18B American Pale Ale
Chico Reloaded
Front of every card is do this. Tap for what’s happening and if this is wrong. Photo column is the shared BIAB strip. Cascade only. Nottingham. Soft bitter, not a pine bomb, not a haze pet.
Pre-boil
~6 gal
In kettle
~5.5 gal
Grain
11.75 lb
Strike
7.3–7.5
Mash
155°F / 60
IBU
37
FG house
1.014
Package
2.5 vol
Cascade charges
6 oz · labeled bags
1 oz
30
Boil, 30 left
1 oz
10
Boil, 10 left
1 oz
stand1
Flameout 40 min
1 oz
stand2
170–180 °F 20 min
1 oz
DH1
Late primary 2 days
1 oz
DH2
Aroma 2–3 days
Method
- No-sparge BIAB. One kettle. Thin mash is normal.
- Single infusion 155 for a wort that will sit around 1.014, not bone dry.
- 60-min boil. First Cascade at 30 left — most of the 37 IBU.
- Two hop stands: flameout 40 min, then 170–180°F for 20.
- Pitch Notty at ~68. Splash the transfer. Then stop sloshing.
- DH1 is the test. Contact time is the control. Pull at two days.