Lower Than The Stars

Recipe Overview

Target Wort Volume Before Boil:	7.00 l	Actual Wort Volume Before Boil:	7.00 l
Target Wort Volume After Boil:	5.00 l	Actual Wort Volume After Boil:	5.00 l
Target Volume Transferred:	4.00 l	Actual Volume Transferred:	4.00 l
Target Volume At Pitching:	4.00 l	Actual Volume At Pitching:	4.00 l
Target Volume Of Finished Beer:	4.00 l	Actual Volume Of Finished Beer:	4.00 l
Target Pre-Boil Gravity:	1.003 SG	Actual Pre-Boil Gravity:	-No Record-
Target OG:	1.041 SG	Actual OG:	-No Record-
Target FG:	1.010 SG	Actual FG:	-No Record-
Target Apparent Attenuation::	74.9 %	Actual Apparent Attenuation:	0.0 %
Target ABV:	4.1 %	Actual ABV:	0.0 %
Target ABW:	3.2 %	Actual ABW:	0.0 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth):	43.5 IBU	Actual IBU:	56.6 IBU
Target Color (using Morey):	5.9 SRM	Actual Color:	5.9 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency:	75.0 %	Actual Mash Efficiency:	0.0 %
Target Fermentation Temp:	18 degC	Actual Fermentation Temp:	18 degC

Fermentables

Ingredient	Amount	%	MCU	When
UK Light Crystal	0.100 kg	16.7 %	5.0	In Mash/Steeped
Extract - Light Dried Malt Extract	0.500 kg	83.3 %	2.5	Start Of Boil

Hops

Variety	Alpha	Amount	IBU	Form	When
US Cascade	5.9 %	6 g	21.6	Loose Pellet Hops	60 Min From End
US Cascade	5.9 %	10 g	21.8	Loose Pellet Hops	20 Min From End
US Cascade	5.9 %	20 g	0.0	Loose Pellet Hops	Dry-Hopped

1056 pitched into 4L

Lower that the Stars (named after the Laika track) was my first attempt at a single hop pale ale. I bought a 9L pan, and liked the idea of using 1 pack of DME for a pale ale, 2 packs for an IPA and 3 packs for DIPA or barley wine. It came out really well - mainly down to the quality of Cascade more than my skills as a brewer. I was fairly agressive with the late hops but if I did it again, I would certainly cut out the 60 minute addition in favour of a larger 20/10 minute addition. Ended up really nice throughout it's life.