Tips for Brewing your own American Pale Ale 1 Grain. The grist for an American Pale is usually some sort of American pale malt; usually domestic 2-Row. ... 2 Hops. An American pale ale has a rather high bittering rate. ... 3 Yeast. An American yeast strain that is clean, neutral, and well attenuating is probably best for an American pale ale.
Aroma hops are usually added right before flame out and should be lower alpha acid varieties. A good baseline of a hop schedule for an American pale ale includes: An American yeast strain that is clean, neutral, and well attenuating is probably best for an American pale ale.
But this style actually has its origins from English pale ale. And whereas English pale ale emphasizes earthy and floral tones, American pale ale focuses more on citrus and fruit. Now I’m going to build a beer here with an original gravity of 10 54 giving about a 5% beer and the grist for this one is reasonably simple.
WLP001 California Ale yeast with 2 liter yeast starter. Replace the 2-Row with 8.25 lbs light liquid malt extract. Add half of the extract in the beginning and half with 15 minutes left in the boil to preserve the lighter color of this beer. Mash at 154F. Cool to 66F and pitch yeast.