Colorado Pelican Australian Sparkling Ale
Brewed: 09/01/2017 Kegged: 09/16/2017
 Until I had been living in Colorado for some time, I didn't realize that American White Pelicans live in Colorado throughout the summer. Even when I started seeing them, I figured they flew over the state migrating, but it turns out they spend the whole summer here.
Even knowing this, it always surprises me when I see them on Colorado lakes. A common occurrence, it still always seems unexpected.
I thought "Colorado Pelican" would be a great name for a beer. A beer that seems common, but is still somewhat unexpected.
For example ... pale ales are common. However, an Australian Sparkling Ale is unexpected.
So, Colorado Pelican Australian Sparkling Ale was born. Other than the Australian Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP009), there is nothing real obvious making it "Australian". I had intended to use traditional Australian hops, but they were not available at my LHBS, so I went with Cluster and EKG.
The beer is fairly hoppy and fairly dry. It has firm bitterness. It isn't overpowering in any aspect. It is easy drinking and not real high in ABV.
A nice pale ale.
| Colorado Pelican --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Australian Sparkling Ale |
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Batch Size |
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5.50 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.77 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.044 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.007 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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26.4 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.8 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.601 |
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| Recipe Color |
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5.6 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.045 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.009 |
| ADF: |
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80 |
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Measured ABV: |
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4.7 | Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 7 lbs 8.0 oz |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
84.5 % |
| 1 lbs |
Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
11.3 % |
| 6.0 oz |
Brown Malt (Crisp) (65.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
4.2 % |
| 0.250 oz |
Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min |
Hop |
4 |
12.4 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
5 |
- |
| 1.000 oz |
Cluster [7.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min |
Hop |
6 |
8.1 IBUs |
| 1.000 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.60 %] - Boil 15.0 min |
Hop |
7 |
5.8 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
Australian Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP009) [35.49 ml] |
Yeast |
8 |
- |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) |
Other |
9 |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 11.09 qt of water at 155.6 F |
145.0 F |
90 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(2.17gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Make yeast
starter a couple of days before brew day.
4g gypsum in the mash water. This
should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=59,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=116,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Brew as directed from
recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 60 degrees as possible.
Ferment at room
temp for 2 weeks.
Keg carbonate.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
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Strike Temp: |
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156 |
| Mash Temps: |
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140 ... brought up to 145 for 1.5 hours |
| Pre-boil OG |
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1.040(1.036 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(8 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
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