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Cincinati Pale Ale Extract
Color
Stats
OG1.035
FG1.008
IBU79
ABV3.50 %
SRM7
BJCP Style
06A. American Pale Ales, American Pale Ale
Description
First attempt at an American pale ale.
Submitted by Simon Kelly on 22-Jul-2008

Recipe Details
Tasting Notes It started out too bitter and too strong. It was perfect after 2 months in the bottle. I rated it as a 5.5/10 and just within the BJCP guide for an American Pale Ale (If a little too highly bittered), friends had it down as 6.5-7/10 but I think they were either just being kind or weren't heavy drinkers.
Awards None.
Boil Volume 3.00 gallons
Boil Time 75 minutes
Batch Size 5.00 gallons
Yeast Fermentise, S0-4, SafAle (75% app. attenuation)
Primary Fermentation Plastic, 14 days
Secondary Fermentation
Other Fermentation
Procedure Started priming yeast in sugar water. Bring 3 gallons of water to the boil. Add all extracts and bring back to the boil. When flecks of the hot break are visable added bittering hops. Boiled for 60 minutes. Added flavour hops. Boiled for a further 15 minutes. (Here is where the bitterness when too high. These hops should have been added at 45 minutes and not 60 minutes.) Flame out at 75 minutes. Chilled in several baths of very cold water. I have two sinks in the laundry, so I used one whilst filling the other. Got down to 20?C in under 20 minutes. Poured into fermenter and topped up with pre-boiled water that was at 15?C to 5 gallons. [Measured OG at 1.052, adjusted for temprature.] Pitched yeast at about 17?C. Vigerously airated. Left to ferment for two weeks. Bottled with one priming tab per bottle. Started drinking after a week. (I will be more patient next time).
  Style Comparison
  Low   High
OG 1.045 1.035 1.056
FG 1.010 1.008 1.015
IBU 20 79 40
SRM 4 7 11
ABV 4.5 3.50 5.7
Fermentables
% Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Note Gravity Points Color
50.0 % 3.30 Amber Malt Extract Syrup Black Rock Amber 17.8 9.0
50.0 % 3.30 Light Malt Extract Syrup Black Rock Pale 16.8 2.0
  6.60     34.7  
Hops
% Wt Weight (oz) Hop Note Form AA% AAU Boil Time Utilization IBU
66.7 % 1.00 Hallertau Higher AA than expected. Pellet 12.5 12.5 75 0.061 76.6
33.3 % 0.50 Cascade Pellet 2.5 1.3 15 0.017 2.1
  1.50               79.0