Beer Style: Pale Ale Family
Skilled Archer
Of everything that I’ve brewed at home over the last 12 months, this single-hopped beer seems to have achieved the greatest universal approval amongst my friends and family, despite their very different beer tastes. It’s probably best described as a British-style golden ale, but a slightly odd one given that it’s fermented with a kveik yeast. Nicely balanced, with a rich and bready malt profile and clean yeast character that allows the stone fruit aromas of the Archer® hops to shine through. I’ll be sure to make this one again.
Carillon Brewing Co.’s Ginger Pale Ale clone
The base of their Ginger Pale Ale is a traditional mid-19th century English pale ale but with fresh ginger, honey, and a moderate dose of hops added. This beer is golden in color, aromatically floral with underlying notes of spice and hops. Despite being a dry beer, Ginger Pale Ale has a deceptively sweet character that balances the strong ginger spiciness with the hops playing a supporting role. If you don’t have toasted malt, perhaps substitute Munich malt.
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Cupitt’s Estate’s Eclipse Hazy Pale Ale clone
Cupitt’s Estate’s Eclipse Hazy Pale Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.048 FG = 1.010IBU = 30 SRM = 4 ABV = 5% Ingredients7.8 lbs. (3.5 kg) 2-row pale malt1 lb.
Drew’s Open Fermentation Experimental Mild
Drew’s Mild sings best when allowed to breathe! So be sure to keep the fermentation open (but covered).
Welsh Archer’s Bitter Ale
We want to use crystal malt to give it some extra flavor and body, and more importantly to make it copper colored rather than pale gold in hue. Perfect in a bitter.
Pistachio Pale Ale
What’s better than drinking beer and eating pistachios? Smashing them together (of course) and making citrusy pale ale using Palisade hops with a smoky pistachio kick.
Poe’s Boston Bitter
“Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions clamber through the chambers of my brain. Quaintest thoughts – queerest fancies, come to life and fade away: What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
Beginner’s Luck Pale Ale
Beginner’s Luck Pale Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.054 FG = 1.012IBU = 32 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.5% Ingredients10 lbs. (4.5 kg) pale 2-row malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) crystal malt
Copper Clad Best Bitter
Copper Clad Best Bitter (5 gallons/19 L*, all-grain)OG = 1.040 FG = 1.008IBU = 29 SRM = 11 ABV = 4.1% Every self-respecting cask ale pub in the UK will have a
Ship’s Cat Dark Mild
Ship’s Cat Dark Mild (5 gallons/19 L*, all-grain)OG = 1.035 FG = 1.010IBU = 24 SRM = 24 ABV = 3.2% It is rare for me to brew the exact same recipe
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Nowaday Blonde Ale clone
Allagash Brewing Co.’s Nowaday Blonde Ale clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.051 FG = 1.010IBU = 25 SRM = 4 ABV = 5.5% A blonde ale fermented like a lager. Nowaday
