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American Pale Ale II | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

American Pale Ale II | 5 Gallon Beer Recipe Kit | All-Grain

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Description

  • Our OG American Pale Ale recipe with the malt and hop character kicked up a notch
  • Includes Magnum, Cascade and Willamette hops
  • Estimated ABV: 5.3%
  • Estimated IBUs: 57
  • Makes 5 gallons of finished beer

Looking for the perfect Pale Ale to share with friends this summer? Do you like a Pale Ale with a rich malt flavor and a ton of hop character but without an overwhelming bitterness? Then the Pale Ale II should be your next brew.

We took our American Pale recipe and upped the malt, threw a ton of hops in the finish for flavor, but kept the bitterness the same. We think toning down the perceived bitterness is one reason we consistently get great reviews from brewers sharing this with friends.

Keeping it real: Part of the success of this kit is blending a lot of Willamette and Cascade hops in the finish. This isn't a wild, new or crazy idea... this is old school. Cascade and Willamette were the hops that helped put craft brewing on the map in the 1980's. The reason they are still so popular... they make a damn good beer. We like damn good beer. And yes we like to wear our Sperry Topsiders and listen to Van Halen when we drink this (note if you were born in the 80's ignore this comment).

Truly delectable and different yet still keeping it real.

  • Makes 5 gallons
  • Estimated Original Gravity:1.052-56
  • SRM (Color Range): 9
  • IBUs: 57
  • Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 5.3%

 


 

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. To find our yeast recommendations, choose your preferred kit option above and then select the drop-down menu under “Yeast Options”.  For more info, click on the recommended yeast(s) below in the “You Might Also Need” section below. All grains will come milled, unless you select unmilled base malts.
 
 

 

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Try something new
David V on Feb 15, 2023
good question
AJ H on Oct 6, 2022
Try something new
David V on Feb 15, 2023
Looked interesting, wanted to make a straight forward ale.
Timothy P on Oct 25, 2022
good question
AJ H on Oct 6, 2022
Love IPA
Richard B on Jul 21, 2022
It had favorable reviews.
William Rogers, Jr. on Jul 13, 2022
Summa time 2
D. Francis on Jul 1, 2022
Made it before and liked it.
Todd Morgan on May 10, 2022
Good summer beer.
George W on Jan 26, 2022
Cause I luv it
Walter G on Oct 14, 2021
Bought it before
Christopher J. Perri on Feb 14, 2020
Good kit
Keith H on Mar 1, 2019
Inexpensive for a beginners brew party where things might not go perfect
Dan O on Jun 26, 2018
My original and go to recipe, first time trying all grain.
Rick on Apr 10, 2018
Looked interesting, wanted to make a straight forward ale.
Timothy P on Oct 25, 2022
Love IPA
Richard B on Jul 21, 2022
Reviews

4.3 / 5.0
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Rated 5 out of 5
Better than Sierra!
God this beer is so perfectly balanced. Mine had a great creamy head, Refreshing with a very nice and clean bitterness. Boil this at 60 min. Best beer I ever made. I used US-05 yeast.
January 2, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5
Exactly what I think a pale ale should be
Everything I want in a pale ale, very tasty! I will make this one again.
December 5, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great color and hit gravity, should be great.
July 22, 2022
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 5 out of 5
BALANCED, SUPER SESSIONABLE
I have now brewed this twice with the same results. The results consisted of sweetness from the honey malt and a suitable amount of hops. I call it pool beer. It has enough flavor to keep you drinking it but yet it is very sessionable. My friends that AREN'T beer snobs (Coors light till they die beer drinkers) even like it. Mashed at 153 for one hour, boiled for one hour. fermented at exactly 70 degrees with 2 white labs WLP001. both times my starting gravity was 1.056. THIS WILL ALWAYS BE ON TAP! Easy to brew, I cant say enough about this simple yet flavorful beer!
May 19, 2019
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Thank you so much for your feedback. We really appreciate the honesty and value great feedback like this as it helps us improve our products. Cheers!
May 21, 2019
Tyler W Staff
Rated 5 out of 5
Tastes great not less filling
Definitely American pale ale, smotth finish, great kit for any level of experience
November 21, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
A balanced pale ale
Less hop flavor than many pales. First impression is of malt.
February 14, 2018
Purchased
over 6 years ago
Rated 2 out of 5
Should have been good
In short i had ordered milled, didnt get it milled. Didnt realize this until about to start mashing. Attempted to mash anyways, got a whole 30 points low on my target og.

Not my first batch on my herms set up. Had to add 2lbs of ultra light dme to compensate for the low sugar extraction.

Overall disappointed that it wasnt milled.

(Yes i double checked my order to ensure it was milled, and it was indeed ordered as milled)
April 1, 2017
Rated 5 out of 5
Tasted great
This is the first batch I kegged. Brewed BIAB w/ no chill. Came out really good and I kicked the keg within a week or so. Will probably brew it again, if I want a simple and tasty pale ale. Only complaint is that the amount of honey malt might be a bit too much. I'd probably try 6oz next time.
March 9, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5
Nice kit
This was my first attempt at All Grain, and I made several mistakes. So much so that I expected it to be undrinkable. But, it turned out pretty good. I expect an experienced all grain brewer would get very good results with this recipe.
January 17, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5
It's a Hit
The flavor of this brew is fantastic! I love the "fading hop" effect. We had a brew off at our local brew shop and I brought this brew along for people to try while we were brewing. It wasn't long and the line was forming for a taste of this as the word got out. All I can say is "it was a hit" and I ran out.

If you want a little more hop flavor when you brew this beer don't use a hop bag and let the hops stay in the primary, and the secondary and you will get a more robust hop flavor.

Either way this is a tasting beer sure to be a hit with your friends. Enjoy!
August 1, 2014