Brew Day: Cascade Pale Ale

I did another all grain pale ale over the weekend but this time I wanted an easy drinking ale with a lower ABV and a crisp, refreshing flavour.

The grain bill was fairly simple: just pale ale malt and a bit of Crystal 20. The wort would have been lighter had it not been for the Crystal malt, but I didnt want to work with just base malt. I used only Cascade at 3 times during the boil, including 2 additions to the end of the boil, so I expect a lot of flavour and aroma in the final product.

Cascade Pale Ale (Tasting notes here)

Specifics

Batch size (litres): 4 litres
Type: All Grain

IBU: 17

SRM: 9

OG: 1.045

Grains and Sugars
700 grams Pale Malt
50 grams Crystal 20

Hops
2 grams Cascade @ 45 min
2 grams Cascade @ 5 min
2 grams Cascade @ 1 min

Yeast

Fermentis S-04 Ale Yeast

Schedules
Mash grains at 68°C for 60 minutes.
Batch sparge at 80°C for 15 minutes.
Boiled for 45 minutes.

Notes:
- The grain crush didnt go as well as expected; so I think the efficiency suffered a bit.
- I plan to prime with 40 grams honey at bottling after 2 weeks in the fermenter.