American Pale Ale

American Pale Ale

grain:
- 16 pounds Crisp Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
- 2 pound Briess Caramel 60
- 4 ounces Briess Chocolate

hops:
- 2 ounces Nugget whole hops 60 minutes
- 2 ounces Nugget whole hops 30 minutes

yeast:
- White Labs California Ale
- Fermentis US-05

10 gallons

90 minutes mash @ 156 degrees

10 degrees Pre boil Brix

California Ale tasting notes:

- Dry hopped in keg with 1/3 ounce Nugget whole hop

- firmly bitter. Earthy hop flavor and aroma. Bitterness lingers. Perfect bitterness. 

- orange / copper color

- cloudy

- easy drinking

- medium to medium heavy body

- no roasty flavors from chocolate malt

- good brew. Age for 3-4 weeks before serving. Replace Nugget flavor hops with more delicate aroma hop next time. Same with aroma Nugget hops.