As mentioned in other threads I have acquired a pin for making cask ale. The intention is to serve the vast majority of my low abv ales this way. I'll be serving it via gravity tap from the cold room in my basement. I've done a good bit of reading about how to do this at home and Friday I brewed the first beer to go in the cask. I'm sure there will be a little trial and error to get my process and timing right. I have a lot of recipes ideas in mind. Most of the time I want to have it filled with various low gravity American and English pales/bitters and mild ales with the occasional bigger beer in there for get togethers and other events. First up is the recipe below to be followed by a pale mild with WY1469. I know realbeerguy casks his mild (also on my list) and I think MTN has a firkin he fills from time to time. Any advice from these guys or anyone else who has casked their beer before would be much appreciated. Any other thoughts on cask ale welcome too. Like it? Hate it? Discuss some really nice ones you've had.
Cask Pale #1
6 gallons post boil
OG 1.041
IBU 38
SRM 6
ABV ~3.8%
93% Crisp MO
7% Baird's Carastan (33L)
Mash@156F
Apollo @ 60 to 38 IBU
40g each Amarillo/Citra for 30 min in 160F whirlpool
20g each Amarillo/Citra first dry hop in primary
10g each Amarillo/Citra cask hop.
WY1968
Edited by nettles, 01 March 2015 - 10:53 AM.