Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WYeast 1056 American Ale Yeast Starter: Regular 1.040 starter Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.072 Final Gravity: 1.014 IBU: 78+ Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 Color: 14.65 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 Tasting Notes: Phenomenal. Perfect blend of malt and hops. Probably the best IIPA I've ever had.
Called it my Barely Legal IIPA because @ 7.6% and the SRM almost going above the limit, it barely scratches the marks for an IIPA.
Style: IIPA/American (I)IPA
Mash @ 153-154 for 60-75 minutes
Sparge @ 170 for 10-15 minutes
Boil for 90 minutes.
I'd suggest getting some paint strainer bags for the hops.
I actually do not own beersmith, so I'm not sure on the IBU's. If someone wants to punch in the numbers and let me know, that'd be awesome. I think it may be around 88?
I actually do not own beersmith, so I'm not sure on the IBU's. If someone wants to punch in the numbers and let me know, that'd be awesome. I think it may be around 88?
yep, beersmith estimates 88.9 IBU
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On tap- Black rye barleywine, Amber ale, Citra RyePA, Belgian wild aged on sour cherries
Fermenting/secondary- Bourbon/oaked RIS, Flanders red, Rye lambic, All brett brown ale, Westy 12 clone, Rye saison, Abbey ale, Wild red ale, Kiwi lambic-ish
Thanks, the pictures are @ only 2 weeks in the bottle. Those pictures were from the very first bottle opened and poured. After 4 weeks, the flavors balance out a little more (a wonderful marriage). Here is a pic @ 4 weeks in the bottle (same stuff):
Sadly, I'm terrible at conversions. I'd love if someone could convert the recipe to a Partial Mash. Also, this is a more or less recent picture of the beer after it cleared a bit: