Tropical Pale Ale (1 gallon)
Ingredients:
Pale Extract: 453g .
Light Brown Extract: 90g. (for body and color)
Mosaic Hops:
1.5 g. for bitterness (at 60 minutes)
3 g. for aroma (at 10 minutes)
2 g. for dry hopping (after 3 days of fermentation)
US-05 Yeast: about 1/3 packet
Water: up to 1 gallon (3.78 liters)
Method:
Wort Preparation:
Bring 1 liter of water to a boil.
Add Pale Extract and Light Brown Extract. Stir well to avoid lumps.
Add 1.5g. Mosaic Hops and boil for 60 minutes.
Flavoring:
Add 3g. Mosaic Hops in the last 10 minutes of the boil.
Cooling:
Quickly cool the wort to around 20-22 °C
Transfer to the iGulu Keg:
Pour the wort into the iGulu Keg and add water up to the 1-gallon line (if necessary). Stir well to aerate.
Yeast Pitch:
Rehydrate about 1/3 packet of US-05 yeast and add to the wort.
Dry Hopping:
After 3 days of fermentation, add 2g of Mosaic hops directly to the keg.
Final Fermentation and Tasting:
Let ferment for a total of 8 days at around 20C.
Expected Result:
OG: Around 1,048
FG: Around 1,012
ABV: Around 4.7%
Characteristics: Light golden color, tropical and citrus notes, light body, good drinkability.