Club Pale Ale Recipe

At the February 2020 meeting, the club members in attendance collectively came up with a pale ale recipe for members to brew as part of an education session focusing on recipe-building using BeerSmith software.

That recipe is below and available for download in BeerXML and BSMX (BeerSmith) formats.

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.96 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
End of Boil Vol: 5.21 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage

Date: 13 Feb 2020
Equipment: My Equipment (5 gallons)
Efficiency: 72.00 %

Ingredients


Amt

Name

Type

#

%/IBU

Volume
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.9 % 0.78 gal
1 lbs Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.1 % 0.08 gal
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 29.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] – Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 12.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 5 6.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 6

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.009 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.3 %
Bitterness: 48.5 IBUs
Estimated Color: 9.6 SRM

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Mash In: 4.43 gal (17.75 qt) of water at 156.6 F
Sparge Water: 2.84 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Estimated Mash PH: 5.62

Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Target Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps


Name

Description

Step Temperature

Step Time
Mash In Add 17.75 qt of water at 156.6 F 148.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 2.84 gal water at 168.0 F

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 3.93 oz
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 70.0 F
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage, 68.0 F

Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation: Bottle with 3.93 oz Corn Sugar
Carbonation (from Meas Vol): Bottle with 3.93 oz Corn Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 65.0 F

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