Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP001 California Ale
Yeast Starter: 2L starter
Batch Size (Gallons): 6
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.012
IBU: 36.4
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 7.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 @ 68F
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 1 week prior to kegging
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): dry hop 7 days in primary after initial 14 days
Tasting Notes: Peach and fresh orange, well balanced bitterness with malty backbone
Calculated at 77% efficiency.
Ingredients:
10.0 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
.5 lb American Vienna
.5 lb American Munich
.5 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
.5 oz Magnum (14.5%) - 60 min
.25 oz Citra (11.1%) - 10.0 min
.25 oz Cascade (5.5%) - 10.0 min
.25 oz Citra (11.1%) - 1.0 min
.25 oz Cascade (5.5%) - 1.0 min
.25 oz Citra (11.1%) - 0.0 min (added to whirlpool)
.25 oz Cascade (5.5%) - 0.0 min (added to whirlpool)
1.0 oz Citra (11.1%) - dry hop
1.0 oz Cascade (5.5%) - dry hop
Mash at 154 for 60 minutes. All pellet hops.
This one came out great. It's nice and bold with peachy and orange zest flavors, a big citrus hoppy aroma, and a nicely balanced bitterness. Dropped very clear after cold crashing and kegging (the picture doesnt depict the clarity properly, it's clear and bright in the glass).
