first brew in some time... Cascade Pale Ale

[retourrbx]

Looking to get this done over the next few days

MO Pale Malt 4.5 EBC 9 lbs. 7.6 oz 4300 grams 87.8%
Crystal Malt 120 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 4.1%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 4.1%
Wheat Malt 2.75 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 4.1%

60 min mash around 66'C hopefully

Cascade Whole 6.3 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 1.8 oz 50 grams 50%
Cascade Whole 6.3 % 15 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10 grams 10%
Cascade Whole 6.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 30% steep at 80'C 20 mins
Cascade Whole 6.3 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.4 oz 10 grams 10% dry in primary @ 20'C after 5 days for 1 week


tsp Gypsum to boil and mash - water off dartmoor so very very soft

protafloc at 15 mins

Final Volume: 25 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.009
Alcohol Content: 4% ABV
Total Liquor: 35.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 12.3 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 68 % - estimate from previous brews with old system
Bitterness: 35 EBU
Colour: 13 EBC

Fairly basic but the first time I've used Munich - will 200g be worth it? Also the crystal probably won't do too much... perhaps i'm hedging my bets a little... the wheat is just there for head retention really, I may use torrified instead.

Any comments welcome :thumb:

 

[Aleman]

4% Munich you might not think you'll notice, but it will be there, I sneak in 10% or so when I really want to bring the malts to the fore . . . . Munich is my base malt of choice in a mild though

 

[Wez]

I love those Cascades :thumb:

 

[retourrbx]

4% Munich you might not think you'll notice, but it will be there, I sneak in 10% or so when I really want to bring the malts to the fore . . . . Munich is my base malt of choice in a mild though

This is more about the hops I suppose - just adding some different grains cos I have them

The best brew I did was with cascades - I was drinking Gin and tonics whilst brewing though and did't remember the process though. I'm pretty sure I made some hop tea that I added which made it very good

 

[rickthebrew]

looks great - I use simular amounts of crystal and wheat malt with great effect, amber malt is good also. I`d up the hops a little to around 45ibu - but thats just my preference

have a great brewday :thumb:

 

[retourrbx]

cheers - I see you're also in the south west - there doesn't seem to be that many of us down here -

 

[rickthebrew]

Last year the nearest brewer to me was bristol!! Few more would be goood we could start our own southwest craftbrewers club (ie meet up for tastings :lol: )

 

[Tony]

I was drinking Gin and tonics whilst brewing though and did't remember the process though.

Done a similar thing myself, more than once!

Looks like a nice recipe ret, I'm gradually going off crystal and upping the Munich, more each time I do a brew.

 

[Kermit The Grog]

wow pretty much the same as the brew i made on sunday
photo n stuff in brewday v soon
hope yours went well
all the best ktg

 

[retourrbx]

going to harvest some hop back bottle yeast tonight so haven't brewed up yet

 

[unclepumble]

Looking Good,I just used 30% munich, and it appears to be good, my first time using it too, but it gives a great copper colour.

Good luck with the harvesting.


UP

 

[retourrbx]

yeast 'harvested'... easy peasy - if it works out, I'll be doing that again!

Adapted the recipe to have 10% munich - will post when complete, gardening needs doing though and with weather like this, it'd be wrong to spend it in the kitchen

 

[Kermit The Grog]

when harvesting yeast from bottles it is best to use 6 or 7 bottles of donor beer

 

[retourrbx]

.... I used one

 

[unclepumble]

when harvesting yeast from bottles it is best to use 6 or 7 bottles of donor beer

What is your liver telling you? 6or7

Best practise would be to get from a different source as most bottle conditioned beers now are reseeded with a strain that sticks to the bottom of the bottle, I.E. Not the strain the beer was brewed from, more likely to be a lager strain.

You would be better getting friendly with your local pub landlord and asking for some from the bottom of a done cask, or begging a little from a local micro.

UP

 

[Kermit The Grog]

please don't let mrs KTG know it only takes one bottle to harvest
nudge nudge wink wink

 

[retourrbx]

Summer lightening use the primary apparently, also fullers 1845 and ringwood old thumper but I think that's the hopback yeast as well

 

[micmacmoc]

I'm doing a cascade brew tonight/tomorrow based on Sierra Nevadsa Pale Ale and I'm down South West too, Mevagissey near St Austell, Cornwall.

 

[retourrbx]

the south west craft brewers association numbers three then : :party:

 

[rickthebrew]

great stuff :