- Joined
- Oct 13, 2013
- Messages
- 32
- Reaction score
- 1
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- 3 packs S-04
- Yeast Starter
- rehydrate
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 10
- Original Gravity
- 1.059
- Final Gravity
- 1.018
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 69
- Color
- 7.5
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 5d @ 68-70F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14d @ 67F
- Tasting Notes
- 10/9 Citrus and grapefruit as expected! still young, yeasty, gravity high.
I brewed this for a competition at work, (16 entries, 1st place:rockin
otherwise I wouldn't normally create a label
This was my first solo AG... on my own custom built setup using my first harvest of homegrown hops and a head full of info. The recipe began as 'Citra Bomb' with the intent to use up last year's remaining cones. Oops, they don't weigh as much as they look. Luckily I had been absorbing Palmer's How to Brew as well as this forum, to create my own recipe and just jumped in with both feet.
I made some mistakes which affected attenuation, tad sweeter and lower abv, but will definitely brew this on a regular basis. It's still quite amazing! Hard to explain other than I just pour, smell, sip, smile, and repeat!
Here are my notes and other details:
0.9tsp MgSO4; 1.2tsp CaCl2; 1.0tsp CaSO4
Undershot, then overshot mash temps. Had to chill during mash to bring under 160 within a few minutes.
Forgot to add whirlfloc tablet during boil - will add gelatin during cold conditioning
Racked to secondary early, ~5days due to quick fermentation. ~4/min air gap.
Dry hopped in secondary, using hop bags, 14 days total. ~3/min air gap.
FG still ~1.018; must be due to Mash and Fermentation temps
10/13 - racked to kegs, pressurized 10lbs CO2, refrigerate overnight.
10/14 - added 1/2 tsp Gelatin in ~1 cup water @125F (Boiled, cool to <160, mix, hold 30mins, split between two kegs) pressurized to 12 lbs, cold condition
Several days later...added 1/2 oz Cascade to muslin bags, weighed down with glass, directly to keg. Aroma increased.
11/13 loving this beer. Mellowed out, aroma diminishing a bit. Suggest lower mash/ferm temps and possibly hop stand on next batch.
View attachment Hard Way IPA.pdf
otherwise I wouldn't normally create a label This was my first solo AG... on my own custom built setup using my first harvest of homegrown hops and a head full of info. The recipe began as 'Citra Bomb' with the intent to use up last year's remaining cones. Oops, they don't weigh as much as they look. Luckily I had been absorbing Palmer's How to Brew as well as this forum, to create my own recipe and just jumped in with both feet.
I made some mistakes which affected attenuation, tad sweeter and lower abv, but will definitely brew this on a regular basis. It's still quite amazing! Hard to explain other than I just pour, smell, sip, smile, and repeat!
Here are my notes and other details:
0.9tsp MgSO4; 1.2tsp CaCl2; 1.0tsp CaSO4
Undershot, then overshot mash temps. Had to chill during mash to bring under 160 within a few minutes.
Forgot to add whirlfloc tablet during boil - will add gelatin during cold conditioning
Racked to secondary early, ~5days due to quick fermentation. ~4/min air gap.
Dry hopped in secondary, using hop bags, 14 days total. ~3/min air gap.
FG still ~1.018; must be due to Mash and Fermentation temps
10/13 - racked to kegs, pressurized 10lbs CO2, refrigerate overnight.
10/14 - added 1/2 tsp Gelatin in ~1 cup water @125F (Boiled, cool to <160, mix, hold 30mins, split between two kegs) pressurized to 12 lbs, cold condition
Several days later...added 1/2 oz Cascade to muslin bags, weighed down with glass, directly to keg. Aroma increased.
11/13 loving this beer. Mellowed out, aroma diminishing a bit. Suggest lower mash/ferm temps and possibly hop stand on next batch.
View attachment Hard Way IPA.pdf
