Idea
Having had the AHA's NHC Gold Medal recipes be published this week in Zymurgy, I knew it was time to brew a series of these award winning recipes. My hope is to learn about the strengths of these recipes - as many of the recipe formulations are quite different from what I usually brew. It should be nice to see how their techniques compare to what I've been working on in my Iteration Series.
Nothing new here. This is the Copycat Series.
Nothing new here. This is the Copycat Series.
The Recipe
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 7.9%
IBU (tinseth): 200.91
SRM (morey): 7.6
Grain
8.5 lb - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (56.7%)
5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (33.3%)
1 lb - American - White Wheat (6.7%)
0.5 lb - Belgian - CaraVienne (3.3%)
Hops
4 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 149.79
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.5
1 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 13.58
1 oz - Willamette, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.5, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.11
0.5 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 5.84
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 7.47
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.62
Dry Hop #1
1 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1 oz - Willamette, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.5, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
Dry Hop #2
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1.14 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
Mash
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min
2) Temp: 170 F, Time: 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Wyeast - West Coast IPA™ 1217-PC
Safale - US-05
Water
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Notes
Brewed on November 18th - Primary: 7 days @ 65F
Dry Hop #1 on November 25th
Transfer to Secondary (keg) and Dry Hop #2 on December 1st
Kegged on December 7th
Delicious. The Simcoe and Citra hops really burst in the nose of this beer. Highly recommended if you're looking for that hop-bomb that might just get you really drunk.
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 7.9%
IBU (tinseth): 200.91
SRM (morey): 7.6
Grain
8.5 lb - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (56.7%)
5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (33.3%)
1 lb - American - White Wheat (6.7%)
0.5 lb - Belgian - CaraVienne (3.3%)
Hops
4 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 149.79
1 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 9.5
1 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 13.58
1 oz - Willamette, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.5, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.11
0.5 oz - Amarillo, Type: Pellet, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 5.84
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 7.47
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 8.62
Dry Hop #1
1 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1 oz - Willamette, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.5, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
Dry Hop #2
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Whole, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1.14 oz - Citra, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
Mash
1) Temp: 152 F, Time: 60 min
2) Temp: 170 F, Time: 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Wyeast - West Coast IPA™ 1217-PC
Safale - US-05
Water
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Notes
Brewed on November 18th - Primary: 7 days @ 65F
Dry Hop #1 on November 25th
Transfer to Secondary (keg) and Dry Hop #2 on December 1st
Kegged on December 7th
Delicious. The Simcoe and Citra hops really burst in the nose of this beer. Highly recommended if you're looking for that hop-bomb that might just get you really drunk.