#20 Epic Pale Ale Clone (with Citra)
| Brewed: | Apr 2013 |
| Style: | Pale Ale |
| ABV: | 6.1% |
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 |
| Final Gravity: | 1.010 |
| Bitterness: | 60 IBUs |
| IBU/OG: | 1.072 |
| Batch Size: | 19 ltr |
| Method: | Batch Sparge |
| Mash Temp: | 65°C |
| Mash Volume: | 17.1 ltr |
| Sparge Volume: | 18 ltr |
| Mash Time: | 75 min |
| Boil Time: | 90 min |
| 4.3kg | Pale Malt | |
| 550g | Caramalt | |
| 360g | Medium Crystal Malt | |
| 180g | Carapils Malt | |
| 7g | Citra 13.5% | Boil 75 min |
| 14g | Citra 13.5% | Boil 30 min |
| 34g | Citra 13.5% | Boil 10 min |
| 43g | Citra 13.5% | Boil 0 min |
| 43g | Citra 13.5% | Steep 10 min |
| 114g | Citra 13.5% | Dry Hop 5 Days |
| Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast | ||
| 105g Dextrose | ||
Well I really thought I would be brewing a Stout or Porter for #20 – and that is what I was initially planning. Then I came across this and that was that, I decided to do an Epic Pale Ale clone.
I used the usual Brew House supplier – and they did not have any Cascade on the day, but they had Citra! Now I know I should have adjusted for the % alphas… but I really like Citra so this may be more of a IPA than a Pale Ale (but then that is what Epic is about).
Notes
25/4 Well what a nice brew day! Great weather and the Mash went well, the boil great. There was a lot of turb left over – I put a bit into the fermenter but kept out the majority of it. Need to adjust my allowances for this kind of thing in BeerSmith. I need to build a hop spider to help reduce the turb.
19/5 Bottling day. I racked into the bottling bucket at it smelt and tasted great. Only got about 15 ltrs out at the end – lost heaps to the dry hops.
Tasting Notes
I like it – lots! Could do with more balance (more malt taste) but it is a great beer. My best to date.