All-Grain - Citralicious Pale Ale

xiang · 07-19-2010, 11:48 AM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP001
Yeast Starter: Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 10
Original Gravity: 1.058
Final Gravity: 1.011
IBU: 51
Boiling Time (Minutes): 75
Color: 7.6
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 20
Tasting Notes: See below

I brought a 5gal keg of this to Yooper's Brew Day and left with just over a gallon remaining in the keg. Maybe Odawg, Yooper, Homercidal, lschiavo or HenryHill will chime in with some feedback.

You can call this either a big APA or a small IPA with its 6% abv and 51 IBU's. Nice and hoppy, but not over the top. I have really enjoyed the results of pairing Citra with Simcoe.

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 59.52 %
5.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 23.81 %
2.00 lb Toasted Malt (27.0 SRM) Grain 9.52 %
1.50 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 7.14 %
1.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (Dry Hop 10 days) Hops -
1.25 oz Citra [11.00 %] (75 min) (First Wort Hop)Hops 24.5 IBU
1.80 oz Citra [11.00 %] (15 min) Hops 15.2 IBU
1.10 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (15 min) Hops 11.6 IBU
2.00 oz Citra [11.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale

Mash @ 152.0 F

After 10 days in primary, add dry hops for an additional 10 days.

**Yooper** · 07-19-2010, 01:23 PM

Oh, we loved that beer! I really like the balance it had, and found it very much like a hoppy APA. I think the simcoe/citra combo is awesome! I like the backbone that beer has- it's got enough malt flavor to really stand up to the hops and provide a smooth beer.

I'm a big fan!

mrkstel · 01-09-2011, 01:11 AM

I love citra hops. So, I decided to brew this a while back, following the recipe exactly. It is a VERY good beer. I kegged it at four weeks and let it carb slowly over the next 10 days or so. It was good then, but a bit bitter. After another week in the keg, the bitterness has mellowed and it is fan-freaking-tastic!!! The tropical fruit flavors from the citra are front and center with a nice malt background to balance it out. I will definitely brew this again. Though next time, I might add a few oz of Carafoam to help the head retention a bit. Thanks for the recipe.

xiang · 01-15-2011, 04:16 PM

mrkstel, I'm glad you enjoyed it.