Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.076 (18.3°P)
FG: 1.016 (4.1°P)
IBUs: 31-ish
ABV: 7.9%
DIRECTIONS
Mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes.
Sparge and top up as needed to get about 7 gallons (26 liters) of wort, depending on your evaporation rate.
Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops, dextrose, and nutrient according to the schedule.
After the boil, do a whirlpool step: Stir or recirculate for 5 minutes to create a vortex, adding cold water if needed to adjust the temperature to about 185°F (85°C). Add the whirlpool hops and continue to spin for 5 minutes, then allow 15 minutes to steep and settle.
Chill to 68°F (20°C), aerate the wort, and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 70°F (21°C) until terminal gravity, then add the dry hops for 2 days.
Drop the hops (or rack); once the beer has passed a forced diacetyl test, crash, package, and carbonate to about 2.4 volumes of CO2.
BREWER’S NOTES
Mash: We add the equivalent of about 1.8 g of calcium chloride per gallon of mash water. We aim for a mash pH of 5.1–5.2.
Hops: You can replace the Columbus with 4 IBUs of any bittering hop.