Saturday, February 26, 2005

Homebrew: Northwest Pale Ale

3/4 lb Crystal 60L 15 minute soak. I have the home brew store mill it for me.
1/2 lb Crystal 90L 15 minute soak.
7 lb Pale Extract Boil
1 1/2 oz Perle hops for 60 minute boil.
1/2 oz Perle hops add the last 15 minutes of 60 minute boil.
1 oz of Tettnang hops the last 5 minutes of the 60 minute boil.

California Labs Pitched yeast.

Notes: First time using a pitch yeast, activity was slow so I added some more yeast, yeast and hops volcano after two days. re racked, SG 1.01. No yeast problems after re rack.

Feb 26: SG 1.01
March 14: SG 1.01, re rack and primed.

47 12 oz bottles.

Notes: Despite the yeast explosion no bottles exploded and the beer developed into a great tasting pale ale.