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Pale Blue Eyes

Vital Statistics: Batch Number: 67 Style: Pale Ale Brew Date: 10 February 2013 Original Gravity: 1.047 (11.67 °Plato) Final Gravity: 1.005 (1.28 °Plato) ABV: 5.5% ABW: 4.3% Calories per pint: 200 Estimated IBU (Rager): 55.6 Estimated IBU (Tinseth): 44.7 Mash Temperature: 148° Mash Efficiency: 84% Days in Primary: 24   Days in Secondary: 0 (kegged on 6 March 2013) Ferm. Temp. Notes: 68-70° Yeast Used: 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Apparent Attenuation: 89% Real Attenuation: 73% Rating: 4.00 Entirely Consumed: Yes (finished 13 May 2013) Availability: 68 days	Recipe: 8 lb 2-row pale malt 10 oz Crystal 60° 8 AAU (15g @ 15.3% AA) Calypso @ 60 5 AAU (9g @ 15.3% AA) Calypso @ 20 7 AAU (41g @ 4.8% AA) Glacier @ 5 7 AAU (20g @ 9.8% AA) Belma @ 5 10g gypsum, spread between mash and sparge water Whirlfloc tablet @ 15 Wyeast 1469 - West Yorkshire Ale
General Notes:
Tasting Notes: Tasting notes taken 21 March 2013, 15 days after kegging. Dispensed from tap into a pint glass. Appearance: medium golden hue with a moderate haziness and a moderate effervescence. Head pours three thick fingers of pillowy ivory foam; head retention is good. Like batch #60, this beer was pretty aggressively conditioned and I think that has contributed a lot to the overzealous head creation. Still, quite an attractive pale. (4) Smell: sweet malt aroma with a delicate but well-balanced hop aroma of pear with a little berry character in there as well. Well-hopped, but not your typical citrus bomb. I really like how the Glacier and Belma work together here! (4) Taste: smooth, sweet malt with more great hop character. Bitterness is right down the middle; quite decently balanced. The berry is a little more forward in the flavor than in the aroma; certainly, this beer will not be for everyone. But a lightly sweet, fruity and refreshing pale ale will always have a special place in my heart. (4) Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a decent level of carbonation. Not the creamiest thing in the world, but not bad for the style. (3.75) Drinkability: this is another super-quaffable beer for me. It has a good flavor but is subtle and balanced enough to warrant many pints. Woohoo! (4.25) Overall score 4.0 (B+). This beer worked out really well. I am really enjoying this combination of hops, and I can't wait to see how the IPA of these 3 hops turns out. I also want to experiment more with the 1469 West Yorkshire yeast; maybe try something in an oatmeal stout? Hmmm.
Hops Table Hop Variety Addition Time AAU AA% Quantity (g) Type IBU (Rager) IBU (Tinseth) Notes Calypso 60 8.00 15.3 15 Pellet 33.8 25.9   Calypso 20 5.00 15.3 9 Pellet 10.8 9.8   Glacier 5 7.00 4.8 41 Pellet 5.5 4.5   Belma 5 7.00 9.8 20 Pellet 5.5 4.5