American Pale Ale Recipe - The Queen Bee Pale Ale

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The Queen Bee Pale Ale

by on
All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
My first attempt at reverse-engineering a pale ale originally brewed from a kit. Original Stats & Ingredients (per the kit): 6 lbs Light Dried Malt Extract 1 bag Specialty Malt Crystal Malt – 20L Crystal Malt – 40L Crystal Malt – 60L 1 1/2 oz Cascade pellet hops 1 oz Zythos pellet hops 1 packet Safale #US-05 Starting Gravity: 1.062 Terminal Gravity: 1.016 ABV: 6% SRM: 13 IBU: 27 OG: 1.052

Fermentables

78% - 2-Row - US
8
37
1
Mash
5% - Caramel/Crystal 20 - US
0.5
35
20
Mash
10% - Caramel/Crystal 40 - US
1
35
40
Mash
7% - Crystal 60L - CA
0.75
34
60
Mash

Hops

Zythos
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
8.8
31.7
Cascade
1.5
Pellet
Boil
2 min(s)
6.3
2.9

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

Whirfloc tablet
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Mash In
Infusion
160
0 min
Saccharification Rest
Infusion
154
60 min
Mash-Out
Infusion
170
10 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (1)

JavierMejia

Tasted on 9/4/2017 by JavierMejia

Notes:

This is pretty close to what we were aiming for. I feel it's a little lacking on the nose. Next batch, add .25 to .5 of Cascade (or another aromatic) at 1 minute.

Recipe Facts

The Queen Bee Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.056 OG
  • 1.011 FG
  • 34.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.62 BG:GU
  • 12.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 186 per 12oz Calories
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