Beer Style 8C: English Pale Ale
Appearance: Gold to deep copper with good to brilliant clarity. Low to moderate off-white head.
Aroma: Hops range from moderately low to high, no extremes, with varieties of UK hops. Medium to big malts with caramel and fruity esters.
Flavor: Medium-medium high bitterness and hops flavor with balancing caramel malt. Secondary malt flavors are nutty and biscuity. Fruity esters, slight alcohol taste, low levels of diacetyl are acceptable.
Overall: Stronger flavors than a bitter, and may overlap with lighter old ales.
Recipe:
For 5 Gals
8.5# British Pale Ale malt
1# Crystal 60L
2 oz. EKG 5%AA at 60 min
Mash @ 154 F
English Ale yeast
OG: 1.048-1.060
FG: 1.010-1.016
IBU: 30-50
SRM: 6-18
ABV: 4.6-6.2%
Case Study: Boddington's
Golden color with a nice white head and retention. Almost no smell, and what there was just reminded me of stale bread. Taste was very light with a hint of earthy hops. Couldn't make out any grain, but at least it was inoffensive and washed down my food.
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