late hop pale ale

[ben the brewman]

im gonna be brewing a late hop pale ale on this sunday. its a recipe that i put togther and its my first late hop beer so im stoked.

[Tankard]

Cool man, do you have the recipe? Good luck!

[ben the brewman]

sure do here it is

8 lbs 2 row
1 lbs crystal 40l
.5 lbs cara pils

1 oz amarillo 20 min
1 oz cascade 20 min
1 oz amarillo 7 min
1 oz cascade 7 min
.5 oz amarillo 0 min
.5 oz cascade 0 min
1 oz amarillo dry

1056 yeast.

im shooting for 80% efficency since thats what i had on the last 3 brews so the og should be 1.049 and the ibu should be almost 38. im still debating on dry hopping it or not. i guess i will taste it as i rack it to a secondary and see how it is to decide weither to dry hop it or not.

[Ó Flannagáin]

Sweet, I'm brewing up an English ale today.

[Tankard]

5.0 oz of hops + dryhopping?! Are you sure that's a pale ale and not an IPA?

[ben the brewman]

even though its 5 ounces of hops the ibu is only 37. it should have lots of hop flavor and aroma without all of the bitter

[PseudoChef]

5.0 oz of hops + dryhopping?! Are you sure that's a pale ale and not an IPA?

Yeah, he doesn't start hopping until 20 minutes, so it's still a low(er) IBU.

[ben the brewman]

exactly chef. im starting the mash water right now.

[Tankard]

Yeah I didn't even notice that. I just saw the 5 oz of hops and got all excited.

[Ó Flannagáin]

Just started the boil here

[Redweasel]

I am intrigued by late hop only beers. I did a Late Hop Brown that turned out amazing.

[Tankard]

You doing this recipe, Flanny?

[Ó Flannagáin]

Nah, brewed an ESB today. How'd yours end up Ben? I came in a gallon short. I swear I'll never get my water amounts down right. Tried to go exactly by the book today using exact measurements and calculations.

[ben the brewman]

it turned out great so far. i was just a bit shy of 5 gallons but i was at 80% efficency so thats good.

[ben the brewman]

i tried one of the guy in my brew clubs late hop ales and ever since then i have loved these beers. i will let you know how it turns out when its ready

[rooster445]

got on in the keg thats alot like it but I used 1/2 oz summit at 60 min. my fav. apa yet

[ben the brewman]

sounds good hope this one turns out great too

[ben the brewman]

i forgot to say its already fermenting.

[Ó Flannagáin]

Mines just started some slow airlock activity. Only 4 hours since pitching. I didn't even make a starter, just used the smack pack. Tried to make a starter yesterday, but failed miserably with a stove top mash... did everything all backwards.

[ben the brewman]

no starter just the smack pack and acitavity wihin 3 hours or so

[ben the brewman]

going well still has slowed down alot and will be ready for a secondary and a taste

[Ó Flannagáin]

Think I'm gonna take a pull of my english tonight. Got home and it has completely stopped fermenting, so gonna see if it's done. If so, I'll be amazing. Started at 1.065ish

[ben the brewman]

after a taste i get to decide weither to dry hop it or not.

[blacklab]

When in doubt...dry hop.

[ben the brewman]

i tasted a sample today and its pretty good so far. i decided to dry hop it with 1oz of amarillo in the secondary.