Hop On Pop

This is a basic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone, with minor
modifications to suit my brewing style. I did dry hop with 1 oz
of Cascade into the secondary, although it would be good without
it.

Brewer:	David Kessner		Email:	davidk@free-ip.com
Beer:	Hop On Pop		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	10 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	33 IBU
OG:	1.057		FG:	1.013
Alcohol:	5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Water:	I forgot to use Gypsum on this one, but things turned out fine.
Grain:	5 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. American crystal 40L .5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash:	65% efficiency
	I put the grains into 1.75 gallons (7 quarts) of cold water and heated it up to 152° F. Held at 152° for 60 minutes. Sparged with 1.5 gallons at 170° F.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.104	3 gallons
	3.75 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Added Irish Moss for last 15 minutes of boil.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Perle (8.3% AA, 60 min.) 1.5 oz. Cascade (6.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (6.5% AA, 5 min.) .5 oz. Perle (8.3% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast:	Used Wyeast American Ale, pitched into a 1 quart starter two days before brewing. I pitched only the sediment from the starter (top wort was drained off before pitching).
Log:	Fermented at about 65° F. 7 days in primary. 11 Days in secondary. Added 1 oz of Cascade into secondary (optional).
Carbonation:	Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar.
Tasting:	Tastes like expected-- a dry hopped Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Nice. The dryhopping worked out great. It added a very noticeable but not overwhelming hop aroma. Color and clarity were right on.

Recipe posted 11/08/00.