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Northwest IPA

220 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Chancellor Hellman
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 26th 2017
1.067
1.013
7.1%
83.1
11.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
1.50 lb Belgian - Biscuit1.5 lb Biscuit 35 23 12.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.2%
0.50 lb Rolled Oats0.5 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 4.2%
1.50 lb Brown Sugar1.5 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 12.5%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 46.01 16.7%
1 oz Equinox1 oz Equinox Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 15 min 26.93 16.7%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 10.13 16.7%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Aroma 0 min 16.7%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 7 days 16.7%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 7 days 16.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.1 g | 32.4 qt) 7.56 30.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.94 g | 35.8 qt) 8.4 33.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.56 30.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First try at all grain BIAB and I am a little disappointed in the 44% efficiency I hit. I started with 6.5 gallons of water in my kettle with a plan to sparge with 1 additional gallon. Definitely seems like I had too much grain, and with the addition of .5 lb. of rolled oats, the grain turned into a big ball of goo.

I dropped the grain bag in at 165 degrees and, to my horror, watched the water temp drop to blow 140. I had temperature readings all over the place, depending on where I stuck the thermometer. The water could not adequately circulate through the grains. I stirred it as much as I could before closing the lid and letting it sit for an hour.

Lessons learned:

16 lbs of grain is too much, unless you have some way to vorlauf.
Rolled oats should be reserved to smaller grain bills

Brew day: 08/27/18
OG: 1.060

Moved to secondary & added dry hops: 09/02/18
Gravity: 1.018
Gravity on 09/08: 1.016

Bottled: 09/23
FG: 1.016
5.8% ABV

Quick chilled the first bottle tonight - 8 days after bottling and the carbonation is almost perfect. The beer turned out excellent! Fruity aroma with hints of peach, just the right amount of bitterness to complement the malts and up front hops. Could not be happier with this final product! Cheers!

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