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Post by tony on Dec 4, 2014 18:45:56 GMT -5
I hope everyone enjoys my American style IPA. My goal was to make a hoppy brew that wasn't an over the top, pucker face brews that seem to be all the rage these days. I realize everyone isn't a hophead like myself, so I didn't dry hop and tried to put a little less green matter in the kettle. Enjoy!
Cheers,
-Tony
Recipe Specifications
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OG: 1.067 SG
Color: 12.4 SRM
IBU: 59.4 IBUs
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
13 lbs Pale Malt; American (Farm Boy Farms) (6. Grain 6 78.8 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 7 15.2 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8 3.0 %
0.71 oz Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) [15.50 %] - Hop 9 35.2 IBUs
0.99 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 6.3 IBUs
0.99 oz Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) [15.50 %] - Hop 12 17.9 IBUs
2.01 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Ahtanum [4.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [ Yeast 16 -
8.0 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 17 3.0 %
Used BruNwater Pale Ale Water profile
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 4, 2014 22:57:03 GMT -5
Judging by the recipe.........I'm looking forward to this.
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Post by Scott H on Dec 4, 2014 23:13:13 GMT -5
I love that you used farmboy farms malt in this beer. It's gonna be tough to be good and wait for tomorrow.
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 5, 2014 15:24:42 GMT -5
My goal was to make a hoppy brew that wasn't an over the top, pucker face brews that seem to be all the rage these days. I think you accomplished your goal. The aroma hits you instantly. The bitterness is mild, but it has a lot of hop flavor. Good combination of hops. I'm glad to see someone else uses Brun' Water, that spreadsheet is incredible. Good beer, thanks! |
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 15:53:07 GMT -5
I love that you used farmboy farms malt in this beer. It's gonna be tough to be good and wait for tomorrow. I do really like Dan's Farm Boy malt. It's a little bit darker than other 2 row base malts (i.e. use less crystal) and also works well in single malt and single hop (smash) beers, imho. |
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 15:58:10 GMT -5
My goal was to make a hoppy brew that wasn't an over the top, pucker face brews that seem to be all the rage these days. I think you accomplished your goal. The aroma hits you instantly. The bitterness is mild, but it has a lot of hop flavor. Good combination of hops. I'm glad to see someone else uses Brun' Water, that spreadsheet is incredible. Good beer, thanks! I'm glad your enjoying it. BruNwater is an awesome tool, this is only my third batch treating my water... so I'm still learning. |
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Post by Kyle H. on Dec 5, 2014 17:55:19 GMT -5
I've been using Bru'n Water for a few years now so if you need any help with it please let me know. I would definitely recommend making a donation and getting the pay version. It is updated and you get a few more features.
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Post by scott22 on Dec 5, 2014 19:12:51 GMT -5
I like this beer a lot! You got the non-over-the-top IPA, indeed. My only disappointment is that my glass is now empty and I want another bottle.
Curious about the recipe, though. Why the .99/oz. hop additions rather than the entire ounce? Were you trying to get the IBUs super precise to be under 60?
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Post by tallguybrewer on Dec 5, 2014 20:29:55 GMT -5
I dig it. It is exactly what I expected when I read the recipe. I could probably back calculate, but what were the times on your hop additions other than flame out? Did you hop stand at all or just put in the flameout hops and immediately chill?
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Post by hoppingwolf on Dec 5, 2014 20:36:24 GMT -5
I really like the juicy citrus aspect that your hop choices put into this beer. Nice work all around!
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Post by Scott H on Dec 5, 2014 21:46:45 GMT -5
This is a fantastic beer! It's a beautiful golden yellow and very clear. I'm having a hard time imagining you used S-05, it almost tastes like a lager yeast of some sort. It must be from the combination of hops you used, I really like it a lot. Very unique flavor... and an excellent end to the work week, thanks!
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 23:01:48 GMT -5
I like this beer a lot! You got the non-over-the-top IPA, indeed. My only disappointment is that my glass is now empty and I want another bottle. Curious about the recipe, though. Why the .99/oz. hop additions rather than the entire ounce? Were you trying to get the IBUs super precise to be under 60? Yes, the .99/oz... I was experimenting with my scales and switched the mobile beersmith to grams to try and measure with one scale (i.e. a 35 lbs scale for grain) and not have to use a second scale for hops. For the record, it didn't work, the big scale isn't accurate enough for hops let alone water treatments, so I have three scales. When I used the desktop version of Beersmith to cut and paste the recipe it decided oz were better, so it's just printed out as a little less, but rounding up should be no problem. I'm glad you enjoyed my brew. Thanks, -Tony |
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 23:04:36 GMT -5
I've been using Bru'n Water for a few years now so if you need any help with it please let me know. I would definitely recommend making a donation and getting the pay version. It is updated and you get a few more features. Yep, I agree... made a donation on the second batch I treated and used the pay/supporters version. |
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 23:15:27 GMT -5
I dig it. It is exactly what I expected when I read the recipe. I could probably back calculate, but what were the times on your hop additions other than flame out? Did you hop stand at all or just put in the flameout hops and immediately chill? Sorry about that... the hop schedule is 60 min, 10 min, and flame out. 1 oz. of CTZ and 1 oz. of Cascade were added at 10 min. The last 3 oz. of hops were added at flameout, but I immediately chilled to 190 degrees let them steep/stand for 20 minutes, and finish chilling. My chilling setup is pretty slow, so the hops probably ended up soaking above 150 degrees for ~45 minutes. I also used a super fancy hop spider (paint strainer bag and clothes pin) for all hop additions, except the bittering hops. Thanks, -Tony |
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Post by tony on Dec 5, 2014 23:29:44 GMT -5
This is a fantastic beer! It's a beautiful golden yellow and very clear. I'm having a hard time imagining you used S-05, it almost tastes like a lager yeast of some sort. It must be from the combination of hops you used, I really like it a lot. Very unique flavor... and an excellent end to the work week, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was surprised at the clarity as well. I did keep it in the primary for a little over 4 weeks and fermented it the first 9 days at 61 degrees (pretty cold for s-05, it was slow to see activity ~36 hours), before warming it up to 68 degrees over a few days once activity slowed down. I think maybe BruNWater really helped get the ph right and the hop spider helped keep the hop matter out of the fermentor may have helped on the clarity front as well. Thanks, -Tony |
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