06-09-08: Squamish Summer Pale

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06-09-08: Squamish Summer Pale

Post by spearmint-wino » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:59 am

Wahey! Back in brewing business after an all-too-long 5 month summer break :pink: . Down to the last corni so in the nick of time too :shock:.

As per my post in the recipes section, this is something I knocked together to use up some ingredients I've had lying around whilst the weather's been to warm to brew, should hopefully come out like a strong Golden Ale with APA leanings, and most of all be ready fairly quickly ;).

Squamish Summer Pale
Size: 23L

Original Gravity: 1.048
Terminal Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol: 4.71%
Bitterness: 36.6 IBU

Ingredients:
4670 g Lager Malt
150 g Wheat Malt
55.0 g Willamette (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
15.0 g Willamette (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
20 g Willamette (5.2%) - steeped after boil
10.0 g Willamette (5.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter


Just about to start the sparge, mash temp a little lower than usual - I'm a bit rusty having not brewed for so long :oops:
Last edited by spearmint-wino on Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.

drinking: ~ | conditioning: ~ | primary: ~ | Looks like I need to get brewing then...
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Post by adm » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:06 pm

Sound tasty. Have a great brewday.

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Post by mb » Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:01 pm

looks very nice, i think i need to start exploring some american hops.
Drinking: Brown Ale
Conditioning: Pale Ale- Target, Fuggles, Goldings
Fermenting:
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Post by Garth » Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:37 pm

looks good sw, let us know what it comes out like, I have a pack of Willamette in the freezer and I'm looking for a good recipe to use them on

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Post by spearmint-wino » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:52 pm

At 22L I was a bit lower on the final volume in the fermenter than usual but had a nice, relaxed brewday with no mishaps 8).
Once you've seen one of my brewdays you've seen them all, plus I've no new kit to show off but here are a few photos from the day:

'Specialty' grains:
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Shiny HLT/boiler heating up the sparge water:
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Malt:
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The clearest mash run-off I reckon I've had (recirculated ~10L):
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The forecast said ok but it rained all day! Thank god for the Bamboo-cane Tripod BrewBrollyâ„¢:
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Post by Bongo » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:23 pm

Glad your back mate 5 months is way too long i can't keep a day away from reading or making something brewing related at the moment,good pics i love the last one with the umbrella,black and white really works too i've always been a fan of it

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Post by Garth » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:43 pm

yeah, check out the b&w,

how 'arty' are you eh? looks good and it's summat different :D

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