3 am pale ale (e.s.b.)

i was shooting for a pale but i think this one's going to turn out more brown than pale, the addition of the honey really knocked the alochol content up

Brewer:	soulfixnman		Email:	soulfixnman@yahoo.com
Beer:	3 am pale ale (e.s.b.)		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	30 HCU (~15 SRM)		Bitterness:	82 IBU
OG:	1.056		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	i just used tap water (i have my own well) which i boiled for twenty minutes i also added .5 a tsp. of gypsum to the boil
Grain:	1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 2 oz. British chocolate
Steep:	put the grains in a grain steeping bag and let them steep for half an hour in 150 degree water
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.051	5.5 gallons
	5 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Honey
	remove the grains and add the dry extract, honey, 1 tsp. of irish moss and the boiling hops
Hops:	1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1.25 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	the yaest i used was cultured from a bottle of steelhead pale ale (in my opinion the best american pale ale made today)i made a two cup starter which i started 4 days before i brewed
Log:	this baby took 2 weeks to ferment in the primary and went right into the bottle after those two weeks; where it will sit for another 3 weeks
Carbonation:	2.6 volumes	Corn Sugar: 4.50 oz. for 4.75 gallons @ 70°F
Tasting:	i haven't tasted it yet but i can tell you that next time i will omitt the chocolate malt so that i manage to come up with a pale instead of a brown

Recipe posted 11/05/99.