Boonies LCPA recipe

[Boonie]

thankyou boonie thankyou, i'm drinking it now 6 weeks in the bottle and its gold

Cheers collapoo, good to see a Happy Brewer.

What %AA was your Hops? Should be on the pack, if you purchased them that way.

I am thinking the Cluster may have popped me over the top lately in Bitterness as it is about 12% the stuff I have been using.

Cheers

Boonie

[collapoo]

my chinook was 12.4% and the cluster 7.9%, cascade was around 6% i agree that it is a little more bitter than the LCPA, but it is a damn fine drop. Smooth, great aroma, full of flavour and good bitterness to finish.
I have done several brews with similar hopping schedules now but with different kits, and one extract 2kg ldme and with 600g candi. They have all turned out beautifully.

[Lachy]

Thanks from me too, Boonie.

I put this recipe down about two weeks ago (minus Chinook at rack; LHBS didn't have any in stock), and bottled it yesterday. Tried some out of the tap, and it looks to be absolute gold. I reckon I'll be brewing this one again and again.

[mmmmbeer]

DRSMURTO Wrote
1 tin Morgans Stockmans Draught
1.5 kg of Morgans Extra Pale Malt Extract (Liquid)
15g of Cascade pellets - 15min
10g Cluster pellets - 15 min
US56 Yeast.
12g of Chinook Pellets (dry hopped at rack).


Gday Guys Just a newbie here so sory if i ask some symple questions. I asume you mean Little Creatures Pale Ale when you say LCPA. Can you run me through your brewing procedure as i have only just done my first brew, and that was just from a Kit no boiling or adding any ingrediants.

[warra48]

DRSMURTO Wrote
1 tin Morgans Stockmans Draught
1.5 kg of Morgans Extra Pale Malt Extract (Liquid)
15g of Cascade pellets - 15min
10g Cluster pellets - 15 min
US56 Yeast.
12g of Chinook Pellets (dry hopped at rack).


Gday Guys Just a newbie here so sory if i ask some symple questions. I asume you mean Little Creatures Pale Ale when you say LCPA. Can you run me through your brewing procedure as i have only just done my first brew, and that was just from a Kit no boiling or adding any ingrediants.

Yes, it does refer to Little Creatures Pale Ale.
1. Bring about 6 litres of water to the boil.
2. Add either of the cans to the water, and also the Cascade and Cluster hops pellets.
3. Boil for 15 minutes.
4. Add the other can.
5. Cool all of that down (put pot in sink with water, renew if necessary)
6. Pour contents of pot into fermenter.
7. Top up with water to 23 litres. You might want to chill your water down in the fridge overnight beforehand.
8. When temperature is down to about 20ºC or so, pitch your yeast. It is an American ale yeast, known as US56, chico ale, or simply American Ale.
8. Ferment, and after 4 or 5 days, throw the 12 grams of Chinook into your beer. You can rack if you want to, or just leave it for a total of 2 weeks after brewing.
9. Bottle your beer.
10. Read the stickies on this site about basic brewing instructions.
11. Enjoy the beer. It is a terrific brew, very tasty.

[DJ]

1 tin Morgans Stockmans Draught
1.5 kg of Morgans Extra Pale Malt Extract (Liquid)
15g of Cascade pellets - 15min
10g Cluster pellets - 15 min
US56 Yeast.
12g of Chinook Pellets (dry hopped at rack).

I did this for my first keg (less the chinook but added 15g cascade at flameout) and what can I say.. Best beer I have brewed.

I'm finding it hard to not go out to the fridge for another beer.. And the old man enjoyed the 7 schooners he has yesterday arvo!!

[Hip Hops]

Hey Boonie, big thanks from me too this brew has become one of my staples. The problem is - the more of it i brew, the more i drink, oh well, i'm sure i'll survive .
My neighbour, who is a staunch VB drinker, (and drinks Crown Lager on special occassions, celebrations and the like) keeps asking me if ive got any LCPA! There's hope yet. Anyway, cheers mate... top drop!

[501]

I started out with that recipe but use all Cascade and :
have found that if you use something like coopers pale ale it is less bitter.

cheers

[collapoo]

i've also done some all cascade extract brews which have come out very hoppy and nice!

[Kevnlis]

All Cascade stout is a bloody good drop!

[Boonie]

Hey Boonie, big thanks from me too this brew has become one of my staples. The problem is - the more of it i brew, the more i drink, oh well, i'm sure i'll survive .
My neighbour, who is a staunch VB drinker, (and drinks Crown Lager on special occassions, celebrations and the like) keeps asking me if ive got any LCPA! There's hope yet. Anyway, cheers mate... top drop!

