Summer Ale

Source: Sean DeCataldo
Recipe added: 09/20/01
Email: deekstreet@yahoo.com

Excellent beer! Very similar to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Total IBU's will put you over for Pale Ale. But the Horizon hops are super clean and the bitterness level is perfect for a pale ale. The dryhopping adds a very fruity and spicy aroma. Overall taste is fruity followed by a spicy finish..medum mouth feel. Best beer I've made yet.

Specifics

Recipe type: Partial Mash
Batch Size: 5.0 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.050
Finishing Gravity: 1.009
Time in Boil: 60 min
Primary Fermentation: 5 days
Secondary Fermentation: 13 days

Ingredients:

5lb British pale ale malt
1lb 60L Crystal
.25lb Victory Malt
.25 Corn Sugar
3lb x-tra light DME
1oz Horizon hop pellets (11.0 AA) 60 min
1oz Crystal hop pellets (2.8 AA) 15 min
.50oz Tettnang 5 min
Dry hop: Horizon and Crystal
American Ale yeast
Isinglass

Procedure:

Mash at 153F..Sparging will yield about 4 gallons. Had to dilute with water to get 5 gallons..First time mashing and I didn't get a great extraction

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