New England Summer Ale Recipe.

[louiscowdroy]

I brewed again last week and wondered what the WLP 076 - Old Sonoma Ale Yeast would turn out like. After a little investigation I found out that this was developed in 76....Celebration of the discovery of the New World.

So with that in mind I brewed this recipe:

New England Summer Ale

Date: 13 Jul 13

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio

Pale Malt 5 EBC 6 lbs. 9.8 oz 3000 grams 66.3%
Abbey Malt 50 EBC 0 lbs. 14.0 oz 400 grams 8.8%
Pale Crystal Malt 60 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 6.6%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 6.6%
Oat Malt 3.5 EBC 1 lbs. 2.5 oz 525 grams 11.6%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio

East Kent Goldings Whole 5.86 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 25.9%
Delta Whole 6.5 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 22.2%
Delta Whole 6.5 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 2.5 oz 70 grams 51.9%


Final Volume: 19 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 5.5% ABV
Total Liquor: 28.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 11.3 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 78 %
Bitterness: 33.498632991558 EBU
Colour: 23 EBC

I must admit, I was a bit worried about using Delta, but I wanted to mix British and American hybrids Hops with the Yeast chosen to see what the outcome would be, and its been in a week and smells friggen amazing.....

I just wanted to share with all your guys, hope you don't mind, i'll keep you posted on bottling final taste test too.... Louis ))

[6470zzy]

Never tried Delta hops before, let us know how you make out when it's conditioned

Cheers

[louiscowdroy]

Will do, i'll probably bottle it today to be honest.....so hopefully let you know next week )

Regards

Louis )

[TenbobdaN1]

Sounds great but I think I'll keep it simple until I get back into the swing of grain beers after not brewing for 25 years. Best Wishes.

[louiscowdroy]

Has anyone used Delta Hops before?