2/20/21 - Adjusted grain bill to bring ratios back to original recipe.
12/24/20 - Adjusted grain bill again for 61% eff - which is what I've been getting with this recipe. Increased attenuation to 85%match actual as well.
4/11/20 - Adjusted grain bill for 6% abv at 63% eff (avg. I've been getting on pilot system).
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/flatbed-pale-ale/
3/11/23 - Adjusted grain bill to drop this to 5% abv at 71% eff - Tastes better as a lower ABV beer.
4/13/24 - Added .5 Cara 60 to bring BG:GU into alignment with style. Reduced initial hop charge from .4 to .2oz each and reduced boil from 90 to 60 min.
John Horton of Oceanside, CA, member of the QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity), won a gold medal in Category #9: American Pale Ale during the 2017 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in Minneapolis, MN. Horton’s American Pale Ale was chosen as the best among 358 entries in the category.
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