Lager-like ale

[Thomas]

Lager-Like ale
10-A American Pale Ale
Author: Thomas
Date: 11-03-25



Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 175.14 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.053 (1.045 - 1.060)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)
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Color: 4.12 (5.0 - 14.0)
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Alcohol: 5.18% (4.5% - 6.2%)
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Bitterness: 23.9 (30.0 - 45.0)
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Ingredients:
8.5 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
1.5 lb Vienna Malt
1.10 oz Saaz (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
0.35 oz Saaz (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 ea WYeast 1056 American Ale

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:03:00 Mash in - Liquor: 11.83 L; Strike: 164.05 °F; Target: 151.0 °F
01:03:00 Mash - Rest: 60.0 min; Final: 151.0 °F
01:23:00 Batch sparge - First runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 166.0 °F, 5.0 min; Sparge : 4.25 gal sparge @ 185.0 °F, 15.0 min; Total Runoff: 6.35 gal

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This is a modified version of a recipe Dave brewed last year that tasted almost exactly like Mill street Organic lager. The original recipe calls for a pound each of flaked corn and wheat, but I had none on hand and decided to simplify it a little. I racked onto a Wyeast 1056 cake from my Picaroons Cascade IPA, and fermentation began in ~2 hours. I also did a 75 minute boil because I collected more wort then expected, it likely wouldn't hurt to do a 90 minute boil to get rid of any DMS.

[Richard]

You racked onto a yeast cake before? I read that over-pitching can cause elevated fusels (in that "Yeast" book). YRMV of course.

[Shawn]

You racked onto a yeast cake before? I read that over-pitching can cause elevated fusels (in that "Yeast" book). YRMV of course.

Yeah, while really fast fermentation starts seem like a good thing, they've got their bad points, too. Overpitching can definitely be detrimental to a beer.

[Thomas]

Iv read about overpitching, but Im not too worried about it for this beer. We have an end of the year party for the vertebrate zoology course I teach, so this and the pale ale are mean for that. I wanted to pitch them onto yeast cakes so they would ferment out fast and then cold crash for a few days. It's an experiment so I'll see how it goes.

[Brian_S]

Yes yes all this over pitching talk is wonderful.......a party you say?

B

[Richard]

what brian said. can we come?

[Thomas]

If you can manage to get registered in vertebrate zoology before the final next week then you can, otherwise I'll have a get together later when all five taps are flowing on the keezer. Which might be in a few more weeks.