American Pale Ale Recipe - Drip Fed Fred coffee pale ale

Recipe Info

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Drip Fed Fred coffee pale ale

by on
All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Taxman Brewing wort share for Sat, 2Mar2019 Started with 6gal of unhopped Gold Standard (Blonde ale) wort 1.057 OG expected. Measured OG= 1.064 2oz course ground coffee at flameout target 21 IBU Measured FG= 1.010 (Estimated 7% ABV)

Fermentables

98% - mash
14
30
3
Mash
2% - Lactose - Milk Sugar - US
0.25
41
1
Late

Hops

Centennial
0.4
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
9.8
13.0
Centennial
0.4
Pellet
Boil
20 min(s)
9.8
7.9
Centennial
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
9.8
3.2
Citra
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
14
4.6
Centennial
1
Pellet
DryHop
0 day(s)
9.8
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

Clarity Ferm
1
each
Boil
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil
Coffee
2
oz
FlameOut
Coffee
4
oz
Secondary

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
After fermentation, rack to keg and cold crash
2.
Dry hop with 0.5oz Centennial hops 3 days
3.
Dry bean with 2oz course crushed coffee beans for 24hrs
4.
Add 1/4# lactose (boiled in minimal amount of water)
5.
Dry hop with 0.5oz Centennial hops 1 day
6.
Dry bean with 2oz course crushed coffee beans for 24hrs

Tasting Notes (1)

kindalost

Tasted on 4/18/2019 by kindalost

Notes:

Added lactose after initial tasting to bring out creamy notes. Coffee aroma hits like a sledge hammer- exactly what I wanted. Blends very well with hop profile. Lactose adds light vanilla character and really helps to balance beer.

Comments

  • kindalost

    Coffee used was Tinker coffee's Ethiopian Keramo- washed medium roast coffee.

    4/18/2019 6:26:37 PM

Recipe Facts

Drip Fed Fred coffee pale ale
American Pale Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.065 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 28.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.44 BG:GU
  • 6.5° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 219 per 12oz Calories
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