American Pale Ale Recipe - Northwest Fresh Hop 2018

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Northwest Fresh Hop 2018

by on
All Grain
6 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
30 min
87%
My friends provided me with a mix of hops that are all grown together so I'm assuming that there's an equal mix by weight. I went to FH Steinbart and picked up some "artisan" malts. Troubadour malts have very strange descriptions so they're worth a try. Opal 44 is supposed to taste like almond roca so how can you not try it? In any case, I'm hoping to have a unique malt base to this year's fresh hop beer. Due to the amount of fresh hops that I'm using, I will be using my mash tun to hold the hops and circulate the wort during flameout.

This recipe was cloned from Northwest Fresh Hop 2017.

Fermentables

44% - Troubadour Serenade Pale
3.5
36
4
Mash
38% - Troubadour Blue Serenade Vienna
3
36
9
Mash
12% - Torrified Wheat - US
1
36
2
Mash
6% - Mecca Grade Opal 44
0.5
36
45
Mash

Hops

Bravo
0.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
13
17.0
Cascade
22
Leaf
FlameOut
0 min(s)
5.8
0.0
Mt. Hood
13
Leaf
FlameOut
0 min(s)
6
0.0
Nugget
13
Leaf
FlameOut
0 min(s)
13.3
0.0
Cascade
3
Pellet
DryHop
5 day(s)
5.8
0.0
Cascade
3
Pellet
DryHop
3 day(s)
5.8
0.0
Cascade
2
Pellet
DryHop
0 day(s)
5.8
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast London Ale III 1318
67%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil
Gypsum
0
each
Mash
Salt (NaCl)
0
each
Mash
Lactic Acid
0
each
Mash
Coriander
0.125
oz
Mash

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
154
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
6 gallons Mash with 5.70g Gypsum, 2.10g Salt, and 2.4mL lactic
2.
2 gallons Sparge with 1.90g Gypsum, 0.70 Salt, and 0.6mL lactic
3.
Last hop addition and coriander will be whirlpool, 180F for 20 minutes and then removed to prevent grassy character

Tasting Notes (2)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 9/24/2018 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Mango variant - pours half a finger of foam, orange in color, and good clarity. Aroma is a fairly bright grapefruit aroma of cascade hops followed by malt sweetness. Flavor is more more of a peach cobbler with fruit flavor most assertive followed by a sweet bread. The after taste has a bitter edge that quickly dies off, leaving a sweet breath. Body is medium in viscosity with a little bit of nucleation sharpness. This is more enjoyable than the plain fresh hop, attributable to the fruity character, which is well balanced. I don't get a fresh hop flavor, but that's okay. 4 stars as it's a great flavor, only lacking the more assertive hop character.

CheeseNips

Tasted on 9/13/2018 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Color is dark orange and pours about 1 finger of foam. Aroma is Cascade hops at the forefront followed by a malty bread with a touch of sweetness. Flavor is a slight bit of hops coupled with a mild bread flavor and then a fruity yeast ester. There is a very slight bitterness with some hop flavor at the end. As a pale ale, it's pretty good, better than average, but I don't get a strong, fresh hop burst from it. I like the beer in general but it didn't achieve what I wanted. I'll go 3 stars since it is quite good but not what I wanted it to be.

Recipe Facts

Northwest Fresh Hop 2018
American Pale Ale
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.042 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 17.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.41 BG:GU
  • 7.8° SRM Color
  • 87% Efficiency
  • 3.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 139 per 12oz Calories
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