American Pale Ale Beer Style, Recipe Writing, Brewing Guide

A full guide to the APA beer style including BJCP notes & a recipe writing section.

Here is my favourite tried and tested recipe in full:-

American Pale Ale American
Author: David Heath
Expected ABV: 5.4%
IBU : 50 (Tinseth)
Color : 9 EBC
Original Gravity : 1.050
Final Gravity : 1.009
Equipment used :-Brewtools B40pro
Batch Size : 23 L / 6.08 US gal lqd
Boil Time : 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.5%
Mash Efficiency : 82%
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Mash Schedule :-
65 °C/149°F - 60 min - Temperature
75 °C/167°F - 10 min - Mash Out

Fermentables
2.3 kg/5.07lbs - Pale Ale 6 EBC (46%)
2.3 kg/5.07lbs - Pilsen Malt 3.5 EBC (46%)
252 g/8.88oz - Carapils 3 EBC (5%)
151 g/5.32oz - Melanoidin 70 EBC (3%)

Hops (159 g)
60 min - 19 g/0.67oz - Centennial - 8.5% (17 IBU)
10 min - 20 g/0.70oz - Amarillo - 9.2% (8 IBU)
10 min - 20 g/0.70oz - Centennial - 8.5% (8 IBU)
5 min - 20 g/0.70oz - Amarillo - 9.2% (6 IBU)
5 min - 20 g/0.70oz - Centennial - 8.5% (5 IBU)

Hop Stand
15 min hopstand @ 80 °C/ 176°F
15 min - 30 g - Amarillo - 9.2% (3 IBU)
15 min - 30 g - Centennial - 8.5% (3 IBU)

*Be sure to adjust to the hops you use as alpha acid % will vary between mine and yours*

Yeast
1 shallow teaspoon - Voss gjernes Kveik

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