Inspiration
Iteration is my continued goal of brewing a light coloured, yet hoppy, full flavoured and mid-ABV American (India) Pale Ale. This beer was inspired by an IPA I tried this summer brewed by Shirley (once Steamworks brewmaster and current brewery consultant). She told me about how great 1099 Whitbread was as a yeast and told me about Golden Promise. I love big rich base malts (which is why I typically brew with MO), so this could be interesting. This batch was brewed for the Bingo Babes. I used the hops I had left in my fridge.
Tasting notes below..
Tasting notes below..
The Recipe
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7 gallons
Efficiency: 59% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV (standard): 5.1%
IBU (tinseth): 80
SRM (morey): 6.6
Fermentables
11 lb - United Kingdom - Golden Promise (88.9%)
1 lb - American - White Wheat (8.1%)
0.25 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 30L (2%)
2 oz - German - Acidulated Malt (1%)
Hops
0.5 oz - Magnum/ Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: First Wort, IBU: 19.11
0.5 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.56
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 7.63
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.81
2 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 15.46
2 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 19.77
0.25 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 2.85
2 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days
Mash Guidelines
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min
2) Temp: 169 F, Time: 10 min
Yeast
Wyeast - Whitbread Ale 1099
Water Profile
Ca2: 100
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 100
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Brewed February 19th
Dry Hopped February 26th
Kegged February 29th
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7 gallons
Efficiency: 59% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV (standard): 5.1%
IBU (tinseth): 80
SRM (morey): 6.6
Fermentables
11 lb - United Kingdom - Golden Promise (88.9%)
1 lb - American - White Wheat (8.1%)
0.25 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 30L (2%)
2 oz - German - Acidulated Malt (1%)
Hops
0.5 oz - Magnum/ Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: First Wort, IBU: 19.11
0.5 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.56
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 7.63
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.81
2 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 15.46
2 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 19.77
0.25 oz - Simcoe, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Whirlpool for 25 min at 190 °F, IBU: 2.85
2 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 4 days
Mash Guidelines
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min
2) Temp: 169 F, Time: 10 min
Yeast
Wyeast - Whitbread Ale 1099
Water Profile
Ca2: 100
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 100
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Brewed February 19th
Dry Hopped February 26th
Kegged February 29th
Notes
February 29th (pre-carbonation, at time of kegging): Unimpressive nose that is malty and bready, with the very slightest undertone of citrus. Beer itself looks good - hazy but not murky and light. Mouthfeel is perfect, just round and smooth. Flavour is a nice mix between orange, citrus, and slight dankness. The hops just pop in the flavour. Not necessarily sunshiney or fruit forward, but just generally hoppy. Could be mistaken for C hops. Classic hoppy flavour. Beer is raw as shit still. I think the yeast stripped the hell out of the aroma from this beer. Despite that, this is a really nice pale ale, damn. Once it's chilled and matured (probably March 9th ish), it should be better. Despite how raw it is, it tastes remarkably balanced. I find that most of the time, these beers are all over the place (too bitter, too sweet) when they're first tasted. Moving forward, I am concerned about oxidation (I always am), despite my best efforts. I used my Co2 tank to pressurize my carboy and transfer the beer into a flushed (three times) Corny keg. Finger crossed.
March 15th: Beautiful light, medium-gold coloured beer with white head that dissipates slowly but is retained on the wall of the glass, and a rather bright/ clear body. Nose is bready, sweet and citrusy. Not overwhelming or remarkably aromatic like a good IPA, but in the range of hoppy pale ale I would say. Flavour is amazing. The citra is probably the most dominant hop, but the amarillo's orange like character and the more piney and dank flavours of the simcoe shine through as well. The flavour is quite sharp, but not necessarily from a lingering bitterness. There's just enough IBU for the beer and the Golden Promise malt to balance really nicely. I can't wait for people to try this at the bingo babe event. It's a really solid place for a Pale Ale.
