Equatorial Pale Ale

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johnsnownw

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Location
Minneapolis
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
WLP001
Yeast Starter
No, Vials X2
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.060
Final Gravity
1.009
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
36.1
Color
9.2
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7
Tasting Notes
Very Tropical, Mango, Peach, some pine, really nice malt presence.
Recipe: Equatorial Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain


Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.85 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.72 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 9.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name
4 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter
4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L
1.5 lbs Munich Malt - 10L
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine
8.0 oz Honey Malt
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 50.0 min
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min
0.75 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min
1.00 oz Motueka [7.00 %] - Flame-out
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Flame-out
2 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001)
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 7 Days


Mash @ 150 for 75 min.

After flameout bring water down to 178 degrees, and let sit for 30 min. Then cool to pitching temp.

Primary Fermentation: 14 days @ 67
Dry Hop: 7 days @ 67


I dry-hopped in primary, and I recommend doing so.

I bottled this last night, and it already tastes amazing. I was concerned intitally at the low mashing temps, but it really worked well...could not be happier with the outcome.

If you enjoy tropical APA or IPA flavor profiles, but want a little more malt characteristic then this is the one for you.

I'll post a picture in a couple weeks. The beer smells absolutely amazing, and the taste is fantastic...even at bottling. Now as long as I didn't oxidize the beer, due to hop debri in spigot when transferring to bottling bucket, this is going to be one amazing beer.

Cheers! :mug:
 


This is how it turned out. It's darker than a normal pale, but the lighting makes it seem darker still. Anyway, it turned out great, and you won't be disappointed if you give it a go.

Cheers!
 
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