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Bad Dog 1 (inspired by Emerson's Bird Dog)

Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (ending kettle)
Source: Tony Adams
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 189 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday January 7th 2026

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by RyanDub90

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 69

Beastie Boyz IPA

by JonyMac

OG: 1.069 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 75

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

6.7%

IBU (rager):

65.3

SRM (morey):

9.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.50 kg	Gladfield Pale Ale Malt2.5 kg Gladfield Pale Ale Malt	36	2.8	80.2%
0.43 kg	Gladfield - Munich Malt0.43 kg Munich Malt	36.8	7.87	13.8%
173.91 g	German - Carapils173.91 g Carapils	35	1.3	5.6%
15.22 g	Thomas Fawcett - Black Malt15.22 g Black Malt	32	545	0.5%
3.12 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Pacific Gem10 g Pacific Gem Hops	Pellet	13.3	First Wort	30 min	25.04	8.9%
8.70 g	Citra8.7 g Citra Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	15 min	9.31	7.7%
8.70 g	Simcoe8.7 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	15 min	9.09	7.7%
12.17 g	Taiheke12.17 g Taiheke Hops	Pellet	8	Boil	15 min	8.01	10.8%
12.17 g	Citra12.17 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Hop Stand at 90 °C	20 min	4.95	10.8%
12.17 g	Simcoe12.17 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Hop Stand at 90 °C	20 min	5.72	10.8%
12.17 g	Taiheke12.17 g Taiheke Hops	Pellet	7	Hop Stand at 90 °C	20 min	3.15	10.8%
12.17 g	Citra12.17 g Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Dry Hop	3 days		10.8%
12.17 g	Simcoe12.17 g Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Dry Hop	3 days		10.8%
12.17 g	Taiheke12.17 g Taiheke Hops	Pellet	7	Dry Hop	3 days		10.8%
112.59 g / $ 0.00

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Pacific Gem (Pellet) 10 g Pacific Gem (Pellet) Hops	25.04	8.9%
8.70 g	Citra (Pellet) 8.7 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	9.31	7.7%
33.04 g	Simcoe (Pellet) 33.04 g Simcoe (Pellet) Hops	14.81	29.3%
12.17 g	Taiheke (Pellet) 12.17 g Taiheke (Pellet) Hops	8.01	10.8%
24.34 g	Citra (Pellet) 24.34 g Citra (Pellet) Hops	4.95	21.6%
24.34 g	Taiheke (Pellet) 24.34 g Taiheke (Pellet) Hops	3.15	21.6%
112.59 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
			--	66 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.80 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.55 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	0.43 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 53 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	10	16	80	200	0
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Last Updated: 2026-02-11 05:34 UTC

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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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Fairlie Brewers Association • 02/05/2026 at 09:52pm
The reason for the DME is that for higher gravity wort the mash efficiency is very low when using Grainfather G30 without sparge.

Fairlie Brewers Association • 02/26/2026 at 04:38am

4 of 5

Nice beer, but no where near as hoppy as Emerson's Bird Dog.

Emerson's:
* hoppy aroma
* more bitter - too bitter in my opinion
* somewhat more of a hoppy flavour with obvious Citra and Simcoe citrus and pine
*lighter gold colour
*mouth feel is light to moderate

Clone beer:
We preferred this over the Emerson's, but objective is get quite closer to the Emerson's.
aroma was malty sweet with some citrus
flavour was nice balance of sweet malt and hops
somewhat less bitter than the Emerson's
same type of mouth feel as the Emerson's
darker gold colour

The next version of the recipe will increase the Citra and Simcoe particularly in the dry hop. The Munich malt will be reduced and the bitterness will be increased a little.

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