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Uhtred's 2015 IPA

165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.111 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (steeping grains only)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 17th 2015
1.050
1.013
4.9%
30.8
11.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.80 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1.8 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 23.1%
4 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light4 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 51.3%
5.80 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)1 lb Carastan (30/37) 35 34 12.8%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L1 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 12.8%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g Northern Brewer8 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 60 min 6.5 7.8%
25 g Perle25 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 16.83 24.3%
28 g Cascade28 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 15 min 7.42 27.2%
21 g Cascade21 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Aroma 0 min 20.4%
21 g Cascade21 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Dry Hop 0 days 20.4%
103 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 1 cup      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
 
Notes

Steep grains in 3 qt tap H2O. at 160/150 (actually ran temp up to 170 on accident according to thermometer, though this candy thermo appears to register 10F high).

Boil size app 2.25 gallons, ought to be 2.4 per recipe (need bigger kettle), added DME near boiling point. Accidentally tossed in some of the flavoring hops at 60 minutes, not off to the best start.

Added flavoring hops and Irish moss and extract at 15 minutes.

Aroma hops as the pot was put into iced sink. Pitched the malt "tea" directly into the primary, did not add to boil as suggested in recipe - would probably have overflowed.

Pitched yeast at about 78F, put in Anny's room.

OG 1.044

Removed from Anny's room following day, put next to wall heater, maintained about 70F, rotating bucket. Kept in primary 4 days, racked to secondary, moved to tool room, app 65F.

Dry hopped in a cheesecloth dangling from the airlock, for two days, removed sack.

Bottled on April 24. Wort is amazing. Unfortunately, only 4.5 gallons, or 26 bottles.

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Uhtred Bebbanburg 08/20/2015 at 11:24pm
4 of 5

This was adopted from a Sierra Nevada clone, and I am quite happy with the end results. It was not as crisp as I'd expected, especially the aroma, which didn't leap out and welcome my nose, no matter what temperature nor glass was used for serving. Might try dry-hopping a little later in secondary, and leaving them in a touch longer. Or perhaps dropping the pellets into the carboy for a few days and then filtering. Other than that, balance between malt and hops was nice, and the beer was notably stronger than indicated (would be nice if we could input actual gravity readings).


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