A dank pale ale with a heavy green tea bite.
This beer included a few new methods and techniques for my brewing toolbox:
Using tea in a beer
Actually going into secondary
Dry hopping and Dry Tea-ing
Gelatin Fining
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 5 gal |
60 min |
34.3 IBUs |
9.3 SRM |
1.054 |
1.014 |
5.2 % |
Style Details
| Name |
Cat. |
OG Range |
FG Range |
IBU |
SRM |
Carb |
ABV |
| American Pale Ale |
18 B |
1.045 - 1.06 |
1.01 - 1.015 |
30 - 50 |
5 - 10 |
2.3 - 3 |
4.5 - 6.2 % |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Pale Malt, Maris Otter |
8 lbs |
80 |
| Cara-Pils/Dextrine |
1 lbs |
10 |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L |
1 lbs |
10 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Citra |
0.5 oz |
60 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
12 |
| Centennial |
0.33 oz |
60 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
10 |
| Cascade |
0.66 oz |
10 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
5.5 |
| Citra |
1 oz |
7 days |
Dry Hop |
Pellet |
12 |
Miscs
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Type |
| Irish Moss |
1.00 tsp |
10 min |
Boil |
Fining |
| Green Tea (loose leaf) |
12.00 oz |
0 min |
Boil |
Flavor |
| Green Tea (loose leaf) |
4.00 oz |
7 days |
Secondary |
Flavor |
| Gelatin |
0.50 tsp |
0 min |
Bottling |
Fining |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| Safale American (US-05) |
DCL/Fermentis |
77% |
59°F - 75°F |
Mash
| Step |
Temperature |
Time |
| Mash In |
156°F |
45 min |
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