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How to achieve an "OJ looking" Pale Ale (a la Trillium/Tired Hands)
The prevailing wisdom on these so called "east coast" IPAs is three fold: The use of ~10% of flaked oats in the grist. A combo of super huge late kettle additions as well as dry hopping. Lastly, the ...
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Unexpected flavours after bottle conditioning
Bottle conditioning, not to be confused with bottle aging, is only for natural carbonation.
You want to use a monosaccharide sugar like powdered corn sugar so it's easily and completely consumed by ...
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Any hop recommendations for a single hop PA out of these options
For an American Pale Ale, I'd stick with American hops.
Saaz is the classic Czech Pilsner hop, Hallertau is a German noble hop. If you use those, you may end up with something between a Pale Ale and ...
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Should I stir the fermentation?
Two weeks doesn't seem like an inordinately long time for a true double IPA. Also depending on the OG 1.019 might be the bottom. As this was an extract beer I'd be surprised to see a double IPA go ...
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Last bottles are extremely cloudy in my first homebrew bottling
It's safe to drink. There are plenty of articles that claim that yeast is actually healthy (e.g., healthline.com, webmd).
It may not taste great and look too cloudy. If that bothers you, you can try ...
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Looking for a 1 gallon Pineapple Pale Ale recipe
OK, here goes... First off, do you really want to make just one gallon? Rethink that, I would suggest a minimum of 3 gallons (for big beers), and 5 for typical strength (like a Pale Ale). What if ...
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Any hop recommendations for a single hop PA out of these options
If I were to choose only one hop for an APA, it would be Centennial, similar to other hops specifically used for an APA, a little less “grapefruit” notes then Cascade, but still fruity with some pine ...
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Recipe simply calls for caramalt
No Caramalt is its own thing:
https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/simpsons-caramalt
https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/crisp-cara-malt-15-25-kg
It typically comes in around 15°L, so any crystal/caramel malt in ...
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Last bottles are extremely cloudy in my first homebrew bottling
Definitely safe to drink, just a higher level of yeast in suspension.
I would recommend to mark those bottles and see if they still look different after 4-6 weeks conditioning undisturbed in the ...
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How to achieve an "OJ looking" Pale Ale (a la Trillium/Tired Hands)
I don't think you can do it with just that grain bill.
For that look and mouth feel you need to use oats or a lot of wheat.
Use a high mash temp for bigger protiens.
Short boil to keep the proteins,...
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Should I stir the fermentation?
Stirring won't hurt it. US-05 is not generally problematically flocculent so you shouldn't have to though. If there is still a cap of kraeusen on your beer, it's still fermenting so I'd probably leave ...
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Huge headspace and pale ale fermentation time
You may or may not see bubbling in the airlock. With a lot of head space, it may be reduced, and you may not notice it at all. Watching the airlock is like reading tea leaves... could be true, could ...
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BJCP Category for a APA with Rye and Wheat
If it tastes like an APA, then it is an APA. The judges don't get to see your recipe. Always enter based on taste, not based on recipe.
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Looking for a 1 gallon Pineapple Pale Ale recipe
Here is an IPA recipe by Scott Janish which I really, really like:
https://scottjanish.com/west-coast-ipa-recipe-2/#comment-157179
I know your looking for ideas for a Pale Ale so if I were going for ...
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What possible reasons cause a (pale) beer to fail to carbonate in the bottle
Possible causes of uncarbonated beer after bottle conditioning:
Insufficient priming sugar in the bottle, or no carbonation drop in the bottle. (I've made that mistake myself occasionally, thinking ...
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Unexpected flavours after bottle conditioning
I have actually had pretty good experiences with beet-derived sugar. Do you by any chance sterilize your sugar by boiling sugar water or by heating the sugar? Sweet, caramel and burnt sugar tastes can ...
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Recipe simply calls for caramalt
All the "Cara" malts are malted for proteins and unfermentable sugars, to add head retention and body. (Dextrin malts)
Usually Cara malts will be matched with the base malt.
In your case carapils, ...
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Should I stir the fermentation?
Has the yeast settled to the bottom? I'd let that happen rather than stir it in.
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