Being critical: I'm not crazy about the Golden Promise. I find it too be a little too sweet or to have something a little off about it. Marris Otter, Pilnser and 2 row will still be my go to malts.
March 19th: I absolutely love how pale ales and IPAs mature so much over the course of a few days. The sweet spot definitely seems to be about one month from brewing to consumption, or maybe it's spending around 20 days in a keg, under pressure in a cool environment that does the trick. Regardless, this beer got remarkably more aromatic and juicy over the past week, and really came into being a nicely rounded out, balanced pale ale. I still feel like there's something a *little* off about it, which I can't quite put my finger on. It's something to do with either the Golden Promise or the yeast, or a combination of the two, because I tasted it in Shirley's Falconer's Flight IPA this summer as well. That aside, this was a really great pale ale, not exceptional, but definitely on the right track. Oh, and the mouthfeel was just about right this time - not too full, not too thin. A good range for Pale Ales I think. I served this at the Bingo Babes on Saturday March 19th, and everyone loved it. I had a lot of people telling me how much they enjoyed it once it was announced that I was serving my own beer.
In the future, keep playing with either Golden Promise or 1099. One of the two makes a good pale ale. I think the yeast will be my starting point.
February 29th (pre-carbonation, at time of kegging): Unimpressive nose that is malty and bready, with the very slightest undertone of citrus. Beer itself looks good - hazy but not murky and light. Mouthfeel is perfect, just round and smooth. Flavour is a nice mix between orange, citrus, and slight dankness. The hops just pop in the flavour. Not necessarily sunshiney or fruit forward, but just generally hoppy. Could be mistaken for C hops. Classic hoppy flavour. Beer is raw as shit still. I think the yeast stripped the hell out of the aroma from this beer. Despite that, this is a really nice pale ale, damn. Once it's chilled and matured (probably March 9th ish), it should be better. Despite how raw it is, it tastes remarkably balanced. I find that most of the time, these beers are all over the place (too bitter, too sweet) when they're first tasted. Moving forward, I am concerned about oxidation (I always am), despite my best efforts. I used my Co2 tank to pressurize my carboy and transfer the beer into a flushed (three times) Corny keg. Finger crossed.
March 15th: Beautiful light, medium-gold coloured beer with white head that dissipates slowly but is retained on the wall of the glass, and a rather bright/ clear body. Nose is bready, sweet and citrusy. Not overwhelming or remarkably aromatic like a good IPA, but in the range of hoppy pale ale I would say. Flavour is amazing. The citra is probably the most dominant hop, but the amarillo's orange like character and the more piney and dank flavours of the simcoe shine through as well. The flavour is quite sharp, but not necessarily from a lingering bitterness. There's just enough IBU for the beer and the Golden Promise malt to balance really nicely. I can't wait for people to try this at the bingo babe event. It's a really solid place for a Pale Ale.
Being critical: I'm not crazy about the Golden Promise. I find it too be a little too sweet or to have something a little off about it. Marris Otter, Pilnser and 2 row will still be my go to malts.
March 19th: I absolutely love how pale ales and IPAs mature so much over the course of a few days. The sweet spot definitely seems to be about one month from brewing to consumption, or maybe it's spending around 20 days in a keg, under pressure in a cool environment that does the trick. Regardless, this beer got remarkably more aromatic and juicy over the past week, and really came into being a nicely rounded out, balanced pale ale. I still feel like there's something a *little* off about it, which I can't quite put my finger on. It's something to do with either the Golden Promise or the yeast, or a combination of the two, because I tasted it in Shirley's Falconer's Flight IPA this summer as well. That aside, this was a really great pale ale, not exceptional, but definitely on the right track. Oh, and the mouthfeel was just about right this time - not too full, not too thin. A good range for Pale Ales I think. I served this at the Bingo Babes on Saturday March 19th, and everyone loved it. I had a lot of people telling me how much they enjoyed it once it was announced that I was serving my own beer.
In the future, keep playing with either Golden Promise or 1099. One of the two makes a good pale ale. I think the yeast will be my starting point.