Description
An average-strength, hop-forward, pale American craft beer with sufficient supporting malt to make the beer balanced and drinkable. The clean hop presence can reflect classic or modern American or New World hop varieties with a wide range of characteristics.
Profile
Moderate to moderately-high hop aroma from American or New World hop varieties with a wide range of possible characteristics, including citrus, floral, pine, resin, spice, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berry, or melon. None of these specific characteristics are required, but a hoppy aroma should be apparent. Low to moderate neutral to grainy maltiness supports the hop presentation, and can show low amounts of specialty malt character (e.g., bread, toast, biscuit, caramel). Fruity esters optional, up to moderate in strength. Fresh dry-hop aroma optional.
Pale golden to amber. Moderately large white to off-white head with good retention. Generally quite clear.
Hop and malt character similar to aroma (same intensities and descriptors apply). Caramel flavors are often absent or fairly restrained, but are acceptable as long as they don’t clash with the hops. Moderate to high bitterness. Clean fermentation profile. Fruity yeast esters can be moderate to none, although many hop varieties are quite fruity. Medium to dry finish. The balance is typically towards the late hops and bitterness; the malt presence should be supportive, not distracting. Hop flavor and bitterness often linger into the finish, but the aftertaste should generally be clean and not harsh. Fresh dry-hop flavor optional.
Medium-light to medium body. Moderate to high carbonation. Overall smooth finish without astringency or harshness.
Ingredients
Neutral pale malt. American or New World hops. Neutral to lightly fruity American or English ale yeast. Small amounts of various specialty malts.
Examples
Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, Great Lakes Burning River, La Cumbre Acclimated APA, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Stone Pale Ale 2.0
Ranges
| Data | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Original gravity | 1.045 | 1.060 |
| Final gravity | 1.010 | 1.015 |
| Bitterness | 30.0 IBU | 50.0 IBU |
| Color | 9.9 EBC | 19.7 EBC |
| Alcohol | 4.50 ° | 6.20 ° |
Recipes on Zython (8)
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INVINCIBLE v3.1 – 2023-09-20 All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.1% | 42 IBU | 500.0 l |
enso 19/09/2023 |
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septembre2 All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
3.4% | 58 IBU | 30.0 l |
Paulferreira 13/09/2023 |
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Septembre 1 All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
0.0% | 48 IBU | 30.0 l |
Paulferreira 13/09/2023 |
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[pour Alex] American pale ale All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.2% | 37 IBU | 10.0 l |
Tintin 26/08/2023 |
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INVINCIBLE v3 – 2023-08-22 All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.1% | 38 IBU | 550.0 l |
enso 21/08/2023 |
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INVINCIBLE v2 – 2023-06-30 All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.6% | 32 IBU | 550.0 l |
enso 29/06/2023 |
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PALE ALE CC Hornindal All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.1% | 32 IBU | 300.0 l |
alextrix 09/01/2023 |
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Ale xie All grain- 18.B - American Pale Ale |
5.1% | 53 IBU | 20.0 l |
Amergin 31/07/2019 |
