Kinda Sorta Charlie P's Palalia Pale Ale - Tasting Notes

Kinda Sorta Charlie P's Palalia Pale Ale

Appearance (0-3): Pours up yellow/orange with a thick tan head that dissipates quickly. 2 points
Aroma/Bouquet (0-4): Sweet malt with notes of piney hops. It was a bit stronger when I kegged it. But it smells good. 3 points
Taste: Hop/Malt Balance (0-4): Starts off slightly sweet and is overwhelmed by hops. 3 points
Aftertaste (0-3): Finishes with an intense hop bitterness on the back of the tongue. Within the style. 3 points
Mouthfeel (0-3): Carbonation creates full mouth feel. 2 points
Overall Impression (0-3): It reminds me of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, except for a slightly sweet tang. 3 points

Total: 16 points. I will definitely try this recipe again.

Maybe I Can Do This After All

A couple of weeks ago, I tried the Late Hopping technique and brewed Kinda Sorta Charlie's Palilalia Pale Ale. Four days ago, I added some gelatin to the fermenter to clarify it. On Saturday, I kegged it.

Big hop aroma! Floral and citrus. Nice hop bitterness that wasn't too overpowering. Satan will need Tums when he tries this, but he won't mind.

Three to four weeks in the keg, and it should be perfect. I hope I can wait that long!

Kinda Sorta Charlie P's Palialia Pale Ale

I want to experiment with late hopping to get more hop aroma and flavor. Here's Jamil Zainashef's article on the topic. The best part is that since the hops only need to be boiled 20 minutes, it's a short brew day!

ProMash Recipe Printout
Recipe : Kinda Sorta Charlie's Palilalia Pale Ale

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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07-0 India Pale Ale, India Pale Ale
Min OG: 1.050 Max OG: 1.075
Min IBU: 40 Max IBU: 60
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (GAL): 5.00 Wort Size (GAL): 5.00
Total Extract (LBS): 8.50
Anticipated OG: 1.072 Plato: 17.42
Anticipated SRM: 9.5
Anticipated IBU: 58.0
Wort Boil Time: 25 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Gravity SRM
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82.4 7.00 lbs. Light Dry Malt Extract 1.046 7
11.8 1.00 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.035 10
5.9 0.50 lbs. Toasted Malt(2-row) America 1.033 30


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Willamette Whole 5.00 3.4 5 min.
3.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 40.7 20 min.
3.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 13.9 10 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.25 Tsp Irish Moss Fining 10 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

I brewed this on December 1. My Actual OG was 1062.