Homebrew Recipe

Maine Peeper Pale Ale

Method:: All Grain
Style:: American Pale Ale
Boil Time:: 60 min.
Batch Size:: 5 gal.
Boil Size:: 6 gal.
Efficiency:: 72
Rating:
Source:: Craft Beer and Brewing
Source Notes:: June-July 2020 page 27. Here is a homebrew-scale recipe for the beer that got it all started for Maine Beer Company in 2009. Cofounders Dan and David Kleban brewed Peeper - over and over - on a one-barrel system until they were happy with the results. It's a superb example of a modern, brightly aromatic American pale ale.
Notes:: Mill the grains and mash at 150F for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until the runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge and top up as necessary to obtain 6 gallons of wort - or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops and Whirfloc according to the schedule. After the boil, chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 66F. Aerate the wort and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 68F, adding the dry hops after 1 week. After 5 days on the hops, rack into secondary, or cold crash and package.

OG	FG	ABV	SRM	IBU
1.047	1.006	5.4	0	32

Name	Amount	% Grain Bill
Pale Malt - 2-Row	7.7 lbs.	86.03
Notes: Calls for Briess Brewers 2-Row
Dextrin Malt	0.5 lbs.	5.59
Notes: Calls for 8 oz. Briess Carapils
Wheat Malt	0.375 lbs.	4.19
Notes: Calls for 6 oz. Briess Red Wheat Malt
Vienna Malt	0.375 lbs.	4.19
Notes: Calls for 6 oz. Briess Vienna
Total:	8.95 lbs.

Name	Amount	Boil Time	Use	AA
Magnum (US)	0.2 oz.	60	Boil	14
Cascade	0.1 oz.	10	Boil	6.3
Centennial	0.1 oz.	10	Boil	10.6
Amarillo	0.1 oz.	10	Boil	8.3
Cascade	0.55 oz.	0	Steep	6.3
Notes: At whirlpool.
Centennial	0.55 oz.	0	Steep	10.6
Notes: At whirlpool.
Amarillo	0.55 oz.	0	Steep	8.3
Notes: At whirlpool.
Centennial	1.4 oz.	0	Dry Hop	0
Notes: Dry hop on Day 7
Amarillo	1.4 oz.	0	Dry Hop	0
Notes: Dry hop on Day 7

Name	Lab	Product
American Ale	Wyeast	1056

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Type
Whirfloc	1 tablet	15 minutes	Boil	Clarifying

Step	Name	Temp	Time	Type
1	Single Infusion Mash	150	60	All Grain