Any suggestions for a recipe for Castle Rock Harvest Pale

[maceyboy]

I really,really (I mean really!) like Harvest Pale produced by Castle Rock (now owned by the excellent Tyne Mills pub chain). I appreciate it may be abit of a local brew but I wondered if anyone has come up with a clone for this very pale session beer. Cheers.

[Manx Guy]

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BUMP

[jonnyt]

Rather a nice brew but I've never found a recipe. They do brewery trips so might be worth going on one.

Surely have to use Nottingham yeast

[Swoonara]

I was given a recipe a couple of years back by a friend of a friend of a secret source within the brewery. It worked out at 90 IBU which worried me in a 3.8% beer! There may have been some Chinese whispers going on somewhere down the line.

Consequently I adapted it a bit and made this for a party...

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Harvest Paul

Fermentable	Colour	lb: oz	Grams	Ratio
Pale Malt	5 EBC	 8 lbs. 8.7 oz	3880 grams	90%
Wheat Malt	3.5 EBC	 0 lbs. 15.1 oz	430 grams	10%

 
Hop Variety	Type	Alpha	Time	lb: oz	grams	Ratio
Chinook	Whole	13.6 %	90 mins	 0 lbs. 0.7 oz	20 grams	14.2%
Cascade	Whole	6.1 %	45 mins	 0 lbs. 0.5 oz	13 grams	9.5%
Centennial	Whole	11 %	45 mins	 0 lbs. 0.5 oz	13 grams	9.5%
Cascade	Whole	6.1 %	15 mins	 0 lbs. 0.5 oz	14 grams	9.7%
Centennial	Whole	11 %	15 mins	 0 lbs. 0.5 oz	14 grams	9.8%
Cascade	Whole	6.1 %	0 mins	 0 lbs. 1.2 oz	33 grams	23.7%
Centennial	Whole	11 %	0 mins	 0 lbs. 1.2 oz	33 grams	23.5%

 
Final Volume:	25	Litres
Original Gravity:	1.040	
Final Gravity:	1.009	
Alcohol Content:	4%	ABV
Total Liquor:	34.8	Litres
Mash Liquor:	10.8	Litres
Mash Efficiency:	77	%
Bitterness:	62	EBU
Colour:	6	EBC

I believe Castle Rock use the Hardy Hanson yeast but I used wlp001 and dry hopped with a mixture of the 3 hops.
It turned out really well. Very similar to Harvest Pale but with a little more bite.

[raiderman]

Intersting. I camp out at the Vat and Fiddle on the increasingly rare occassions that I manage to get up to watch Forset play and am a big fan of Harvest Pale, very interested in the hopping schedule and I shall give that a go. cheers

[Manx Guy]

Hi!

Yes thanks for posting!
I will brew a similar beer at 4.2%...
Cheers!

Guy

[Swoonara]

They recently did a one-off experimental Harvest Pale "Premier Cru" which was the same beer but at 5.1%. Didn't work as well for me.
I think the low ABV combined with high bitterness and intense citrussyness is what makes it stand out.

Let us know how it turns out

[jonnyt]

Interesting, I drink this a lot but never ever have picked up the Cascade!

[Manx Guy]

They recently did a one-off experimental Harvest Pale "Premier Cru" which was the same beer but at 5.1%. Didn't work as well for me.
I think the low ABV combined with high bitterness and intense citrussyness is what makes it stand out.

Let us know how it turns out

I will indeed!

My idea is based on the fact that the cask version is 3.8% while the bottled version is 4.2% , which doesn't seem to affect the balance too much but my preference is for the cask version flavourwise, with the slightly higher strength of the 4.2% to aid its keeping properties.

I would aim for IBU's in the 50-55 region for the 1042 OG which I think should give the desired effect

Cheers!

Guy