This is the American IPA brewed on April 4. It’s gorgeous. The late hopping comes through strong and [the beer] doesn’t seem to suffer from the spritzing wort chiller partially dousing the flame during the boil.
All-Grain Recipe for 5 gallons:
11 lb 8 oz 2-Row Malt
2 lb Carared
1 lb Crystal 40L
8 oz Honey Malt
8 oz Red Wheat Malt
Mash for 60 minutes at 152F
Collect wort (~7-7.5 gallons) and boil for 90 minutes
Add hops for bittering/flavor/aroma
0.5 oz Citra 30 min from end of boil
0.5 oz Citra 25 min from end of boil
0.5 oz Citra 20 min from end of boil
0.5 oz Citra 15 min from end of boil
0.5 oz Citra 10 min from end of boil
0.5 oz Citra 05 min from end of boil
1.0 oz Citra 01 min from end of boil
1.0 oz Citra at end of boil
1.0 oz Citra in fermenter on day 4
Pitch with Safale 05 dry yeast or comparable
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 SG
OG: 1.055 – 67 SG
FG: 1.009-13 SG
ABV: 6-7 %
IBU (using Tinseth): 64
Color: 11 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 80.4 %
Mash Efficiency: 65.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 66 degF
And, oh, Go Willamette Bearcats!
Batch-22 