Having never brewed using Maris Otter pale malt before, or El Dorado hops - we figured it was time to make a simple brew using these two ingredients to really see what they're about. We'll also be trying a new yeast for the first time - Lallemand's Verdant IPA. We're also attempting our first 30 minute boil with this recipe.
In terms of style - we initially started out planning this one to be a simple Pale Ale - it could also easily be considered an India Pale Ale as well given the somewhat high alcohol content and dry hop contents. Either way, we're hoping it tastes great!
Want to see how it went? Check look at our post of the El Dorado Smash Brew Day
You can also check our tasting results and review for the El Dorado Smash
All Grain Recipe
Vitals
- Batch Volume: 23L
- Boil Time: 30 minutes
- Original Gravity: 1.056
- Final Gravity: 1.013
- IBU (Tinseth): 33
- BU/GU: 0.59
- Colour: 9.3 EBC
Mash
- Temperature: 66C - 60 minutes
- Mash Out: 76C - 10 minutes
Malts
- 5.5kg - Bairds Maris Otter
Hops
- 23g (23 IBU) - El Dorado (12.7%) - Boil - 30 minutes
- 37g (9.6 IBU) - El Dorado (12.7%) - Boil - 5 minutes
- 80g - El Dorado (12.7%) - Dry Hop - Day 5
Yeast
- Lallemand (Lalbrew) Verdant IPA (dry - 1 packet)
Fermentation
- 20C for 14 days
Carbonation
- 2.4 CO2-vol
Water Profile
- Ca2+ (Calcium): 126
- Mg2+ (Magnesium): 18
- Na+ (Sodium): 16
- Cl- (Chloride): 55
- SO42- (Sulfate): 299
- HCO3- (Bicarbonate): 46
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Thanks for this. I have a pound of El Dorado that I need to make use of. I think I'll try half Pale, half Marris as you noted in your tasting notes.
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