Easy American Pale Ale Recipe & Guide For Homebrewers Ideal Party Beer

Easy American Pale Ale Recipe & Guide For Homebrewers Ideal Party Beer

Nice and Easy American Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
Author: David Heath
Type: All Grain
IBU : 41 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.75
Colour : 16 EBC
Original Gravity : 1.055
Final Gravity : 1.013
ABV - 5.5%

Batch Size : 42 L / 11.1 US LQD Gallons

Boil Time : 30 min

Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.6%
Mash Efficiency: 79.8%

Mash Profile

67 °C/ 153°F - 60 min - Mash in
75 °C /167°C - 10 min - Mash out

Fermentables (9.63 kg)
8.667 kg/ 19.1 lbs - Pale Ale Malt 6.3 EBC (90%)
482 g/ 1.06 lbs - Caramunich III 140 EBC (5%)
482 g 1.06 lbs - Wheat Malt Flakes (5%)

Hops
15 min - Amarillo - (19 IBU)
15 min - Centennial - (11 IBU)
Match your hops AA% to achieve the IBU scores above.

Hop Stand
15 min hopstand @ 80 °C/ 176 °F
15 min - Amarillo - (6 IBU)
15 min - Centennial - (6 IBU)
Match your hops AA% to achieve the IBU scores above.

Miscellaneous
15 min - Boil - 1 items - Yeast Nutrients
10 min - Boil - 1 items - Whirlfloc

Yeast
2 pkg - Lallemand Voss Kveik

Fermentation Profile
Ale
35°C/95°C - 7 days - Primary
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae

[nathaningram]

Great receipe! This one was a hit. Thank you David!

[nicolenew]

THANK YOU, YOUR THE BEST, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

[pieter-janvanooij]

During a trip to San Diego, I tasted the Western Coast American Pale Ale for the first time. I was surprised by its pleasant bitterness and its mandarin/orange taste. A very pleasant beer to drink. Back home, I was looking for a recipe for this kind of APA. And yes, it was available on David's YouTube channel. I brewed this recipe and although it is still in its conditioning phase the smell and the taste after fermentation and before bottling brought back the memories. A nice citrus hoppy smell and a taste of mandarin/citrus just like the APAs I drank in San Diego. This is very promising and I cannot wait till this the conditioning is over and I can drink my first glass of this APA. David thanks for this recipe, and I will add some more information when I tasted the APA when ready.

[PartyTimeBrewing]

As usual, another great recipe overview! Thanks for sharing this one! Cheers!

[markzunk]

Hi David, just made this recipe this morning, 2-5 gallon batches. My numbers have been spot on, Voss is chewing it up. It’ll be ready sooner, but getting ready for a party in 6 weeks! I’ll keep you posted, CheerZ!!!

[janrudolflohne]

I have tried several of your recipes and never been disappointed. This one will certainly be the next one to try.

[redsideburnz]

I love how the foam on the over-pour came down the glass on each side of your brewing avatar. Would have been a great thumbnail! Thanks again for another great recipe!

[jaredplumridge]

Kegged 7 days ago and tasted first glass. Very tasty and nice balance. Lol, better than my other standard APA which I've been refining for a long time. Nice.

[badpughomebrewing]

Cheers David !!
Another one added to the brewfather to brew list !!

[mickholgate]

Thanks David, I'll give this a crack in my newly arrived Gen 4 65L....yes...it's finally arrived.

[timwood]

another great recipe david -well done & thank you

[alanman]

This looks and sounds great. Love your recipes!! Many thanks for sharing another great one .

[Aan]

Your videos are always a pleasure.
Thanks very much for your time and effort👍

[marct]

Hi, very nice recipe! Thank you David

[rathmountvideo]

Looks great David, looking forward to trying it.

[heathm]

Brewing this beer today, first time trying RO water and a 30min boil as well :)

[markbarber]

thanks for the video, this is my favourite style. I use S cap for foam issues as all it takes is one boil over mess to promote it's use. I have a plate chiller but wish I had a grainfather counterflow. I use K97 yeast which I havent bought for years since I use the the last litre from the previous pitch for the new batch. For brewers on a budget this a great way to economize. Hops are also expensive to I've been experimenting with lower BU:GU ratios 0.7 is ok

[jaskats]

Brewing this recipe this weekend. The water profile for IPAs and now APAs seem to be increasing the SO4/Cl ratio closer to 6 these days, and I oddly prefer it. Thank you for another excellent video!

[mardanheddeokwa]

Wow, very good timing David. I was just figuring out to create (or steal and tweak) a recipy for an easy drinkable ale. I like the described taste results.
This is the one i'm gonna try first. Thanks for this recipe dude! Cheers

[vexy]

I accidentally ordered ingredients for a larger batch (23L) instead of my intended size (19L), so I used the oppertunity to test different yeast strains, I did a split the batch, using 4L with US-05 and 19L with verdant IPA yeast. Cooling the smaller batch was straightforward, but I had difficulty cooling the larger one. Worried about infection, I pitched the verdant yeast at 32°C, a bit too soon, but the ferment was done under pressure while the temperature dropped to 25°C, and I still achieved pleasant esters. The brew turned out great, even impressing non-beer drinkers at a bbq. I kegged the 19L batch and have been enjoying it while waiting for the bottles from the smaller batch to condition. Despite using Irish moss, the beer hasn't cleared well, but and whilst I don't mind the haze, family complain about hazy beers not looking right, even if when taste great, yeah I know!

I'm impressed with your recipe David, the brew seems to be improving even into week 3. I'm not sure I would recommend pitching at 32C to anyone, but I seemed to get away with it under 12psi. I will try again one day soon and see if I get an even better beer with correct pitching temp, but the bottles should give an hint!