American Pale Ale help please

[seymour]

Okay, not amber but brown then. Sounding better all the time!

[Barley Water]

I am mashing my idea of an American Pale Ale as I write this. Fortunately, I was able to scorce both Simcoe and Amarillo so I am a happy boy (and the Warrior I had already). It always amazes me how easy it is to make American ales, no decoctions, no fu&*ing around with lager yeast, getting the wort really cool etc.

[Barley Water]

As they used to say on that TV show A Team, I just love it when a plan comes together. No muss, no fuss, got the volume and hit my numbers. Of course, anytime you are brewing a recipe off the top of your head I guess you need to be careful what you wish for. I can tell the stuff is going to be bracingly bitter (just hope it's smooth) and I caught a nice wiff of grapefruit/pine tree when pitching the yeast (and that is before dry hopping which will be an ounce each of Simcoe and Amarillo). Oh yeah, no Chinook was harmed in the making of this beer.

[Redimpz]

As I brewed this on Friday I have dry hopped today (Monday). I bought 2 sieves from wilkinsons for 99p each, put my hops inside and attached them together to make a ball. This has now gone in the beer, it is floating at the moment but that is probably down to the hops.
On another note the colour has changed from being brown to a lighter more golden shade.
This brew has resulted in me trying some new methods which I shall try again in future brews, it's all good.
Looking at bottling next Tuesday, this will be an opportunity for a taste test.

[Chris Tel]

After the success of the original recipe tried a repeat but instead used Northern Brewer throughout, same quantities but didn't dry hop. Instead added 24g at flame out for half an hr. I also used some Westmalle yeast that I had cultured from their triple. The end porduct is below. Wonderfully smooth, sweet but balanced with soem hopiness. Most importantly the yeast really impart that belgian beer taste. Out of this world. Gave it to a friend last night and he couldn't believe that a homebrewer coudl make somethign better than you coudl ever taste in the pub!
Thansk you to Seymour as he was the one who suggested I try this. Amazing!
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[Chris Tel]

sorry hope this image now works.

[seymour]

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