1. Lauter Day Brewers June 2017 Style- American Pale Ale

2. What's an American Pale Ale according to the BJCP

3. What does that BJCP stuff really mean
What does that BJCP stuff really mean? An american pale is a 50/50 balance between malt and hops. If i double ipa is hop focuses, and an ipa is hop focused with a backbone, than a pale ale should be malt balanced

4. What are recommended commercial styles?

5. Key techniques to making a good American Pale Ale Good Malt Backbone: Adding more than 2 row and crystal ie: Munich, Wheat,  American Hop Selection: Building a nice hop flavor profile with new world hops or old school C hops Clean Fermentation: this is a lighter beer where you want to taste a complex balance of malt and hops Good Dry Hopping Techniques: Fresh Hops, timing on DH, Clean transfers, low D.O. rate, no diacetyl Whirlpooling: Adding hops in the degrees at flameout to avoid hop isomerization

6. LDB Beehive Brewoff Winners in Pale Ale

7. LDB NHC Winners in Pale Ale
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8. Paul’s Recipe

9. Marks Recipe