18B American Pale Ale

5.0 Pale Ale

Name: 5.0 Pale Ale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 24 litres
Cuisine: Beer
Ingredients: 4.2kg Gladfield American Ale Malt; 1.2kg Gladfield Vienna Malt; 0.6kg Gladfield Toffee Malt; 15g Nectaron (60min boil); 10g Nectaron (30min boil); 20g Nectaron (10min boil); 30g Nectaron (whirlpool); 75g Nectaron (dry hop); Safale US-05 — 1 packet; 1g Whirlfloc; 2g Yeast nutrient

Brewed 2024-07-26 Batch · 24 L Matt Paterson

ABV7.5% OG1.068 FG1.012 IBU50

Grain bill

Gladfield American Ale Malt	4.2 kg	70%
Gladfield Vienna Malt	1.2 kg	20%
Gladfield Toffee Malt	0.6 kg	10%

Adjuncts

Whirlfloc	1 g @ 10 min
Yeast nutrient	2 g @ 10 min

Hop schedule

Hop	60 min	30 min	10 min	WP 80°C	DH#1
Nectaron	15g	10g	20g	30g	75g

Yeast

Safale US-05

1 packet

Water additions

Calcium Chloride	2 g
Magnesium Sulfate	4 g
Calcium Sulfate	8 g

Tasting notes

2024-08-10

Strong Nectaron aroma, good body and foam, balanced sweetness and bitterness.

Fermentation profile

RAPT Pill·1,382 readings over 14d 10h·OG and FG as measured·

Gravity

1.068OG

1.012FG

82%Attenuation

7d 10hTo terminal

Temperature

20.3°CPeak

18.3°CMean

3.7°CMin

16.6°CRange

Time—Gravity—Temp—

About This Beer

A Nectaron-focused pale ale brewed with Sam and Alex. A straightforward recipe designed to show what Nectaron does in a clean pale ale format: three malts, one hop, US-05.

American Ale anchors the base, Vienna adds warmth and roundness, Toffee contributes caramel depth and colour.

All Nectaron, across boil, an 80°C whirlpool and a day-7 dry hop. Its pineapple, passionfruit and peach is the entire hop story, and at this rate into 24 litres it is a generous showcase charge.

Fermentation

US-05 at 18°C under light pressure, 4 psi. Raised to 20°C after the day-7 dry hop with the spunding valve closed to capture CO2. Pressure built to the mid twenties before cooling and a counter-pressure transfer to the All Rounder.

Packaging and tasting

Mixed packaging on day 15, carbonated to 2.4 volumes.

Tasted at packaging: strong Nectaron aroma, good body and foam, balanced sweetness and bitterness. An uncomplicated batch that delivered exactly what the hop promises.