This Is America Pale Ale

It was American Pale Ale day. It was the best day of the year. Well, not the best, but it sure was a good time. It was the day we brewed 10 gallons of This Is America Pale Ale.  That day would be Wednesday, 06FEB2013.

Name change: Super Fly Brewing?

First thing that needs discussing is the music schedule. I plan to make this a regular feature of our posts for two reasons: because we love music, and because brewing can be affected by many, many factors... and I will go ahead and make the claim that music choice can be one of them. It's the vibrations, man.

Anyway, the choice of music included such beauties as Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly and Are You Experienced? by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. And it was good.  On to the brewing.

That chair is a piece of crap

This Is America Pale Ale is a simple beauty we have been working on since our first all-grain brew session.  It is an American Pale Ale (after all, this is America...) with a balanced backbone, just enough bitterness, and a fresh citrus and floral aroma, coming in at about 6% ABV.

Who says brewing isn't a workout?

Being our first 10 gallon batch of this stuff, it was an exciting time.  It took us slightly longer, mainly due to a lengthy mixing process between two 8 gallon kettles, but the benefit is amazing - we get a keg  and a couple cases this time. Also, due to a higher-than-expected mash efficiency, we were able to snag 2 gallons from the pre-boil wort to make a side ale, which as of writing this may or may not get the yeast it needs to turn it into a brew.
 
After a momentous brew-session involving sprints, squats, and clean-and-jerks (see photo), we ended up with two lovely fermenting buckets filled with 5 gallons each of the sweet nectar that becomes This Is America Pale Ale, and 2 gallons of the soon to be world famous This Is America Extra Special Stout. The Pale is bubbling away nicely right now.  Expect it to be available from the keg around February 29th, for the birthday celebration of the birth of der meaters, and in bottles March 14th. As for the Stout, I need to go check the stir plate.