Ok guys, my girlfriend and I have been brewing for a few months now and we're planning an experimental beer to celebrate my brother's graduation from college.
Here's the general idea (get ready for it): it's a pale ale brewed with flaked rye, orange blossom honey, bay leaves, and rosemary.
Bay leaves are a member of the laurel family, which are traditionally used to make wreaths. We thought including them would be fitting in a Graduation Pale Ale (GPA, get it?).
Anyway, any feedback on the recipe? We brew 2.5 gallon batches partial mash BIAB and have been hitting efficiencies in the mid 60s.
Grain bill:
60% pale two row (2lb 13oz)
15% Munich 10L (11oz)
10% Flaked rye (8oz)
8% Aromatic (6oz)
7% Carapils (5oz)
1lb Light DME
0.75lb Orange blossom honey (late addition, last 5 minutes of boil)
Hops/other boil additions:
0.5oz Cascade at 60
0.5oz Cascade at 20
6 crushed fresh bay leaves at 15
6 crushed fresh bay leaves at 5
6 sprigs rosemary at 5
Yeast:
Safale US-05
Target OG 1.067 (yeah that's high for a "pale ale", but it's experimental and for celebrating with!)
Thoughts, suggestions?
Cheers and thanks for your input.
Here's the general idea (get ready for it): it's a pale ale brewed with flaked rye, orange blossom honey, bay leaves, and rosemary.
Bay leaves are a member of the laurel family, which are traditionally used to make wreaths. We thought including them would be fitting in a Graduation Pale Ale (GPA, get it?).
Anyway, any feedback on the recipe? We brew 2.5 gallon batches partial mash BIAB and have been hitting efficiencies in the mid 60s.
Grain bill:
60% pale two row (2lb 13oz)
15% Munich 10L (11oz)
10% Flaked rye (8oz)
8% Aromatic (6oz)
7% Carapils (5oz)
1lb Light DME
0.75lb Orange blossom honey (late addition, last 5 minutes of boil)
Hops/other boil additions:
0.5oz Cascade at 60
0.5oz Cascade at 20
6 crushed fresh bay leaves at 15
6 crushed fresh bay leaves at 5
6 sprigs rosemary at 5
Yeast:
Safale US-05
Target OG 1.067 (yeah that's high for a "pale ale", but it's experimental and for celebrating with!)
Thoughts, suggestions?
Cheers and thanks for your input.