Anyone tried John Palmers "Cincinnati Pale Ale" recipe?

[cyanide]

It was listed on the site in the crash course to home brewing:
http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter1-1.html

3-4 lb. Pale malt extract syrup, unhopped
2 lb. Amber dry malt extract
12 AAU of bittering hops (any variety) For example, 1 oz. of 12% AA Nugget, or 1.5 oz. of 8% AA Perle
5 AAU of finishing hops (Cascade or other) For example, 1 oz. of 5% Cascade or 1.25 oz. of 4% Liberty
2 packets of dried ale yeast

Ingredients seem interesting. Light but with a bit of amber and the right amount of AAU. It's like I've been told with cooking, if the ingredients sound good, you can be sure it comes out good.

I just wondered if anyone here made it and what their thoughts where on it. If it is any good, I'll try his porter recipe after that.

[cyanide]

For those wondering, this will be my second batch. My first one was a wheat ale I made from a kit, nothing else. It came out ok, but I used FOUR cups of sugar to make it and used sugar to bottle it... and no, not corn sugar. I don't think it was much more of a kit than just yeast and extract. Very mild with a cidery taste to it.

I'm looking for something now that tastes like it came from a commercial microbrewery almost, something I'll be proud of.

[Tom C]

did the kit tell you to use that much sugar? If so, I would ifnd another company. Their are better ways to increase the og of a beer and have beeter results like a fuller body and mouthfeel such as increasing the extract bill. For instance, try 6.6 lbs of the extract syrup instead and bottle with 3/4 cup of corn sugar. Your results will be much better.

Tom C

[toneyc]

That recipe does sound pretty good. I might add a little more hops and I would definitely use liquid yeast, but I might try it the way it's listed, too.

:) Toney.

[cyanide]

What's the difference between liquid and dry yeast though? Will it change the taste or carbonation?

[cyanide]

Originally posted by Tom C
did the kit tell you to use that much sugar? If so, I would ifnd another company. Their are better ways to increase the og of a beer and have beeter results like a fuller body and mouthfeel such as increasing the extract bill. For instance, try 6.6 lbs of the extract syrup instead and bottle with 3/4 cup of corn sugar. Your results will be much better.

Tom C

It was Munton's "Wheat Ale" and yes, it called for four cups of sugar or use of malt to reduce the cidery taste.

[cyanide]

Originally posted by toneyc
That recipe does sound pretty good. I might add a little more hops and I would definitely use liquid yeast, but I might try it the way it's listed, too.


Really? IBU calculators I've tried show the bitterness to be real high, I was worried it'd be more like an India Pale Ale than an American Pale Ale.

I like bitter beers, but if this does turn out low, no complaints.

[b3s]

i did it for my first brew, but i used dme instead of lme. turned out quite good. i used centennial (1.5 oz.) and cascade (1 oz.) for the hops. not a bad beer at all.