Cascade APA, thoughts on the recipe?

Bad_Idea_Beers · Oct 19, 2016

Hi all,

Thought I would get some thoughts on this single hop brew recipe. Aiming for an American Pale Ale with low bittering and nice clean/dry hoppy flavour.

Any thoughts on shifting the hops slightly more towards the start of the boil? I'm concerned that so much towards the end (compared to the small amount of bittering at the start) will add too much flavour (if there is such a thing as too much flavour)....

20l batch

2.5 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light
0.5 kg Cane Sugar

10.0 g Cascade (US) 60 min
15.0 g Cascade (US) 30 min
20.0 g Cascade (US) 15 min
15.0 g Cascade (US) 5 min
15.0 g Cascade (US) 30 min Whirlpool

Safale US-05

Thanks

pms67 · Oct 19, 2016

I only do modified kits but i am drinking a Coopers Pale Ale with Wheat malt and 100g of Cascade, all dry hopped and its superb

cheshirehomebrew · Oct 19, 2016

Looks good to me, I do BIAB but am going to pinch your recipe and use Marris Otter grain instead of extract.

If you are worried about being back end heavy you could go with 15g cascade at 60 mins 10g at 30 mins just swap them around

JapanBrew · Oct 19, 2016

CH is right. 10 g for bittering for 20 liters is a tad soft.

keat64 · Oct 21, 2016

I did a 25l cascade and used 40, 40, 40 plus 25.

40 grams at 60 minutes
40 grams at 10 minutes
40 grams after flame out at 80 degrees for 15 minutes

and then 25 gram dry hop for 5 days , i would have used 40g but that meant opening another bag.

It was quite bitter, but I like bitter, maybe to calm it down, use 25g at 60 minutes.
It was a fine beer.

TartanSpecial · Oct 21, 2016

If it were me. ( personal opinion) Id probably go for 25 grams at 60 minutes and miss out the 30 minute addition then leave the rest as you have.

HebridesRob · Oct 21, 2016

TartanSpecial said:
If it were me. ( personal opinion) Id probably go for 25 grams at 60 minutes and miss out the 30 minute addition then leave the rest as you have.

I wasn't going to reply until I read this, which is just what I was thinking.

Bad_Idea_Beers · Oct 24, 2016

Thanks all,

I will be brewing this once I free up my fermentor that currently has a Black IPA bubbling away.

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