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Batch 02

Gen 2 Cascade

Pale AleBrewing
Photograph from the Gen 2 Cascade batch
StylePale Ale
StatusBrewing
Started27 Sep 2026
Working recipe

1.8 kg Pale Ale malt · 200 g Carahell · 9 L · Cascade 10 g at 60 min, 8 g at 15 min, 14 g at approximately 70°C after flameout · US-05 · OG 1.043

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This is the second batch in the notebook, brewed on 27 September 2026.

The recipe keeps Cascade as the through-line from the first beer while adding Carahell and a more deliberate hop schedule. The record below reflects the brew as it was actually made; fermentation notes and the final result will be added when available.

Brew day

The batch was diluted to roughly 9 L or slightly above after the post-boil gravity was measured. The concentrated wort measured approximately 1.049–1.050 before dilution; the recorded batch OG is 1.043.

Recipe & brew record

Batch

  • Final volume: roughly 9 L or slightly above

Malt

  • 1.8 kg Pale Ale malt
  • 200 g Carahell

Mash

  • About 10 L mash water
  • Target temperature: 67°C
  • Actual temperature: about 66°C for the first 30–40 minutes
  • BIAB, stirred roughly every 5 minutes
  • About 60 minutes main mash plus approximately 10 extra minutes

Rinse

  • About 4 L water at roughly 75°C
  • Dunk/rinse of the grain bag, taking approximately 5–10 minutes

Boil

  • 60 minutes
  • Steady rolling boil at around 1600 W
  • Approximately 30 minutes from post-rinse wort to the boil

Hops

  • Cascade, 10 g at 60 minutes
  • Cascade, 8 g at 15 minutes
  • Cascade, 14 g after flameout at approximately 70°C
  • 32 g Cascade total

Kettle additions

  • Protafloc, 0.25 g accidentally added after flameout at approximately 70°C
  • It did not appear to dissolve particularly well
  • No additional Protafloc, Clarity Ferm, or dry hop

Fermentation

  • US-05, 6 g
  • Intended fermentation temperature: approximately 20–22°C

Measurements

  • Post-boil volume before dilution: just under/about 8 L
  • Gravity before dilution: approximately 1.049–1.050
  • Recorded OG after dilution: 1.043
  • FG: TBD
  • ABV, attenuation, and packaging date: not yet available

Brew notes

The final hop addition went in closer to 70°C rather than the originally intended 80°C. Protafloc was also added accidentally at approximately 70°C after flameout rather than during the boil.