Pats Disliker New England Pale Ale
Brewed: 02/25/2018 Kegged: 03/03/2018
I am not a fan of the New England Patriots. I'm a hater. However, I respect the hell out  of them. They win like no one in NFL history. Have to respect a winner. Especially in today's age of free agency and parody.
Somehow they continue to make it to the Super Bowl.
I'm not really a fan of the New England IPA.
At least the super-cloudy New England IPA's. I don't mind hop haze, but if the beer looks like yeast soup, I just don't think it looks very good or tastes very good.
It drives me crazy when I see one of those thick looking yeast bombs on Instagram and people comment how pretty it looks. To me it looks horrible.
Anyway, in the winter of 2018 ... after the Patriots lost LII, I decided to make a beer "in honor" of my hatred.
I used some of the water treatment suggestions I've seen online for NE style IPA's.
I also am experimenting with a shorter-than-usual boil, which I figure should add to haze. If I remember, I'll add the dry-hops before fermentation ends.
I'll be keging and drinking this pretty young.
We'll see if all that makes a hazy pale ale.
| Pats Hater Pale Ale --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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American Pale Ale |
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Batch Size |
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6.25 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.92 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
|
70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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30 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.044 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.011 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
29.0 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
|
4.3 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.664 |
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| Recipe Color |
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4.8 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.043 |
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Measured FG: |
|
1.014 |
| ADF: |
|
67 |
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Measured ABV: |
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3.8 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 8.00 g |
Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 2.00 g |
Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
2 |
- |
| 9 lbs |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
83.7 % |
| 1 lbs |
Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
9.3 % |
| 12.0 oz |
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
7.0 % |
| 0.500 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
12.5 IBUs |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Other |
7 |
- |
| 0.500 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min |
Hop |
8 |
4.9 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Centennial [8.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
9 |
4.7 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
10 |
7.0 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] |
Yeast |
11 |
- |
| 1.000 oz |
Centennial [8.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days |
Hop |
12 |
0.0 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days |
Hop |
13 |
0.0 IBUs |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 13.44 qt of water at 163.7 F |
152.0 F |
60 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 5.85gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Salts
into the strike water to bring up Calcium and help with clarity.
From Denver
Water, this puts the water profile
at:
Ca=95;Mg=14;Na=21;S04=74;Cl137;HCO3=104
Brew as directed.
Short
mash. Entire volume of water in the mash (no sparge).
If volume low, add
water.
Boil 30 minutes, adding hops and yeast nutrient as directed.
Cool
as close to 60 degrees as possible. Pitch hydrated yeast.
Ferment first day
60 to 64 degrees. Let raise as it wants after first day.
After a couple of days, add dry hops to the active fermentation and leave for 5 days.
Keg. Force carbonate.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
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Strike Temp: |
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| Mash Temps: |
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148 added water to 154 |
| Pre-boil OG |
|
(1.039 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
|
(7.92 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
|
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Pitch Temp |
|
58 |
| Fermentation |
|
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| Day 1: Rocking and rolling. |
| Day 3: Krausen falling. |
| Day ... |
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