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##Single Hop APA - Sorachi Ace  
Recipe by: tracebusta  
Batch Size (gallons): 2.25  
Efficiency: 60%  
Recipe type: All Grain  
Original Gravity: 1.054  
Final Gravity: 1.012  
ABV: 5.5%  
IBU: 43.4  
Color: 9.5 SRM  
Boil Time: 60 min  

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**Yeast**  

* White Labs WLP090 (San Diego Super Yeast)  

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**Fermentables**  

* 5 lbs 1.44 oz Pale Malt, Golden Promise (94.3%)  
* 4 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (4.6%)  
* .96 oz Barley, Flaked (1.1%)  

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**Hops**  

* .15 oz Sorachi Ace, 14.1 IBU @ 60 min (Boil) - 12% AA  
* .25 oz Sorachi Ace, 19.9 IBU @ 30 min (Boil) - 12% AA  
* .25 oz Sorachi Ace, 9.4 IBU @ 10 min (Boil) - 12% AA  
* .5 oz Sorachi Ace, 0 IBU @ 0 days (Dry Hop) - 12% AA  

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**Directions:** Full bodied mash at 156F for 60 minutes.   

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**Fermentation Notes:** Fermented for 8 days at 68F, then dry hopped for 4 days.   

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**Tasting Notes:** Good balance of malty sweetness and hop bitterness. Sorachi Ace has a very buttery flavor with a hint of citrus (mostly lemon). After 3-4 weeks in the bottle, the buttery flavor mellowed out and the lemon flavor was more prominent.   

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