Cascade Pale Ale (S)
First extract brew in a while. Enjoyed this pale ale recipe the first time I did it, so tried it again with Cascade instead of Citra.
Brewed 5.0 gallons on 2014-01-20
Original gravity: 1.052
Final gravity: 1.016
ABV: 4.7%
Apparent Attenuation: 69.2%
Inspired by Citra Pale Ale (C)
Process notes
2014-02-06
Fermented around 65-66°. Kegged. Sweet legmon aroma, not too bitter, a tad piney, should be easy drinking.
Boil for 60 minutes
grains placed in the cold water and taken out after water reached 170 degrees, which took ~45 minutes
12 ounces of Crystal 15L (GreatWesternMalting)
8 ounces of White Wheat (GreatWesternMalting)
8 ounces of CaraFoam (Weyermann)
At 60 minutes
0.5 ounces of 13% Alpha Acid Magnum pellets
At 60 minutes
4 ounces of Maltodextrin (Brewmaster)
At 60 minutes
8 pounds of Ultralight Malt Extract (LME) (Brewmaster)
At 15 minutes
1 ounce of 6% Alpha Acid Cascade pellets
At 15 minutes
At 0 minutes
1 ounce of 6% Alpha Acid Cascade pellets
Yeast
2014-01-20
Pitch starter (started on 2014-01-19 with 1000mL water, IntermittentShaking, 100 grams DME, 0.50 tsp FermaidK) made from 1 pack of GY001 NorCal Ale #1 (GigaYeast) at 68°.
Tasting notes (5.33/10; 3 ratings)
2014-02-17
[5/10] First pour. Hazy still, a bit of hop material. Hop aroma is not bright and floral. Sort of grassy, like the Heady Topper Clone. Thin body. Bitter citrus, like an orange rind. Not very good.
2014-03-04
[6/10] The beer has cleared up, maybe 7-8 SRM. Carbonated well. Was sitting @ ~15 PSI for a few weeks, served at 10 PAI. Some lacing, white head, small layer sticks around. Sort of a musty, mango aroma, mostly one note. Taste is also one note, maybe unsweet pineapple? Nothing complex in this beer, but easy drinking.
2014-04-22
[5/10] Nice clarity, some haze, darkish yellow. White head that sticks around, good lacing. Faint sweet citrus aroma, maybe some tropical fruit (mango?) is faint. Kind of a chalky(?) thing happening in the finish, is it the maltodexrine?