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Predator Pale Ale
First 'real' batch!
(one batch of "Mr Beer" prior)
| Brewer: | 'Gar-Shark Brewing | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Predator Pale Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 45 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.060 | FG: | 1.011 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.4% v/v (5.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | We have wonderful tap water! No water adjustments. |
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| Grain: | 1.5 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. American Munich 1 lb. American crystal 40L |
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| Steep: | Mini-mash grains @ 150F for 1 hour. Sparge with 4 qts water @ 170F |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.101 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 7 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
| Added 2 1/2 pinches of Irish Moss (dry) for last 5 minutes. |
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| Hops: | 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 1 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Used #1028 London Ale Yeast "slap pack". Pitched at 68F. |
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| Log: | 7 days in primary @ 72F. 7 days in secondary @ 70F. |
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| Carbonation: | 2.6 volumes | Corn Sugar: 4.74 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
| Batch primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar boiled in 2 cups water, mixed in bottling bucket and bottled. | ||||||||
| Tasting: | Doing my best to wait 2 weeks before testing. The sample taken at bottling was very promising! Will report back once tasting begins! | |||||||
Recipe posted 02/23/08.
