Helluvan Imperial Pale Ale

By Randy Mosher Published May 2006, Volume 27, Number 2

5 gallons (19 liters)

OG: 1075/18.2 degrees P

Alcohol: 6.5 percent ABV

Bitterness: 100 IBUs

Color: Medium amber (13 SRM)

Yeast: Your favorite ale strain. The Ballantine’s/Chico strain (White Labs WLP 001, Wyeast 1056) is classic. A liquid yeast is highly recommended.

All-grain recipe calculated at 75 percent efficiency

11 pounds (5 kg) Pale ale malt

2 pounds (900 g) Melanoidin/dark Munich (12 degrees L) malt

0.75 pound (340 g) Pale (20–30 degrees L) crystal malt

0.25 pound (113 g) Medium (60–80 degrees L) crystal malt

For an extract recipe, substitute 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg) good quality amber extract for the pale and melanoidin, and use conventional steeping methods with the crystal malts.

1 ounce (28 g) 6 percent AA First wort Ahtanum

0.75 ounce (21 g) 15 percent AA 90 minutes Columbus

0.5 ounce (14 g) 15 percent AA 30 minutes Columbus

1 ounce (28 g) 6 percent AA 30 minutes Ahtanum

2 ounces (56 g) 12 percent AA 5 minutes Chinook

I would recommend further juicing up this beer with the addition of an ounce of your choice of Pacific Northwest hops in the serving tank or in the fermenter for a few days prior to bottling.

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