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Vitamin Sea Double Summer

Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.82 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Vitamin Sea Brewing
Hop Utilization: 82%
Calories: 278 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.6 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-vitamin-sea-double-summer

Created: Tuesday April 13th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.084

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

8.8%

IBU (tinseth):

42.2

SRM (morey):

5.7

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	US - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	42%
7.50 lb	Flaked Oats7.5 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	37%
2.50 lb	United Kingdom - Golden Promise2.5 lb Golden Promise	37	3	12.3%
1.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	7.4%
0.25 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.25 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	1.2%
20.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Citra1.25 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	12.3	Boil	20 min	21.51	7.9%
1.25 oz	Cascade1.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.9	Boil	15 min	9.89	7.9%
1.25 oz	Cascade1.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.9	Boil	10 min	7.23	7.9%
3 oz	Citra3 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	12.3	Whirlpool at 170 °F	15 min	2.3	19%
3 oz	Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.9	Whirlpool at 170 °F	15 min	1.29	19%
3 oz	Citra3 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	12.3	Dry Hop	4 days		19%
3 oz	Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6.9	Dry Hop	4 days		19%
15.75 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
7.25 oz	Citra (Pellet) 7.2499999834161 oz Citra (Pellet) Hops	23.81	45.9%
8.50 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	18.41	53.8%
15.75 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.25 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
4.32 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
9 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Slaked Lime	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Wyeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A24 Dry Hop

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	64 - 74 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 345 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

NEIPA

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
125	5	60	175	75	0
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Notes

One of Vitamin Sea’s mainstays is Double Summer, a hazy-juicy double IPA powered by Cascade and Citra. It began as one of their first homebrew recipes; here’s a more recent iteration that you can use as your own launch point.

“This recipe was our first recipe that we ever produced at the homebrew scale,” says Dino Funari, cofounder of Vitamin Sea Brewing in Weymouth, Massachusetts. “It’s gone through many revisions through the years, but this will give you a good starting point.”

Mill the grains and mash at 152°F (67°C) for 1 hour. Sparge and top up as necessary to obtain about 6.6 gallons (25 liters) of wort—or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule. Cool the wort to 170°F (77°C) for whirlpool and add the whirlpool hops. After 15 minutes, chill the wort to 66°F (19°C), aerate well, and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 66°F (19°C) for about 4 days, allowing the temperature to rise to 70°F (21°C) until the gravity stabilizes. Dry hop for 4 days, blanketing the fermentor with CO2 to minimize oxygen exposure. Then crash, package, and carbonate.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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