG: 1.063 Plato: 15.39
Anticipated SRM: 9.1
Anticipated IBU: 48.6
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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63.2 6.00 lbs. Alexander LME - Pale America 1.037 2
21.1 2.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
5.3 0.50 lbs. CaraVienne Malt Belgium 1.034 22
5.3 0.50 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
5.3 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 19.4 60 min.
0.75 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 14.9 30 min.
1.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 7.8 10 min.
1.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 6.5 2 min.
0.65 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 0.0 Dry Hop


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Unit(s)Whirlfloc Tablet Fining 15 Min.(boil)
1.00 Unit(s)Servomyces Other 2 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

I have made both those recipes, Jamils is very interesting and its in the kegerator right now, the other was pretty much the same as SNPA with a big hop kik at the end


The next time i make it it will be jamils grain bill with the SNPA hop bill

I think I am in the IPA category but, any thoughts are appreciated re: my shot at a partial mash, single hop, Pale Ale.

American Pale Ale (Single Hop)

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.00
Anticipated OG: 1.063 Plato: 15.52
Anticipated SRM: 9.0
Anticipated IBU: 63.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.45 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.059 SG 14.49 Plato

Formulas Used
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Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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36.4 4.00 lbs. Muntons DME - Light England 1.046 5
45.5 5.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
4.5 0.50 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
4.5 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.5 0.50 lbs. Munich Malt Germany 1.037 8
4.5 0.50 lbs. Wheat Malt America 1.038 2

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 26.8 90 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 23.3 60 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 12.8 30 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 0.0 10 min.
1.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 0.0 0 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Pellet 6.40 0.0 Dry Hop

Extras

Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.20 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 7.00
Water Qts: 8.77 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 2.19 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.25 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 154 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 30


Total Mash Volume Gal: 2.75 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Notes
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- Will pitch 2 vials WLP0001