Late Summer Pale - Your Thoughts Please

[BigFloyd]

Summer can last on into October here in Texas, so I'm thinking of brewing this as a batch to bottle and share with friends who are scared of my "dark beer" (i.e., anything amber and beyond) and simply for something refreshing to drink when I'm thirsty.

It would be my first time using Citra. Please let me know what you think.

Recipe: Summer Pale Ale
Brewer: BigFloyd
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Yeast: Nottingham

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 75.0 %
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 10.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 5.0 %
8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.0 %
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5.0 %

0.5 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 24.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: Recirculating E-BIAB, Full Body @ 153*F

Ferment at 58-59*F until krausen falls, then step up slowly to 66*F to finish.

 

[BridgewaterBrewer]

how did this turn out?

 

[BigFloyd]

Very nice and refreshing. It didn't last long.

I plan to make another batch in the near future and maybe play around a bit with the hop profile.