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🍺 Cascade West Coast Pale — Brew Day Plan (Anvil + Sparge, Adjusted)

📋 Targets

• OG: ~1.050
• FG: ~1.010
• ABV: ~5.2%
• IBUs: ~50–55 (from 60 min addition)
• Batch Size: 5 gallons
• Yeast: BRY-97

🌙 Night Before

Water

• Strike: 6.5 gal
• Sparge: 1.5–2 gal (separate)
• Add: ½ Campden tablet (crushed)

Preheat

• Set Anvil to 158°F

Measure

• Gypsum: ~1.75–2 tsp
• CaCl₂: ~0.5 tsp

Stage

• Grain ready
• Hops measured:
  • 2 oz (60 min) ✔ already used
  • 0.5 oz (5 min)
  • 1 oz (whirlpool)
  • 1 oz dry hop (early)
  • 1–1.5 oz dry hop (late)

☀️ Brew Day

Mash (0:00)

• Add salts to strike water
• Mash in at 152°F
• Hold 60 min
• Stir once or twice

Sparge (1:00)

• Heat sparge water to 170°F
• Lift basket
• Slowly sparge 1.5–2 gal (10–15 min)

Boil (60 min)

Already added:

• 2 oz Cascade @ 60 min

Skip:

• ❌ No 30 min addition
• ❌ No 15 min addition

At 5 min:

• Add 0.5 oz Cascade
• Add Whirlfloc (optional)

Flameout / Whirlpool

1. Turn off heat
2. Cool to ~180°F
3. Add 1 oz Cascade
4. Stir gently once
5. Let steep 10–15 minutes
6. Do NOT boil

Chill

• Chill to 66–68°F

Transfer

• Transfer to conical
• Aerate well (shake/splash/O₂)

Pitch Yeast

• Pitch BRY-97 at ~66°F

🌡️ Fermentation

• Days 0–3: 66°F
• Then rise to 68°F
• Total: ~10–14 days

🌿 Dry Hop

Day 3 (active fermentation)

• Add 1 oz Cascade

Day 7 (post fermentation)

• Add 1–1.5 oz Cascade

❄️ Optional Cold Crash

• 35–40°F for 2–3 days

🍺 Kegging

• Transfer to keg
• Carbonate to ~2.4 vols CO₂

🧠 Key Notes

• Do NOT remove early hops
• Skip mid-boil additions (already high IBUs)
• Whirlpool = steep at 180°F, not spinning
• Focus on aroma, not more bitterness
• Keep fermentation temps controlled early

🥇 Outcome

• Firm bitterness
• Bright Cascade aroma
• Clean, crisp West Coast pale