House Pale Ale - AG

Just checked mine, gravity has fallen from 1.054 to 1.012. Hydrometer sample smelled and tasted great, at least as far as these things go. I'm gonna keg this by tomorrow and will report back in about 10 days, but so far it's really promising.

 

And bottled, tastes good let you know in 2 weeks or so how it is. Definatly not bitter at all but it is hoppy!
Thanks for the recipe.

 

Only 3 days in the bottle and I had to open one. This is hoppy without a bit bitter. I like it so much I will be making another batch next week. Easy drinking and smooooooooooooooth. My thanks to JohnSnowNW. a very fine recipe.

 

Seeing on another post you wanted comment and or changes to the original recipe here,s what I have done.

1st batch is original recipe and very good.
2end batch was same grain bill but used cascade nugget and Chinook hops with the same timing. It is still young but as usual, I opened a few. More lemony , due to the nugget I think, but a nice change.
3rd batch was same grain bill but used cascade Columbus and citra with same hop timing. That one is still in the fermenter.
absolutely love the grain bill and lack of bittering hops. Obviously my pals do too!

 

After three weeks on the CO2, mine is finally properly carbed and drinking nicely. It's a hazy yellow, not nearly as orange as what you see in John's photo, and the head tends to stick around for a long time. It has fantastic hop aroma, really beautiful. The body is quite light without much bitterness - honestly, it's a bit different from the beers that I usually tend to drink, but it goes down smooth. Great for a hot day, and I can tell you from experience that it makes an excellent summer beer. I see this one being popular with my friends who don't like super-intense IPAs, though personally I think I would prefer more bitterness and a bit more malt character to come through. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if I made this, or something very similar, again in the future. It's a great beer to have around, especially for folks who don't like having their taste buds smashed in by strong IPAs.

For the record, I followed the recipe to the letter (including the 10-minute hop stand at sub 170F temperatures), only adjusting for my efficiency. The one goof that I made was overpitching by a large margin, but I don't know that it had much of an impact on the flavor. Thanks for the recipe, @JohnSnowNW!

 

So last night, two of my friends came over for dinner, one of whom brought a mixed sixer of Two Hearted and Huma-Lupa-Licious (neither of which you can buy around here). I suggested we start with my keg of pale ale before moving on to the more bitter commercial IPAs, so we all had a glass. When dinner was ready, I cracked a Two Hearted for myself, but both of my friends decided to stay on the House Pale Ale. They had 3 pints each over the course of the night, never touching the IPAs, and one asked if I could bring what was left of the keg to a party he would be throwing next week. So despite my reservations about the lightness of the beer's body, it looks like it's a solid hit.

(Actually, one friend commented that the body was on the light side, but every beer he tried to compare it to was around 7% ABV. So you know, you can't get something for nothing.)

 

rock on johnsnowNW!!! Opening the house pale version 3 sunday. EXCELLENT recipe. thanks so much for sharing.

 

This was by far the single best hoppy beer that I've brewed. Thanks @JohnSnowNW !
I am still in the extract game, so I converted the recipe. This is the juiciest beer that I have ever made. Papaya for days!
1.062 SG
1.013 FG
It's crazy to think that this wasn't dry hopped. I cannot wait to try this again when I finally make the leap to all-grain.
The color is gorgeous as well.
Enough typing, I need to go drink more of it!

 

Have you ever subbed galaxy for citra in this recipe. Thinking about doing that next week.

 

Since I can now do all-grain and have a second temp-controlled fermenter, I'm totally doing this this weekend. For the efficiency, what does "adjust accordingly" mean? Also, I guess GP means the Golden Promise grain? Also also, you boil for a full 50 minutes before you first hop addition?

 

I guess since I don't know what my efficiency is, I'll have to wing it for this first time.

 

If you're planning to batch sparge, I'd aim for 75% efficiency for your first go around