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**beerandloathinginaustin** · 10-15-2012, 07:02 AM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP006 Bedford
Yeast Starter: Yes-700ml
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.044
Final Gravity: 1.017
IBU: 47.1
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 7
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Tasting Notes: Big grapefruity gorgeous nose, solid body, nice finish.

Of my 3 Session IPA attempts this has been by far the best. How can you beat a nice hoppy 3.5% beer?

UPDATE: This scored a 42 and won its category (Specialty 23) at the Las Vegas SNAFU Memorial & it ended up getting 2nd place in Best Of Show out of roughly 160 entries.

Grain Bill:

5.5lb 2row
1.25lb Vienna
0.75lb White Wheat
7oz Crystal 40
5oz Crystal 60
4oz Aromatic

BIAB
Mash Schedule: 152 for 60min
Mash out at 170 for 10min

Hop Schedule:

First Wort Hop - 11g Columbus 15.2AA
15m - 20g Centennial 11.4AA + 20g Falconers Flight 11.4AA
5m - 20g Centennial 11.4AA
0m - 28g Falconers Flight, 29g Nelson Sauvin, 17g Columbus
Dry Hops - 30g Columbus, 37g Nelson Sauvin for 4 days

Water was all RO with the mineral values built to: 117ppm Calcium, 22ppm Magnesium, 48ppm Chloride, & 182ppm Sulfates.

HopLife · 10-15-2012, 05:48 PM

Nice. I have a couple of good simple recipes for a session IPA.

I do one that is very similar to this grain bill...2 row, vienna, biscuit

I also do one that is 2 row, wheat, munich, and crystal 15 or biscuit.

Any photos?

**beerandloathinginaustin** · 10-15-2012, 06:44 PM

I will post one the next time I crack one open good sir.

tominator · 10-23-2012, 02:53 PM

As one of the judges at the SNAFU comp, I can assure you all: this beer is excellent!

MoeFoties · 10-24-2012, 03:08 PM

I think I'm gonna give this one a go...thanks for sharing! What was your fermentation temperature?

pinback · 10-25-2012, 12:00 AM

I like that the hops are readily available. What yeast?

**beerandloathinginaustin** · 10-25-2012, 07:24 AM

Yeast was White Labs 006 British Bedford (a Platinum strain). Something British will prob be your best replacement. Look for similar attenuation. Ferm temp was 65-68 (swamp cooler with ice) for first week or so and then 68-71 (no ice/out of cooler) for the remainder.

pinback · 11-15-2012, 02:34 PM

I'm gonna brew this tonight. hoping it all goes well. i've been a little rusty on my first couple brews since the summer break.

tominator · 11-15-2012, 03:10 PM

i brewed a version of this a few weeks ago, and has been in the bottle for almost a week now. i'm dying to try it, so i'm cracking one this sunday. my version used nelson sauvin/centennial/cascade as dryhop, and used wlp001 instead of english ale yeast. pre-bottling samples smelled and tasted wonderful

good luck!!!

**beerandloathinginaustin** · 11-16-2012, 08:10 PM

Can't wait to try that bad boy Tom!