Mad Max Light IPA

Source: Tim Neall
Recipe added: 11/23/97
Email: Neallmt@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu

This is a light pale ale. I made it from items left in my brew closet, hence the high proportion of corn sugar. It actually came out halfway decent. The body was a little thin, which could be avoided if extract is used in place of sugar. The hopped extract gave it a pleasing amount of bitterness and the Cascade at the end of the boil gave it a little aroma and flavor. Not to bad. To improve it I would change corn sugar to extract, use liquid yeast, and probably up the hops a little bit.

Specifics

Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.058
Finishing Gravity: 1.012
Time in Boil: 60 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 6 days

Ingredients:

Muntons Connoisseur's IPA Bitter 1.8 kg
800 g corn sugar
1 lb. Toasted malt
1/2 lb. Crystal malt 20 L
1 oz. Cascade Pellets 4.4 AA
Edme Ale Yeast

Procedure:

Crack and steep specialty grains in 2 gallons water. Remove just before water comes to a boil. Add extracts and sugar. Boil for 60 minutes. Add cascade just before end of boil. Cool and transfer to a carboy filled with 3 gallons cold water. Pitch yeast. Bottle with 3/4 C corn sugar.

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