07/06/1996 11:32:23 Independence Ale
Category : American Pale Ale
Method : Full Mash
Starting Gravity : 1.057
Ending Gravity : 1.014
Alcohol content : 5.5%
Recipe Makes : 6.0 gallons
Total Grain : 12.50 lbs.
Color (srm) : 17.3
Efficiency : 75%
Hop IBUs : 44.6
Malts/Sugars:
0.50 lb. American Crystal 10L
0.50 lb. American Crystal 60L
1.00 lb. Toasted Klages
5.00 lb. American Two-Row
5.00 lb. German Munich
1.00 lb. Belgian Carmel Pils
Hops:
1.00 oz. Perle 8.3% 60 min
1.00 oz. Cascade 6.0% 15 min
2.00 oz. Cascade 6.0% 5 min
Boil temperature of water: 212F
Grain Starting Temperature: 70F
Desired Grain/Water Ratio: 1 quarts/pound
Strike Water: 3.13 gallons of water at 138F
First Mash Temperature: 125F
Second Mash Temperature: 155F
Boiling Water to add: 2.04 gallons
Water Absorbed by Grain: 1.25 gal
Water Evaporated during boil: 1.00 gal
Wort Left in Brewpot: 0.33 gal
Add 3.42 gal of water to yield 6.0 gal of wort
I use Sierra Nevada yeast cultured from SNPA. I can't justify a Wyeast pack for $4
when a six pack of SNPA is $5.99