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#22:  Fairbanks Pale Ale (Pale Ale)
  • A nice American Pale Ale.
Chris Swingley 
25-Oct-2003

Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
9.5 pounds (76%) American 2-row
2.0 pounds (16%) American Munich
1.0 pound (8%) American Crystal 40L

0.75 ounces   Chinook whole hops, 15.8% AA (60 minutes)
1.0 ounce   Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (15 minutes)
1.0 ounce   Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (1 minutes)
1.0 ounce   Cascade pellet hops, 6.9% AA (dry hopped in secondary)


  • White Labs WLP001 California Ale, pitched at 72°F
  • Starter: 1 pint 1.030 canned wort, pitched at 75 F

Water
  • Pioneer Wells water

Mash
  • 12.5 quarts water @ 169°F, grist ratio of 1.0 quarts:pound @ 153°F (Held 85 minutes)

Sparge
  • 8.5 quarts water @ 210°F, drain
  • 14 quarts water @ 168°F, drain

Boil
  • Boiled 7.0 gallons for 75 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort

Fermentation
  • Primary: glass, 8 days, 68°F
  • Secondary: glass, 14 days, 65°F

Packaging
  • Bottled with 89 grams dextrose
  • Conditioned for 4 weeks
  • Ready to drink on 20-Dec-2003

Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.009
Original Extract: 13.6°plato Apparent Extract: 2.3°plato
Real Extract: 4.44°plato
Alcohol: 6.0% by volume (4.8% by weight)
Apparent Attenuation: 83.1% Mash Efficiency: 68%
Bitterness: 35 IBU Color: 9 SRM
BU:SG: 0.64 BV: 1.62

Tasting Notes
  • Great Cascade hop flavor, strong grapefruit notes, nice copper color, excellent head. Not much hop aroma. Over-carbonated by the end. Bitterness and flavor lasted throughout the five months it lasted.

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