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Mirror Pondish 
(4 ratings)
All Grain Recipe
Submitted By: NordeastBrewer (Shared)Members can download and share recipes
| Brewer: D. Banks | |
| Batch Size: 5.25 gal | Style: American Pale Ale (10A) |
| Boil Size: 7.12 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2008 |
| Color: 8.9 SRM | Equipment: Pot ( 5 Gal/19 L) - Mini-BIAB |
| Bitterness: 43.6 IBUs | Boil Time: 90 min |
| Est OG: 1.051 (12.6° P) | Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out |
| Est FG: 1.014 SG (3.7° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage |
| ABV: 4.8% | Taste Rating: 35.0 |
| Amount | Name | Type | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 |
| 12.00 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 |
| 1.92 oz | Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 |
| 0.85 oz | Cascade [7.3%] - Boil 85 min | Hops | 4 |
| 0.75 oz | Cascade [7.3%] - Boil 30 min | Hops | 5 |
| 1.00 items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10 min) | Misc | 6 |
| 0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10 min) | Misc | 7 |
| 1.00 oz | Cascade [7.3%] - Boil 5 min | Hops | 8 |
| 1.00 oz | Cascade [7.3%] - Steep 20 min | Hops | 9 |
| 1.0 pkgs | London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) | Yeast | 10 |
| 1.00 oz | Cascade [6.8%] - Dry Hop 7 days | Hops | 11 |
Taste Notes
Light, crisp, easy drinking pale ale. I'm using this recipe as a base for my house pale, which I will always try to have on tap. It's a similar ale to Summit EPA and Mirror Pond pale ale. Hoppy, but not aggressively so. Nice malt backbone with a dry finish. This recipe is ever evolving.Ratings
Incredibly drinkable!! 
by NordeastBrewer
I've been drinking on a keg of this for awhile now, and I have to say, it's a really enjoyable pale. I can't say that I replicated Mirror Pond, but it is in that vein of pale ale; Mirror Pond, Summit EPA, etc. Nice, balanced, soft but noticeable bitterness. I like hops, so I think next time I'll up both the late and knockout adds to a full ounce.
Really good beer, this is definitely the base that I will build my everyday pale ale from.
like it better than it's inspiration 
by mcaron45
I brewed this with all-organic grain. I used US-05 yeast, but I recommend sticking with the 1968 as suggested, or something similar like Wyeast 1332. The reason for that is that my batch attenuated a little too much (down to 1.006). My mash temps were a little low also, which probably has something to do with that. But even with that, the beer is wonderful! I'm using this base with different hops as experiments (have done this with Mosaic and and just brewed one with UK Fuggle). Hard to beat the Cascade, though. Next time I'll dry hop this with 3 oz of Cascade.
I use a very similar recipe to clone mirror pond. Hard to beat. I agree with the use of 1968. I have tried US-05, but I found the flavor to be more bland than with the 1968.
Great beer!
by oniparThis was my first all grain batch, and my best beer to date. Great recipe!