Revolutionary Pale Ale

Adapted from recipe found in Homebrew Favorites, pg. 42.

Brewer:	Thomas B. Dodson		Email:	tdodson@rcn.com
Beer:	Revolutionary Pale Ale		Style:	American Pale Ale
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	12 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	20 IBU
OG:	1.052		FG:	1.013
Alcohol:	5.0% v/v (3.9% w/w)
Water:	Used distilled water.
Grain:	0.5 lb. American crystal 40L 0.5 lb. Flaked barley
Steep:	Steeped grains for 20 minutes at 160 degrees and sparged with 1 gallon of water heated to 200 degrees.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.129	2 gallons
	6.6 lb. Light malt extract
	Added liquid malt and 1 oz of cascade hops to 3 gallons of water and started the heat. After 50 minutes of a rolling boil, added 1 oz of Cascade hops. After 58 minutes added another oz of Cascade hopes.
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Whitbread ale yeast and used a starter.
Tasting:	Nice malt flavor, but not as much hop flavor as I usually like.

Recipe posted 10/10/05.