Red Dragon IPA

**FSR402** · 02-28-2008, 05:37 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: SafAle us-05
Yeast Starter: no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: none
Batch Size (Gallons): 11
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.022
IBU: 41.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 9.4
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
18 lbs 12.0 ozPale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 72.82 %
4 lbs Vienna Malt (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 15.53 %
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 7.77 %
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.88 %
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (60 min) Hops 13.0 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (45 min) Hops 11.9 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (30 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (15 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (0 min) Hops -
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold pellet [8.90 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -
2.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 25.75 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 28.84 qt of water at 178.8 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 14.94 qt of water at 211.4 F 168.0 F
Sparge with 6.11 gal of 168.0 F water.

This is the best beer I have not only made but one of the best IPA's I have ever had.
It has such a great red/copper color, it's crystal clear and the Amarillo hops really make this a great beer. With the high FG and the high hops it's not a beer that will make someone jump because it's so bitter.
Even my buddy that will not drink IPA's (he hates bitter beers) loved this one and drank 4 pints of it one night.
I will be entering this in a comp in April and we will see how it does.

The problem now is getting that much of that hop is not only hard to do but will cost a load too.

**FSR402** · 04-21-2008, 04:58 PM

I submitted my "Red Dragon IPA" in a contest and it took a silver...

**jezter6** · 04-21-2008, 05:05 PM

Congrats!! It's looking like an expensive beer to make, but looks very nice in that glass.

**FSR402** · 04-23-2008, 03:30 AM

I just got the score sheet.
It scored a 39 which puts it as "Excellent" "beers in this range may have no flaws but may be mising the intangibles for a world class beer."

All the coments were good but they said that they would like to have more flavor and dry hops.
This being a 10 gal batch I have noticed that the 2nd keg (the one I sent in) did seem to have less then the first. The 2nd keg sat at 60* for about 4 months while I drank the other keg. Maybe the hops mellowed out.

I may try another .5-1 oz at 5 minutes and maybe another 1-1.5 oz dry. All depends on if I can get the hops.

Just ordered 8 oz (4 from 2 different places) so I may try to get another 2 before I brew it again.

stever · 04-23-2008, 04:35 AM

I would think 4 months would mellow out a bit. I dry hopped with about 1 once of amarillo/simcoe in 5 gallons and its got a great nose but is only about 3 weeks old.

I will add this to my list of beers to make.

BeernuT100 · 11-29-2009, 05:46 PM

Have you made any changes to this recipe FSR402? I'm currently brewing it now. Gonna go ahead and do a 5 min addition also.

-bn

**FSR402** · 11-30-2009, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeernuT100

Have you made any changes to this recipe FSR402? I'm currently brewing it now. Gonna go ahead and do a 5 min addition also.

-bn

I have done the extra addition and the extra dry hop and it was great to me but when I submitted it to a comp it cam back with lower scores and notes about the hops being over the top.
So I have left it alone.

Panagiotis · 04-03-2010, 03:02 PM

Just brewed this one. Thanks a lot for the recipe m8. Seems to be Very tasty!

electric_beer · 04-07-2010, 06:49 AM

Oh that looks pretty fantastic! Also this could be way less costly if you bought a lb of Amarillo from HopsDirect.

I think I know what I'm making for summer time!

**greenbirds** · 04-30-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FSR402

I have done the extra addition and the extra dry hop and it was great to me but when I submitted it to a comp it cam back with lower scores and notes about the hops being over the top.
So I have left it alone.

Looks like a good recipe. That's what happens with competitions... One judge says something's broken, so in fixing it you create a new "problem" with another judge. Only, with an American IPA, I believe there is no such thing as over-the-top hop aroma, as long as the malt is still at least detectable. Congrats on your silver!