{"id":1600,"date":"2013-06-30T15:08:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T19:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2013-06-30T15:08:40","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T19:08:40","slug":"homebrewing-tasting-my-brett-b-pale-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2013\/06\/30\/homebrewing-tasting-my-brett-b-pale-ale\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Homebrewing: Tasting my Brett B Pale Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9645,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9177704810&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190111140343\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9177704810\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 08:32:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-13 19:35:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-25 13:33:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-01 04:40:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-12 21:21:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-10 19:12:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 13:33:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9646,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9175585233&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190112001851\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9175585233\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 08:32:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-13 19:35:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9647,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9177748822&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190109010143\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/44048128@N00\\\/9177748822\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 08:32:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 06:44:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/9177704810\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5475\/9177704810_b43d7c7415_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Late last year, a member of RateBeer inspired me to take on a new pale ale test. His recipe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7.5 pounds of 2-row<\/li>\n<li>8 ounces of carapils<\/li>\n<li>and a hopping schedule of 100% Motueka: 1oz @60, 2oz @10, 1oz @0 and 1oz dry hopped<\/li>\n<li>Wyeast 3112 (Brett B) as the only yeast to be used<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I brewed this on June 8th, dry hopped on June 18th and kegged on June 27th @ 15PSI until today, june 30th. very quick turnaround, the yeast fermented down to 1.010 so the ABV is 3.7% which means 51 IBUs estimated. The brett could have worked much longer of course but I wanted the most hop presence in this beer and thus I fermented around 75F and used a huge 2L starter from the smack pack. Sadly, I don&#8217;t have a stir plate yet.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the color is a faint yellow, insanely cloudy. Nose is earthy with a hint of pine, grapefruit and tangerine zest. Taste is light, spritzy and refreshing with pine cone and grapefruit throughout. Very good mouthfeel, easy to drink and it has a tropical fruit aftertaste that really sticks around for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Next? Well, the goal is to take this exact same grain bill and continue to try various hop combinations, perhaps various strains of Brett and build up this beer to a more meatier 5.5% IPA instead of the 3.7 it is now. I&#8217;m happy with how this turned out! It&#8217;s on tap now at my house for any of the readers who occasionally drop in to drink beer.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/9175585233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7317\/9175585233_75bcb03dd6_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/44048128@N00\/9177748822\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  alt=\"Brett B Pale Ale w\/ Motueka Hops\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7445\/9177748822_ba486eef19_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late last year, a member of RateBeer inspired me to take on a new pale ale test. 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