timothymwilson

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Thanks for all of the great responses everyone. I did enter the competition with that IPA and placed 2nd in the category.

Since then I have been improving the recipe. Adding more hops and umm...alcohol.

The improved recipe is as follows for those of you interested. AG by the way

Grains:

15 lbs 2 row
2 lbs caramel 15L

Hops:

.75 oz Warrior @ 60 min
.75 oz Warrior @ 45 min
1 oz Amarillo @ 15 min
1 oz Falconers Flight @ 5 min (If you don't know what these are you have got to find some. It is a blend of the 7 C's and is very friendly to the nose)
2 oz Cascade for the dry hop (My next batch will be dry hopped with the Falconers but for the sake of argument lets post a delicious recipe that has been made already)

Gravity

OG - 1.084
FG - 1.017

ABV 8.79 %

Yeast

I used safale 05 from previous batches of this recipe but be sure to make a starter. I made a 1L starter and that works quite well for this @ 5 gallons
Mash @ 154 degrees for 1 hr and brew according to hop schedule.

Fermentation:

If you can brew an AG Imperial IPA you probably know all about this

Random:

Irish Moss (Whirlfloc) @ 15 min boil

Hope those of you that brew this enjoy it. It's a bit of work and time but I am sure you will enjoy it.

Let me know what happens

timothymwilson

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Well I thought I had posted to this thread but maybe not. WHAT KIND OF WEB DEVELOPER AM I? Anyways, I did well in the competition. I got 2nd in the category and a rye IPA finished first. I have tried the rye IPA and it was a very nice brew. I am improving on the recipe for next year. I have also started working on a minty chocolate milk stout brew (I will work on the title) for the next competition as well. Recipes for both are available at request

Sippin37

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Would you be able to give the AA% of the hops used? I'd like to try the extract version of this recipe and will need to adjust with boil volume, etc. in order to get the same total IBU's from your recipe. Thanks

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3sheetsEMJ

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Hey man, good job on the podium finish, thats awesome!

I used warrior hops in the brew thats in the keg right now. Tastes great, altho i need to adjust the recipe because the IBUS are a little too high. Ive heard good things about Falconers flight as well, ill have to try that in my next pale ale or IPA batch.

timothymwilson

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AA was 17% for Warrior, 10.3% for Amarillo, 9.9% for Falconers and the cascades (whole leaf) were 7.1%

If your beer is too hoppy with the warrior hops then up the barley. I know that most people would tell you to use a less effective hop...but not me (and I've got the ribbons to go with it). It only makes sense to balance the hop flavor with more malt and perhaps a bit of alcohol pungency. Why neuter your beer?

timothymwilson

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Total IBU's = 114.7