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McHale's India Pale Ale

5 gallons, extract/specialty grains

Ingredients:

• 2 cans Alexander's pale malt extract
• 0.5 lb. American crystal malt, 40° Lovibond
• 4 oz. Centennial hops, 1.5 oz. for 60 min., 0.5 oz. for 30 min., 1 oz. for 2 min., 1 oz. dry hop
• 1 tsp. Irish moss (optional)
• Wyeast 1056 American ale yeast
• 2 tbsp. gelatin finings (optional)
• 3/4 cup corn sugar for priming

Step by Step:

Steep grains in 1 gal. of 155° F water for 30 minutes. Remove grains and add 3 more gals. of water. Turn off heat and add extract. Return to boil. When boiling starts, add 1.5 oz. of hops. Boil 30 minutes. Add Irish moss (optional) and 0.5 oz. of hops and boil 30 minutes more. Add 1 oz. of hops during the last two minutes of boil. Total boil is 60 minutes. Pitch yeast when wort cools. Dry hop with final ounce of hops (add to primary fermenter two days before racking). Use gelatin (optional) in secondary fermenter and/or at bottling.