18B American Pale Ale
Panhead Supercharger Clone (II)
Grain bill
| Gladfield Ale Malt | 4.6 kg | 91% |
| Gladfield Toffee Malt | 0.25 kg | 5% |
| Gladfield Light Crystal Malt | 0.2 kg | 4% |
Adjuncts
| Irish Moss | 1 tsp @ 10 min |
Hop schedule
| Hop | 60 min | 30 min | 10 min | 1 min | DH#1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe | 10g | · | 20g | 20g | 50g |
| Centennial | · | 10g | 20g | 30g | 40g |
| Citra | · | · | · | 30g | 70g |
Yeast
| Fermentis Safale US-05 | 2 packets |
About This Beer
The second run of Owen’s Panhead Supercharger clone, brewed about five weeks after the first — the same Home Brew West kit, brewed identically over the new year. Clearly a hit on the first attempt, and one he would keep returning to.
The build is unchanged: a clean Gladfield Ale Malt base with a touch of Toffee Malt and Light Crystal for a little sweetness and colour, and 300 grams of Simcoe, Centennial and Citra split between the boil and a big dry hop for that piney, citrus, tropical Supercharger character.
Brew Day
Mashed at 65°C for 60 minutes with 17.5 litres, mashed out at 75°C, and sparged 14 litres at 75°C into a 60-minute boil. Boil hops staged as before — Simcoe at 60, Centennial at 30, Simcoe and Centennial with the Irish Moss at 10, and Simcoe, Centennial and Citra at one minute — for 140 grams in the kettle (Simcoe 50, Centennial 60, Citra 30).
Fermentation
Two packets of US-05 pitched at 20–23°C, fermented at 19–20°C for five days. The remaining 160 grams of hops (Simcoe 50, Centennial 40, Citra 70) went in as a day-five dry hop, then the beer was dropped to 10°C once stable and cold-conditioned at 1°C with finings before packaging.
The figures shown — OG 1.053, FG 1.013, 5.2% ABV, 48 IBU — are the kit’s expected values.