A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Ale)

Richard · August 19, 2011, 12:10:48 PM

Making 12gal of this today to re-fill the ailing pipelines.

11lbs 2-Row.
1lb Wheat Malt.
0.5 lb C40.

First 6 Gallons:
1oz Crystal 9% @ 60
1oz Crystal 9% @ 20
1oz Crystal 9% @ Flame-out.
IBUs: 30

Second 6 Gallons:
2oz Fuggles 4.5% @ 60
1oz Fuggles 4.5% @ 20
1oz Fuggles 4.5% @ Flame-out
IBUs: 25

Mash 150F for 90 minutes.

Good pitch of S-05 slurry in both.

edit: pulled the white rice; turns out I'd run out.

Kyle · August 19, 2011, 12:12:54 PM

Is the grain bill repeated, or is this going to be like 2 or 3% abv?

Richard · August 19, 2011, 12:17:01 PM

Repeated / doubled.

Ian Grant · August 19, 2011, 12:29:02 PM

Hopefully there isn't a shortage of S-05, Richard would go ape shit!!!

Richard · August 19, 2011, 01:03:28 PM

Yeah it's definitely the house strain here :oops:

Richard · August 19, 2011, 10:39:18 PM

12 gallons in one day. I'll be good for house ale for a while

Also, this has at least some academic interest to me - essentially the same grain bill + IBU count, but with two very different hop varieties.

Richard · August 30, 2011, 10:27:19 PM

Both of these are very tasty, full bodied pale ales. The difference in taste from the hops is very distinct; a worthy ten gallon experiment

Dean · August 31, 2011, 07:38:29 AM

which one tastes more like grapefruit, and do you have any bottled?

Richard · August 31, 2011, 10:32:09 AM

Neither of them really have much grapefruit flavour, as there wasn't any amarillo (or similar american hops) involved... Also not bottled, but I'll have some at a meeting once I get back from the UK

Dean · August 31, 2011, 11:30:04 AM

nice ...I'd like to try them side by side to help my hops tasting education. when are you flying?

Richard · August 31, 2011, 11:51:57 AM

Tomorrow O_o

Dean · August 31, 2011, 11:53:12 AM

lucky bastard ....

2 weeks?

Richard · August 31, 2011, 12:00:33 PM

Aye two weeks... not really a holiday though - technically I'm still at work. The wonders of Work 2.0.

Dean · August 31, 2011, 12:10:29 PM

a change of scenery is always good ...especially when it's another country altogether, and one with real pubs too! i used to travel a lot, too much really, but now there's none at all I miss it.

so you'll be back in time for the meeting on the 17th then?

Richard · August 31, 2011, 12:13:13 PM

Aye; I'm looking forward to some pub-time. Been a while

Gonna try to bring back some BrewDog stuff.

As for the meeting - sure will