Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1056
Yeast Starter: 1.5 L.
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.7 gal.
Original Gravity: 1.071
Final Gravity: 1.021
IBU: 62.9
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: 8.7
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 days @ 69 F.
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days @ 69 F.
Tasting Notes: Thought this finished a bit high at 1.021, but it tasted fantastic if a touch sweet

Type: All Grain
Date Brewed: 7/2/2000
Batch Size: 5.70 gal
Boil Size: 6.86 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Equipment: RIMS and 10 gallon boiler
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (2.5 SRM) Grain 89.29 %
0.75 lb Wheat Malt, Belgium (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.36 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3.57 %
0.25 lb Munich Malt (7.6 SRM) Grain 1.79 %

0.75 oz Horizon [12.00 %] (90 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 37.2 IBU
0.75 oz Mt. Hood - 1999 [4.60 %] (30 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade-1999 [6.50 %] (30 min) Hops 8.4 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood - 1999 [4.60 %] (15 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
0.75 oz Cascade-1999 [6.50 %] (15 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood - 1999 [4.60 %] (5 min) Hops 1.3 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade-1999 [6.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.7 IBU

0.75 oz Mt. Hood - 1999 [4.60 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops
1.25 oz Cascade-1999 [6.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops

1.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)

1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 1500 ml] Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.071 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.071 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.12 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.54 %
Bitterness: 62.9 IBU
Calories: 325 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.7 SRM


Mash Profile

Grain Weight: 14.00 lb
Sparge Water: 3.54 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Mash PH: 5.37 PH

Mash
60 min - Step Add 20.00 qt - 150.0 F
10 min - Mash Out - 168.0 F

Did finish a bit high for my tastes, a touch sweet. But only a touch. The malt and hops were nicely balanced.

Won First Place at 17th Annual Dixie Cup, 2000, in Texas, IPA category, with 31 entries.