Appearance:
Pours a burnt copper/orange with slight yellow highlights. Has a off white/tan head which keeps a small cap. The beer has decent lacing but head retention needs work. The brew does have quite a bit of haze, which could be hop haze and/or chill haze. I like the look of the beer, the colour is great but head retention and clarity needs work.
Aroma:
Aroma of the beer is balanced with the malt/hop, more English aroma than US pale ale which I was after. There is a decent grapefruit/orange peel/lime aroma which is backed up with a sweet malt/biscuit backbone. The aroma is nice, it could do with some more punch though, it is something that I need to work on.
Mouthfeel:
The mouth feel is light to medium leaning more to the medium side. The biggest issue I have is the carbonation is a bit off. It's more of an English style than American, so the aroma is not a prominent as it could be as it is slightly undercarbed. Saying this, it is also going down quite nicely because of the subtle carbonation.
Flavour:
Nice prominent bitterness which eases out to a biscuit/caramel finish. The hops are nice a distinct and have some punch, flavour matching the aroma, with grapefruit/orange peel but with a overall orange marmalade flavour which is balanced with the bitterness. The brew has a nice dry finish which cleans your palate and makes you want more. I am very happy with the malt bill of this beer, it suites/balances the hop bill and is a great backbone for the hops.
Overall:
The beer still needs some work, but for a simple pale ale, it's moreish. The aroma/carbonation needs work, as the nose is still not quite "in your face" like I would have liked, but it's okay for now as it goes down smooth on a hot humid day. The actual flavour of the beer is pretty good, smooth bitterness, citrus bang and easing into a caramel/biscuit backbone with a dry finish. I am very happy with the beer, it suits summer nicely, it is not too heavy, the citrus flavours keep it light and refreshing and the dry finish keeps you wanting more. Would I brew it again? Yes, yes I would.
Recipe: Cascadian Pale Ale TYPE: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS
SRM: 21.7 EBC SRM RANGE: 9.8-27.6 EBC
IBU: 42.3 IBUs Tinseth IBU RANGE: 30.0-45.0 IBUs
OG: 1.050 SG OG RANGE: 1.045-1.060 SG
FG: 1.012 SG FG RANGE: 1.010-1.015 SG
BU:GU: 0.849 Calories: 465.4 kcal/l Est ABV: 5.0 %
EE%: 72.00 % Batch: 20.00 l Boil: 28.92 l BT: 60 Mins
WATER CHEMISTRY ADDITIONS
Amt Name
3.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins)
2.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins)
2.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins
5.60 g Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 mins)
3.70 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Boil 60.0 mins)
3.70 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins
Total Grain Weight: 4.46 kg Total Hops: 217.00 g
MASH/STEEP PROCESS
Amt Name
4.00 kg Gladfield Ale Malt (6.0 EBC)
0.23 kg Caramalt (Thomas Fawcett) (29.6 EBC)
0.23 kg Gladfield Shepherds Delight Malt (300.0
BOIL PROCESS
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.040 SG Est OG: 1.050 SG
Amt Name
17.00 g Chinook [12.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
5.60 g Calcium Chloride (Boil 60.0 mins)
3.70 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Boil 60.0 mins)
3.70 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Boil 60.0 mins
1.06 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
30.00 g Cascade [6.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min
30.00 g Cascade [6.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
Amt Name
40.00 g Cascade [6.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0
FERM PROCESS
Primary Start: 06 Dec 2014 - 2.00 Days at 19 c
10 Dec 2014 - 1.00 Days at 20 c
11 Dec 2014 - 2.00 Days at 21 c
13 Dec 2014 - 1.00 Days at 18 c
18 Dec 2014 - 3.00 Days at 1.5 c
Amt Name
100.00 g Cascade [6.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days
NOTES
Added 500ml to cool. Strike water to target temp 74.7c
Added 2.5l of boiling water to raise temp from 64.6c to 68c
Forgot to add brewing salts at beginning of boil, added with 20min left in the boil.
07/12/14 - Beer very slow to start, positive pressure but no active Fermentation
08/12/14 - Fermentation has started and going well, temp had gone up to 21c, but brought it back down to 19c
10/12/14 - Beer still fermenting. Increased temp by 1 degree to 20c
11/12/14 - Beer still fermenting. Increased by another degree to 21c
13/12/14 - Took Gravity ready, FG is 1.010. Lowered temp to 18c for dry hopping
14/12/14 - Dry Hopped with 100g of US Cascade at 18c
18/12/14 - Dropped temp to 1.5c for crash chilling to the 21st
21/12/14 - Kegged beer, carbing @ 13psi for 3 days
22/12/14 - forgot to put gas on, increased gas to 15psi for 1 day
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