Memorial Pale Ale

This is a great beginner recipe. It produces a lightly hopped ale, perfect to satisfy all those BudMillorCoors drinkers. Great beer to start the beginning of the summer with.

Brewer:	American Matt		Email:	geocacher2002@netzero.net
Beer:	Memorial Pale Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	15 IBU
OG:	1.055		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 40L
Steep:	I steeped the crystal in a grain bag just until the water raises to a biol. When it begins to boil, remove crystal and add Malt extract.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.121	2.25 gallons
	7 lb. Light malt extract
Hops:	1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	Nottingham-no starter, no rehydration, just cool wort to 80° and pitch yeast.
Log:	4 days primary, 9 days secondary
Carbonation:	I batch primed from a bottling bucket with 3/4c of priming sugar (corn sugar) and bottled

Recipe posted 03/30/03.