All-Grain - All-grain IPA, first attempt

bugeaters · 03-04-2011, 09:04 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: wlp001
Yeast Starter: yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.068
Final Gravity: 1.015
IBU: 90
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 10.2
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21
Tasting Notes: na

Recipie critique, attempting my first IPA this weekend.

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Golden Promise (2.0 SRM) Grain 61.54 %
2.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 15.38 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
1.00 oz Citra [14.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Citra [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 46.2 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 33.0 IBU
0.50 oz Citra [14.00 %] (10 min) Hops 8.4 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
0.50 oz Citra [14.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7.69 % at flameout
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale

Mash at 154 for 60 min. I will dry hop in primary after 14 days.

Should I change anything?

**jbrookeiv** · 03-04-2011, 11:49 PM

Looks pretty tasty to me. Let us know how it turns out! Should be very malty, I think the honey addition is a good idea to dry it out.

nosmatt · 03-06-2011, 04:23 AM

did u hit 1.068 with that much grain in a 5 gal cooler? i think not... hope u did of course, but dont think possible.

i did nearly same grain bill in a 10 gallon, missed my 1.060 by onme, got 1,059... no honey to mess with it, pure gain.
i measure FG tomorrow, 7 days in primary, been dead since day 3...hopinjg for 1.005

good luck, tell us what happened!

lumpher · 03-06-2011, 04:31 AM

i love hops, but this is just a pure hopfest. will probably taste astringent

char005 · 03-08-2011, 08:22 PM

Ive hit 1.066 in a five gallon rubbermaid bev cooler. 1.060 would be no prob. I did have 13.5 lb of grain for my black IPA and had to mash thick at 1 qt per pound but that just left me more sparge to rinse those residual sugars from the grain.