Today I brewed up a 30-liter batch of an American Pale Ale inspired by the second version of the From Shameless to Seamless I brewed this spring. I’m hoping the beer will be drinkable in the middle of August, when my mother is celebrating her 50th birthday. I haven’t decided yet whether the beer will be served from bottles or keg at the party, but in any case, if I bottle, it will most likely be via the keg in order to minimize the amount of yeast in the bottles. The brewday went very smoothly for once, and after performing a thorough clean-up of the kettle last week, I’m quite optimistic that the off-flavours we’ve been noticing in our recent beers won’t be present in this one. I ended up with slightly over 30 liters of 1.055 wort, so a little under 70% efficiency. The gravity was slightly higher than I had aimed for, so hopefully the bitterness still manages to balance up the beer. I’m letting this one ferment for around two weeks at 18C, after which I’ll dry hop it with Simcoe and Cascade.

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