CS1 - Zane's APA 5.5%

[Ralph]

So this was an Epic Pale Ale clone. Recipe was hashed together out of the various versions you can find around the internet. Went something like this. There are more IBU than calculated. The hot whirlpool definitely adds some bitterness.

Cascadian Pale Ale

American Pale Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 13-02-2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 35.00 l	Brewer: Zane
Boil Size: 45.57 l	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Zane BIAB
End of Boil Volume 34.32 l	Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 31.00 l	Est Mash Efficiency 81.4 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50):
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 7.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 - 7.300 kg Gladfields Pale Ale (5.9 EBC) Grain 2 81.2 % 0.900 kg Caramalt (30.0 EBC) Grain 3 10.0 % 0.495 kg Crystal Pale Bairds (95.0 EBC) Grain 4 5.5 % 0.300 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 5 3.3 % 16.00 g Cascade US [5.60 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 6 6.6 IBUs 30.00 g Cascade US [5.60 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 7 8.9 IBUs 0.70 g Compac CG (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 - 71.00 g Cascade US [5.60 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 9.9 IBUs 1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 10 - 90.00 g Whirlpool 1 for 20 min Cascade US [5.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs 90.00 g Whirlpool 2 Add after 10 min, whirlpool for 10 min. Cascade US [5.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs 1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 13 - 115.00 g Cascade US [5.60 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs 115.00 g Cascade US [5.60 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.055 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.053 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.1 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.1 %
Bitterness: 25.4 IBUs	Calories: 499.8 kcal/l
Est Color: 17.2 EBC
Mash Profile
Mash Name: BIAB, Light Body	Total Grain Weight: 8.995 kg
Sparge Water: 0.00 l	Grain Temperature: 12.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C	Tun Temperature: 12.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE	Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time Saccharification Add 51.1 l of water at 68.3 C 64.4 C 90 min Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
Sparge Step: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Mash Notes: Brew in a bag method where the full boil volume is mashed within the boil vessel and then the grains are withdrawn at the end of the mash. No sparging. This is a light body beer profile.
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Keg	Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 86.48 KPA	Carbonation Used: Keg with 86.48 KPA
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 7.2 C	Age for: 3 days
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Storage Temperature: 10.0 C
Notes
Based on Epic Pale. 1053SG. Brewed 13/2 ferment at 18 deg. Took while to get active airlock, but went well once going. Dry hop 115g added 17/2, temperature turned up to 20 deg 18/2. Dumped dry hop out cone 19/2. SG at 1016... 2nd dry hop added 25/2. SG still at 1016. 28/2 turned down to -1 deg in morning. still at 2 deg in evening. Dropped hops out bottom of conical. 2/3/13 Kegged. Used inline filter to take out any floating hop bits. FG at 1014 Samples from fermentor tasting good.

[Paul Finney]

Hello,

I tasted this on Monday with Paul, but i didn't make any notes at the time so thought i best write something now while it is still sort of fresh in my memory, sorry Zane.

It poured a nice Golden colour with a nice head which dissapated rather too quickly. Having read this thread i would love to try this straight from the Keg as the aroma i was getting was very nice hoppy, orangy flavour which with more head would be even more enjoyable to sit and sniff!

The first taste was a smooth taste due to the lower carbing (is that a word?!) and the hop character came through nicely balanced out with the malt.

Certainly a very nice beer which i would happily drink a few off. I wouldn't compare it directly to the Epic, mainly because the hop character wasn't quite right, but you have already touched on this before with the question around the quality of the hop. Still, a very good beer and well made.

cheers, Finney

[Dougal]

Really enjoyed this.

Poured very clear gold. White head quickly subsides to a thin clinging layer. Aroma is orange, peach. not as much floral aroma as I expected from the Cascade but I'm getting to this late.

Great progression of hop flavour throughout. I taste more stone fruit than I usually associate with Cascade, but I haven't used US Cascade for a couple of years.

 Almost tart refreshing mouthfeel. I don't get so much malt backbone as in the Epic. Carbonation could be higher to really make the hops spark and, but I do personally quite like lower carbonated pale ales. All in all a really sessionable, enjoyable beer.

I've made the Epic Pale Ale clone before. For me there are a couple of things that make that recipe. The Thomas Fawcett Pale Crystal is amazing, and completely different from the Bairds. Much more richness and character. It's become one of my favourite malts. The 1272 yeast also really adds something. Subtle fruitiness that doesn't get in the way of the hops. That said, most of us default to US-05 because it's easier and more stable between generations.

As for hitting carbonation, I'm finding that to get it spot on in the bottle you need to set it for half a volume above what you want it at from the tap to account for losses at bottling. This is a real pain in the arse as most of us just want to decant a rigger occasionally. Unless I'm bottling for competition or bottling the entire keg I usually leave it alone.

Cheers Zane for a good pale ale. You're obviously really mastering effective use of hops.