Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.75
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 55
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 at 68F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 20 at 68F

*This recipe is listed at 5.75 gallons due to large amount of hop absorption - it yields 5.5 gallons to the fermenter*

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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85.7 10.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
10.2 1.25 lbs. Crystal 40L America 1.034 40
4.1 0.50 lbs. Aromatic Malt Belgium 1.036 25


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.20 oz. Warrior Whole 17.50 14.5 90 min.

0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 7.6 20 min.
0.33 oz. Amarillo Whole 8.00 3.3 20 min.
0.33 oz. Summit Whole 17.00 7.1 20 min.

0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 7.80 2.9 10 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 4.5 10 min.
0.33 oz. Amarillo Whole 8.00 2.0 10 min.
0.33 oz. Summit Whole 17.00 4.2 10 min.

0.50 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 3.8 5 min.
0.33 oz. Amarillo Whole 8.00 1.7 5 min.
0.33 oz. Summit Whole 17.00 3.5 5 min.

0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 7.80 0.0 Dry Hop (Secondary)
0.50 oz. Summit Whole 17.00 0.0 Dry Hop (Secondary)

1.00 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 0.0 Dry Hop (Keg)

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 12.25
Water Qts: 14.00

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.14

Saccharification Rest Temp : 154F Time: 60
Sparge Temp : 170F

Fly Sparge: 5.75 Gallons





With the expected hop shortage for 2008 and 2009, this is a tough one to swing, but it is well worth it - it is a flavor hop bomb. It is a scaled down version of my IPA recipe made with the same bittering technique recommended by Jamil - get most of your IBUs from massive late hop additions instead of full boil hops. This beer (as well as my IPA which I actually prefer to this) is for the true hop lover - just read Beerswap III comments from O Flannagain, uwjester, and eriktlupus.