All-Grain - Citra and Chinook IPA

frod1963 · 06-24-2011, 01:43 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP001
Yeast Starter: 1 liter
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.014
IBU: 60
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 8.5 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 at 67*F
Additional Fermentation: 2 days cold with jelatin
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 at 67*F dry hop
Tasting Notes: This is my latest Hop variety twist on my house IPA.

Awesome hop forward IPA for the first several weeks then mellows out to a well balanced easy drinking beer that goes down very easy. So far I have received more comments on this beer than any of my others to date.

Mash @ 152 for 60 minutes
70% efficiency

12 lbs. US two row
0.75lbs Crystal 60

1.00 oz Chinook (10.0%AA) first wort hop
1.00 oz Citra (13.4%AA) 15 minutes
1.00 oz Chinook (10.0%AA) 6 minutes
1.00 oz Citra (13.4 %AA) 1 minute

1.00 oz Citra (13.4%AA) Dry hop 5-7 days
1.00 oz Chinook (10.0% AA) Dry hop 5-7 days

California ale yeast in a 1 liter starter pitched at 67*F for 2 weeks then Dry hops pitched in primary for 5-7 days.

alexmatt86 · 06-24-2011, 01:53 PM

That sounds awesome! Citra is quickly becoming one of my favorite hops to use!

How is it as a dry hop?

frod1963 · 06-24-2011, 02:00 PM

With this dry hop combination it's a dank, citrus hop sandwich during the first couple weeks in the keg. I'm going to use this same recipe in the future just adjust everything down to a session pale ale around 4.5% which should be awesome.

Acoma · 06-24-2011, 02:18 PM

Now that is one clear beer. Good work.

atchinator · 06-24-2011, 04:03 PM

Where do you guys get your Citra hops from?
I can't seem to find any where I'm from in Western Canada but I was hoping to find a decent company in the US that I could mail order from.

frod1963 · 06-24-2011, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atchinator

Where do you guys get your Citra hops from?
I can't seem to find any where I'm from in Western Canada but I was hoping to find a decent company in the US that I could mail order from.

Looks like Niko brew still has Citra in stock. Site says they ship international, so they should be able to help you out. Recent show with the brewing network had loftus hop ranches on and I believe he said they will have a bigger crop this year, which will be nice.