May Competition - American Pale Ales

[Leon103]

And so there could only be one winner. It was the last to arrive and the last to be drunk.

With a score of 42 (hoddy's was 41).

A delightful NEIPA, a style so many tried but just couldn't replicate the quality of this.

Congratulations......










@dan125 you are the May 2021 American Pale Ale winner....

 

[samale]

Well done

 

[Hoddy]

Cheeky win @dan125

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Well done guys!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Great job @dan125

Congratulations!

 

[Cptn_Needa]

We’ll done @dan125

 

[dave_77]

Well done @dan125 ..I had one tonight and it was a tasty brew.
Cheers @Leon103

 

[dan125]

Woo hoo
Quite surprised as this neipa didn't turn out quite as planned.... recipe for a 27L batch is below.
Effieciency/OG was quite a bit higher than expected using normal Crisp best and extra pale malt rather than Golden Promise.
The hop aroma is a bit dissappointing considering the dry hop I thought, but it makes up for it a bit with the juicy flavour.....

Mashed at 66
Fermented at 15

The yeast was saved from the previous brew, probs equivalent to 3 dry packs.

 

[Mash Monster]

And so there could only be one winner. It was the last to arrive and the last to be drunk.

With a score of 42 (hoddy's was 41).

A delightful NEIPA, a style so many tried but just couldn't replicate the quality of this.

Congratulations......










@dan125 you are the May 2021 American Pale Ale winner....

Well done Great score!

 

[MickDundee]

Well done everyone!

 

[Leon103]

Woo hoo
Quite surprised as this neipa didn't turn out quite as planned.... recipe for a 27L batch is below.
Effieciency/OG was quite a bit higher than expected using normal Crisp best and extra pale malt rather than Golden Promise.
The hop aroma is a bit dissappointing considering the dry hop I thought, but it makes up for it a bit with the juicy flavour.....

Mashed at 66
Fermented at 15

The yeast was saved from the previous brew, probs equivalent to 3 dry packs.


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No beer scored higher on flavour.

 

[Broken Toe]

Nicely done @dan125! That's a lot of hop!

 

[Leon103]

Nicely done @dan125! That's a lot of hop!

He must now my taste buds

 

[dave_77]

Below is the link for my White IPA. I have had issues with bottling pale beers recently so I was just relieved that @Leon103 got a fresh beer with no oxidation . Maybe it was the fly juice that had some scavenging effects....when transferring to the keg I noticed a fly had got into the Fermenter when transferring on brew day...turned out ok in the end
https://share.brewfather.app/81jxXxDvmkYWxw

 

[Leon103]

Below is the link for my White IPA. I have had issues with bottling pale beers recently so I was just relieved that @Leon103 got a fresh beer with no oxidation . Maybe it was the fly juice that had some scavenging effects....when transferring to the keg I noticed a fly had got into the Fermenter when transferring on brew day...turned out ok in the end
https://share.brewfather.app/81jxXxDvmkYWxw

Yes there was a wing or two in the final beer.

 

[Leon103]

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[dan125]

No beer scored higher on flavour.

I tried dry hopping cooler with this batch but it just doesn't work for me.... Still trying to find the best way to extract max hop aroma

 

[dan125]

Nicely done @dan125! That's a lot of hop!

It is but I think with the higher than planned OG it could have taken a bigger DH

 

[Broken Toe]

It is but I think with the higher than planned OG it could have taken a bigger DH

Did you do any oxygen control when DHing or was it lid-up, hop-in, lid-down?

 

[dan125]

Did you do any oxygen control when DHing or was it lid-up, hop-in, lid-down?

I'm fermenting in a Gen3 Fermentasaurus so I'm pretty much limited to: DH port open, hop in, DH port closed, CO2 flush headspace .
But I do everything I can to reduce O2 exposure at kegging and bottling.