Pineapple Pale Ale

Two Wheeler · April 25, 2014, 04:33:13 PM

Just mashed-in on this one. Trying to keep it middle of the style for IBUs to be more of a crowd pleaser.

Recipe: Pineapple Pale Ale
Brewer: Jordan Harris
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 5.98 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.28 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 11.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.00 kg Fruit - Pineapple (Boil 15 mins) (0.0 SR Adjunct 1 0.0 %
2.80 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 66.7 %
0.75 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 17.9 %
0.65 kg Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 4 15.5 %
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 20.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 15.7 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.00 oz Summit [14.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -

Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 4.20 kg

Jake · April 25, 2014, 04:37:35 PM

first time I've heard of pineapple in beer .... where'd you get this idea?

Two Wheeler · April 25, 2014, 05:08:26 PM

Hey Jake, Shane from Hammond River Brewing ( @Canuck ) posted a similar recipe on the Brewnoser forum a while back and it intrigued me. Hopefully it turns out well enough to share in a month!

Al-Loves-Wine · April 25, 2014, 09:30:42 PM

Hmmmm...this does seem interesting. I bet some Nelson Sauvin would go wicked with this beer! Hope you can bring it to a meeting Jordan.

Two Wheeler · April 25, 2014, 11:19:24 PM

Definitely Al, I'll bring the results- good or bad. Tasting the OG sample, it didn't have a strong taste of pineapple so we'll see how it ferments out.

This is a pic of the hop/pineapple bag, post boil... tasted a few chucnks with the hop residue, and it was ... interesting

Chris Craig · April 26, 2014, 06:12:18 AM

I would think a subtle flavour is all you'd want anyway.

chrismccull · April 26, 2014, 08:00:32 AM

Consider adding the fruit during secondary fermentation next time, it would be interesting to see if it is any better.

Two Wheeler · May 14, 2014, 10:04:38 AM

Kegged and sampled this last night... very subtle pineapple taste which is what I was shooting for, can't wait for it to carb up. I'll bring it to the 24th meeting.

robcoombs · May 14, 2014, 10:47:37 AM

Sounds really good, looking forward to trying it.

Jake · May 15, 2014, 10:48:12 PM

Cool. how much pineapple did you end up using in it?

I'll have a growler of raspberry wheat for the next meeting. I used right around a pound per 5 gallons in mine ... results in subtle fruit flavour.

Two Wheeler · May 15, 2014, 11:02:15 PM

I cut up a large pineapple from costco and put in the boil, didn't weigh it. 5 gallon batch

Kyle · May 18, 2014, 11:16:34 AM

Quote from: chrismccull on April 26, 2014, 08:00:32 AM
Consider adding the fruit during secondary fermentation next time, it would be interesting to see if it is any better.

This will preserve a lot more of the fruit aromas, as the more delicate ones tend to get expelled during an aggressive primary ferment

Two Wheeler · June 06, 2014, 09:30:19 AM

Quick update on this one... at two weeks I didn't get much pineapple, and that was the common feedback at the last meeting. But at four weeks you seem to get the pineapple a lot more and it's quite tasty in my opinion

Chris Craig · June 06, 2014, 09:38:25 AM

Quote from: Two Wheeler on June 06, 2014, 09:30:19 AM
Quick update on this one... at two weeks I didn't get much pineapple, and that was the common feedback at the last meeting. But at four weeks you seem to get the pineapple a lot more and it's quite tasty in my opinion

Might be the hops fading...

Two Wheeler · June 06, 2014, 10:01:14 AM

Yeah, that's my initial thought... not sure what I would do differently next time... don't think I would want the full flavour of adding it in secondary