- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Windsor (two packs)
- Yeast Starter
- no
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5 gallons
- Original Gravity
- 1.054
- Final Gravity
- 1.010
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 28
- Color
- 6.7 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days @ 65F, raise the temp to 70F for a few days at the end
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- Cold crashed and lagered for a few days at 34F, gelatin finings added
I brewed this batch for a fundraiser for the Chicago Chorale, so called it the Chicago Chorale Pub Ale. It won the gold medal in the specialty category at this year's Iowa Brewers Union IBU Open in Des Moines and a bronze medal at the Happy Holidays competition in St. Louis last December.
An English-style Pale Ale, brewed with English hops and yeast, with a touch of honey.
Grain Bill
7.5 lbs Pale Malt
1 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Wheat Malt
8 oz Caramel (20L) Malt
8 oz. Honey Malt
Hops
1 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA) 60 min
1 oz East Kent Goldings 20 min
1 oz Challenger (6.8% AA) 5 min
Yeast and Fermentation
Windsor Yeast
Clarity Ferm
Fermented at 65F, cold crashed at 34F
Other
1 lbs honey (added towards the end of the boil)
The Numbers
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.010
Bitterness: 28 IBU
Color: 6.7 SRM
Single Infusion Mash 151F
Batch Sparge
An English-style Pale Ale, brewed with English hops and yeast, with a touch of honey.
Grain Bill
7.5 lbs Pale Malt
1 lbs Munich Malt
1 lbs Wheat Malt
8 oz Caramel (20L) Malt
8 oz. Honey Malt
Hops
1 oz East Kent Goldings (5% AA) 60 min
1 oz East Kent Goldings 20 min
1 oz Challenger (6.8% AA) 5 min
Yeast and Fermentation
Windsor Yeast
Clarity Ferm
Fermented at 65F, cold crashed at 34F
Other
1 lbs honey (added towards the end of the boil)
The Numbers
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.010
Bitterness: 28 IBU
Color: 6.7 SRM
Single Infusion Mash 151F
Batch Sparge
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