13/12/08: Simple Pale Ale

[mb]

did this today, a basic pale ale:

21L at 1045
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4.5kg Maris Otter Pale
0.25kg Wheat
60g EKG (4.7% AA) 75 mins
30g EKG (4.7% AA) 15 mins

so 40 IBU by my calculations.

and because i had them left over from my weizen and don't have anything else to do with them, i steeped 30g of Hallertau Hersbrucker once the wort had cooled to 80C.

all went very smoothly (i haven't left a tap open for several brews now), got 21L at 1045 exactly. after the first half a dozen or so brews it's just routine.

mashed high at 68C, i find that my beers always attenuate by around 80% so i'm trying a higher mash temp to see if i can keep a bit more body and sweetness.

going to ferment with US-05, so it'll be a bit of a hybrid: english bittering hops, german aroma hops, american yeast.

[prolix]

looks good don't know how the Hallertau Hersbrucker will work with the EKG but heck you have enough bitterness not to worry.

Glad you are remembering those taps

[mb]

so much for the high mash temp adding more body, this is down to 1010 in 3 days.