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Snifter Grade IIPA (experimental)

256 calories 26.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 256 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 19th 2012
1.077
1.019
8.1%
118.3
13.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb American - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 81.2%
16 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose 16 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0.5 5.8%
12 oz German - Melanoidin12 oz Melanoidin 37 25 4.3%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.9%
8 oz German - CaraAroma8 oz CaraAroma 34 130 2.9%
8 oz United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)8 oz Carastan (30/37) 35 34 2.9%
276 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Chinook1.25 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 60 min 50.37 17.2%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 30 min 30.97 13.8%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 10 min 14.61 13.8%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Boil 5 min 5.76 13.8%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 5 min 8.03 13.8%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Boil 5 min 8.5 13.8%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Dry Hop 7 days 13.8%
7.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - American West Coast Yeast BRY-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 371 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 3.5 oz      
 
Target Water Profile
Hoppy Bitter Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 10 20 20 250 55
Amping up the PDX water supply to bring out the hops. A hint of minerals in the flavor would not be bad, but keeping it well below the maximums here to avoid over doing it.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 158 °F 60 min
Temperature -- 170 °F 20 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.11 28.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.41 33.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.03 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.46 g | 9.8 qt) 2.67 10.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 9.78 39.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

My try at an IIPA with CaraAroma. The Chinook hops are from home vines.

Mashing at 158 - want a higher FG with this beer to provide backbone for all the hops.

Objective - bitter as hell, but makes you want more. Smells like beer heaven. Best drank from a snifter. Coats the teeth with hops resin. Pairs well with a cigar. A universe of complexity and enjoyment.

First try with the new BRY-97 yeast. Should be fun to see how this new Chico strain performs. Could only get one 11g pack, so I will make a starter.

Expecting lower than normal efficiency due to the relatively high OG for me, and my thin walled mash tun. Going to mash for 90 minutes to try to mitigate this, stir well, and keep the temp as consistent as I can.

1/7/2013 - Results! This is a very respectable and drinkable IIPA, a lot better than many that I've had at the popular Green Dragon bar here in town!

The flavor is very caramel and malt like, bit of a roasty herbal hop finish. It does coat my tongue, mostly with sweetness. It does give a very slight bitter burn at times. The back of my tongue is 'coated', but not my entire mouth, which I think makes this IIPA easier to drink than many which are too overpowering. I still want to find that delicate balance point. The extra gypsum paid off, and I do get a mineral flavor in the aftertaste, which fits nicely with the sweetness.

The Amarillo dry hop really completes it, do not skip that step! (this is based on the sample I tasted before dry hopping)

The aroma is sweet caramel, mild tropical fruit, and herbal hops. The original pineapple I was getting from the BRY-97 is mostly gone, and amazingly this beer tastes great after only a few days in the bottle.

Honestly, I was shooting for something more bitter, so I would go ahead and up it to 140 IBUs next time, even though that is technically outside the IIPA style guidelines - it is malty and it can handle more hops. In fact, I might shoot for 50% more hops at every step next time to really amp it up. Since I was using home grown Chinook hops, all bets are off in terms of the actual AA value - ymmv.

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