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Classic American Pale Ale

Classic American Pale Ale

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.055 FG = 1.014 IBU = 53 SRM = 8 ABV = 5.3%

Ingredients

11 lbs. (5.0 kg.) 2-row pale malt
0.5 lbs. (0.22 kg) crystal malt (40 °L)
11 AAU Cascades hops (bittering)(2 oz./56 g at 5.5% alpha acid)
11 AAU Cascades hops (flavor)(2 oz./56 g at 5.5% alpha acids)
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) yeast
1 cup corn sugar (for priming)  

Classic American Pale Ale

(5 gallons/19 L, extract only)
OG = 1.055 FG = 1.015 IBU = 50 ABV = 5.2%

Ingredients

6.6 lbs. (3 kg) pale ale liquid malt extract
0.75 lbs. (0.34 kg) pale dried malt extract
11 AAU Cascades hops (bittering) (2 oz./56 g at 5.5% alpha acid)
11 AAU Cascades hops (flavor) (2 oz./56 g at 5.5% alpha acids)
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) or White Labs WLP001(California Ale) yeast
1 cup corn sugar (for priming)

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