O'Brian IPA Beer Recipe | All Grain Specialty IPA: New England IPA | Brewer's Friend
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O'Brian IPA

213 calories 23.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 51% (brew house)
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 29th 2019
1.064
1.018
6.1%
73.7
6.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 75.8%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 16.8%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.2%
4 oz Canadian - Honey Malt4 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.1%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.1%
190 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 36.03 5%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Boil 30 min 25.17 5%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 12.44 10%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Aroma at 180 °F 0 min 10%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Aroma at 180 °F 0 min 20%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Dry Hop 0 days 20%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops Leaf/Whole 12.7 Dry Hop 0 days 10%
1 oz YCH - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA)1 oz YCH - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) (25 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 0 days 10%
1 oz YCH - Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo) (23 AA)1 oz YCH - Simcoe LupuLN2 (Cryo) (23 AA) Hops Lupulin Pellet 23 Dry Hop 0 days 10%
10 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash --
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Burlington Ale Yeast WLP095
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
67 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Photo 1: bre boil gravity
Photo 2: into the carboy
Photo 3: OG
Photo 4: very dark in the fermenter




5 gallons Mash (added 7g Ca Chl (2 tsp leveled off), and 4g Gyp (1 tsp leveled off)).

1 gallons Sparge (Added no salts to Sparge).

Ferment at 64

No starter
Add Yeast nutrient with 15 mins left in boil
Add Whirlfloc with 15 mins left in boil

O’Brien’s

Brewed 5/9/19

6am added 5 gallons
7 am only up to 130

Added salts
Let get to 159* prob too high
7:20 mash in
Set temp to 153
Put top lid on with no gasket
Heats until 153 then stops so avg temp must be lower
Also the grain will be cooler than the thermometer
Set to 154
7:40 stirred mash
8:00 heat up sparse water
8:20 turned up heat for mash out
8:27 temp at 165 lifted basket and began sparge
Sparge water 165
Water draining very quickly???
9:07 boil began
Collected 5 gallons @ 1.057
Added 0.5 Simcoe
9:37 added 0.5 Simcoe
10:00 added Whirlfloc hooked up chiller and turned on
10:02 added 1 Citra
10:07 turned off head turned on water in chiller
10:12 down to 180
Added 2 Simcoe and 1 Citra
30 mins then cooled and racked
Pitched at 172
Fermenter set to 169
Collected 3.5 gallons @ OG =1.064

Sunday 12/5 11am
Added 2oz Citra and 1 oz Simcoe



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  • Last Updated: 2019-05-18 19:27 UTC
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