No worries, I've got 100 myself ready for summer.

I started out with that recipe but use all Cascade and :
have found that if you use something like coopers pale ale it is less bitter.

I've found that by not cooking the hops for as long, ie just add Hot Water, it is less bitter.

The all Cascade one sounds lovely. That's how to find good recipes, experiment.

Cheers

Boonie

[Hip Hops]

Hey Boonie, big thanks from me too this brew has become one of my staples. The problem is - the more of it i brew, the more i drink, oh well, i'm sure i'll survive .
My neighbour, who is a staunch VB drinker, (and drinks Crown Lager on special occassions, celebrations and the like) keeps asking me if ive got any LCPA! There's hope yet. Anyway, cheers mate... top drop!

No worries, I've got 100 myself ready for summer.

I started out with that recipe but use all Cascade and :
have found that if you use something like coopers pale ale it is less bitter.

I've found that by not cooking the hops for as long, ie just add Hot Water, it is less bitter.

The all Cascade one sounds lovely. That's how to find good recipes, experiment.

Cheers

Boonie

Only a 100? that wont see you through mate
I'm about to put down another one in a few days, just wondering, could you use a yeast starter from CSA bottles, or just stick with the US56? Would there be any benefit either way (i'm a newbie)?

[warra48]

I'm about to put down another one in a few days, just wondering, could you use a yeast starter from CSA bottles, or just stick with the US56? Would there be any benefit either way (i'm a newbie)?

I'd stick with the US56, as it is more in style than the Coopers yeast. LCPA is modelled on Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which is brewed in Chico California USA. US56 is also known as Chico yeast, or American ale yeast.

[Boonie]

I'm about to put down another one in a few days, just wondering, could you use a yeast starter from CSA bottles, or just stick with the US56? Would there be any benefit either way (i'm a newbie)?

I'd stick with the US56, as it is more in style than the Coopers yeast. LCPA is modelled on Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which is brewed in Chico California USA. US56 is also known as Chico yeast, or American ale yeast.

Stick with the US56, I agree....or US05 as it is known now

[Timmsy]

I put one of these down as per boonies recipe last night. Missus asked if i brewed a beer last night when she got home from work as she could smell it from the front door. Smelt nice!

Cant wait

[Hip Hops]

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated . Got about 45 instock, i too want to beef it up to at least 100 for summer

[warra48]

LCPA has a large hop driven flavour and aroma component. Yesterday I drank the last of a batch of this bottled about 4 months ago. The hop aroma and flavour had almost disappeared. Still a nice beer, but nothing like it was when fresh.
Moral of the story is to drink this one fresh, within about 2 or, at most, 3 months of bottling.

[Tim...]

Just a reminder of what Boonie posted

1 tin Morgans Stockmans Draught
1.5 kg of Morgans Extra Pale Malt Extract (Liquid)
15g of Cascade pellets - 15min
10g Cluster pellets - 15 min
US56 Yeast.
12g of Chinook Pellets (dry hopped at rack).

Alright, I have been really wanting to give this one a go. I went out and bought the following:

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1.5kg Black Rock New Zealand Draught Tin
1.5kg Light Liquid Malt Extract Tin
25g Cascade Pellets (4-5%)
25g Golden Cluster Pellets (8%)
25g Chinook Pellets (12-12.4%)
US-05 Yeast
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Now since I could only get the hops in 25g packets, I was going to use 12.5g of each instead of the amounts in Boonies recipe, so I have enough to use to do the brew again in a few weeks time. Giving me a recipe as follows:

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1.5kg Black Rock New Zealand Draught Tin
1.5kg Light Liquid Malt Extract Tin
12.5g Cascade Pellets (15 mins)
12.5g Golden Cluster Pellets (15 mins))
12.5g Chinook Pellets (dry hopped in keg)
US-05 Yeast
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How much difference will my hop amounts make compared to the original recipe? Should I just used the original amount, and have an odd amount of hops left in my fridge? Also, will it matter that I'm using LLME as opposed to Pale Malt Extract?

Thanks,
Tim

[drsmurto]

Go for it Tim, 12.5g of each will be fine. You wont regret it

[Trough Lolly]

Now since I could only get the hops in 25g packets...(snip)

Yikes, that's an expensive way to buy hops!!
Give Ross at Craftbrewer a yell and buy fresh hops far more economically! No affiliation other than a person who believes in promoting fair traders who sell quality product.

BTW, what's your location, Tim?

Cheers,
TL