Simcoe Pale Ale (SPA) Pre-Brew Notes
Published by paranoya April 27th, 2007 in Ale, Keystone Homebrew, Pale Ale, brew notes, extract kit, hops, simcoe, specialty grains, starterOk, its been a while, but good things come to those who wait.
Acting on a whim, I decided to make some pale ale using exclusively Simcoe hops.
For the last few batches I’ve been doing all-grain but I just felt like doing an extract version. I just can’t wait to taste it.
Starter: Made a 1 litre starter, stirring it for about 24 hours. Standard issue.
Here’s the lineup:
8 lb Pale Malt Extract
.5 lb Crystal Malt (20L)
.5 lb Carapils Malt
1 oz Simcoe hops (pellets) (boil)
1 oz Simcoe hops (pellets) (15 min)
1 oz Simcoe hops (pellets) (aroma)
1/2 tsp Irish Moss
California ale Yeast
Grains
Ok, so i’m using extract, no biggie. Supplementing it with specialty grains.
Hops
Simcoe. My interest peaked with this hop from Weyerbacher’s Double Simcoe which I love so very much. I just want to hang 40 bags of these things around my apartment.
Yeast
Cali Ale yeast. We’re old friends.
So that’s that. Looking forward to this one.
I haven’t visited your journal in a while. I like it. Just catching up with h-brewer’s sites.
I just brewed a hop blend IPA last Friday, and getting ready to make a Centennial/Cascade pale ale soon. I was wondering how this Simcoe Pale Ale turned out.
Though I think I’ll continue with the C-hop thing this year, I’m beginning to have an interest in hoppy beers using a single high-alpha hop like Northern Brewer, Summit, Simcoe, or Chinook. Any ideas or recommendations?
So how’s it going? That California Ale yeast sure does change the character of the beer. I once did an experiment with German Ale yeast and California Ale yeast starters. Used same DME. Man what a difference….CA was fruity and German was crisp.