#131SEPTEMBER 2013
AMERICAN ALE Download BeerXML
THIS BEER IS
Our Unleash the Yeast series was an epic experiment into the differences in aroma and flavour provided by switching up your yeast. We brewed up a wort with a light caramel note and some toasty biscuit flavour, and hopped it with Amarillo and Centennial for a citrusy bitterness. Everything else is down to the yeast.
American Ale used a clean fermenting strain which provides some faint fruity notes.
BASICS
| VOLUME | 20L | 5.3gal |
| BOIL VOLUME | 25L | 6.6gal |
| ABV | 6.3% | |
| Target FG | 1012.0 | |
| Target OG | 1060.0 | |
| EBC | 30.0 | |
| SRM | 15.0 | |
| PH | 4.4 | |
| ATTENUATION LEVEL | 80.00% |
METHOD/TIMINGS
MASH TEMP
| 65°C | 149°F | 75mins |
FERMENTATION
| 19°C | 66°F |
INGREDIENTS
MALT
| Extra Pale | 4.58kg | 10.1lbs |
| Caramalt | 0.25kg | 0.6lbs |
| Dark Crystal | 0.06kg | 0.1lbs |
| Munich | 0.25kg | 0.6lbs |
HOPS
| (g) | Add | Attribute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 5.0g | Start | Bitter |
| Amarillo | 5.0g | Start | Bitter |
| Centennial | 10.0g | Middle | Flavour |
| Amarillo | 10.0g | Middle | Flavour |
| Centennial | 17.5g | End | Flavour |
| Amarillo | 17.5g | End | Flavour |
YEAST
- Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II
FOOD Pairing
- Fried brie bites
- American cheese burger
- Poached apple tart
BREWER'S TIP
Play around with the fermentation temperature to get the best flavour profile from the individual yeasts.