Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast
Yeast Starter: 1.5 L.
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.40 Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.013
IBU: 57.1
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 17.8 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days @ 69 F.
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days @ 69 F.
Tasting Notes: Complex malt profile. Super hoppy but balanced by tasty malt and thick mouthfeel.

Type: All Grain
Date Brewed: 5/4/2000
Batch Size: 5.40 gal
Brewer: Matt
Boil Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Equipment: RIMS and 10 gallon boiler
Taste Rating(out of 50): 42.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (2.5 SRM) Grain 54.55 %
3.25 lb Gambrinus ESB Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 29.55 %
0.75 lb British Dark Caramel (80.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
0.75 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.82 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 2.27 %

0.25 oz Horizon -whole- [11.30 %] (90 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 11.6 IBU
1.50 oz Crystal -whole- [2.10 %] (90 min) (Hop Front) Hops 12.9 IBU
0.25 oz Columbus -whole- [15.50 %] (30 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus -whole- [15.50 %] (15 min) Hops 8.6 IBU
0.25 oz Horizon -whole- [11.30 %] (15 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
1.25 oz Columbus -whole- [15.50 %] (5 min) Hops 12.0 IBU
0.25 oz Horizon -whole- [11.30 %] (5 min) Hops 1.8 IBU


0.75 oz Columbus -whole- [15.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days)
0.50 oz Horizon -whole- [11.30 %] (Dry Hop 7 days)

Beer Profile

Measured Original Gravity: 1.057
Measured Final Gravity: 1.013
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.74 %
Bitterness: 57.1 IBU
Calories: 254 cal/pint
Est Color: 17.8 SRM

Mash Profile

Total Grain Weight: 11.00 lb
Sparge Water: 2.82 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F


Mash PH: 5.41 PH

Mash
60 min - 20.00 qt of water - 154.0 F
10 min Mash Out - 167.0 F

Lab analysis placed the IBUs at 56.3. Pretty close!

Won Third Place at The Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon, June 10, 2000, with a score of 41.33.