American Pale Ale Recipe - Fords Mirror Pond Clone

Recipe Info

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Fords Mirror Pond Clone

by on
All Grain
5.25 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Mirror Pond Pale Ale Clone switched up with a Citra finish.

Fermentables

76% - Pale 2-Row - US
8
37
1
Mash
24% - Crystal 40L - CA
2.5
34
40
Mash

Hops

Cascade
1.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
5.5
28.7
Cascade
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.5
9.5
Citra
2
Leaf
DryHop
0 day(s)
14
0.0

Yeast

Wyeast American Ale 1056
75%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash Grains in 4 gallons of water for a mash temp of 152 degrees
2.
After 90 minutes Sparge with 5 gallons of water at 172 degrees to collect pre boil volume of 6.5 gallons
3.
Bring to a boil add first hops at start of 60 minute boil.
4.
Add second hops, Irish Moss and Wort Chiller to Boil with 15 minutes remaining.
5.
At 60 minutes remove from heat and chill to 70 degree. Transfer to fermenter and pitch yeast.
6.
When fermentation is complete, transfer to secondary and dry hop with Citra hops.
7.
After 2 weeks in secondary, transfer to keg and enjoy.

Tasting Notes (1)

FastFord

Tasted on 2/14/2016 by FastFord

Notes:

A solid Pale Ale with a much more floral nose then MP Pale Ale...just what I was looking for. Force carbonated it for 2 weeks at 15Psi. Tapped the keg on Super Bowl Sunday...named it based on outcome...so it is now "Omaha Pale Ale"...much better then "PantherPiss Pale Ale"!!

Recipe Facts

Fords Mirror Pond Clone
American Pale Ale
  • 5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.054 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 38.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.70 BG:GU
  • 12.0° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 182 per 12oz Calories
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American Pale Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.045-1.060 / Your OG: 1.054
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.015 / Your FG: 1.014
IBU 0
120
IBU: 30-50 / Your IBU: 38
SRM 0
40
SRM: 5-10 / Your SRM: 12.0
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.5-6.2 / Your ABV: 5.3
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.50-1.11 / Your BG:GU: 0.70

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