American IPA Speedy - Bear Republic Racer 5 Clone (sorta)

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Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Chico American Ale (Wyeast 1056, WLP001, US-05)
Yeast Starter
Yep!
Batch Size (Gallons)
10
Original Gravity
1.077
Final Gravity
1.016
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
79
Color
7.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 days, 68F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 days, 60F
Tasting Notes
Beat the original five out of five in a blind taste test!
Found this recipe on Morebeer's site some time back (since reproduced in Zymurgy), and have modified it somewhat. Actually an 11 gallon batch, not a 10.

[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]
22.0 lb American 2-row
4 lb Wheat Malt
1.5 lb Crystal Malt 20°L
1.0 lb Belgian Cara-Pils
1.0 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
2.0 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
2.0 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
1.0 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1.0 oz Cascade (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1.0 tsp Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 min
2.0 tsp Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min

2.0 ea Wyeast 1056

1.0 oz Amarillo (8.5%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
1.0 oz Columbus (15.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
1.0 oz Centennial (10.0%) - added dry to secondary fermenter

[size=+1]Schedule:[/size]
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:03:00 Mash In - Liquor: 9.7 gal; Strike: 164.02 °F; Target: 152.0 °F
01:03:00 Mash - Rest: 60 min; Final: 152.0 °F
01:13:00 Mash Out - Rest: 10 min; Final: 168.0 °F
01:58:00 Fly Sparge - Sparge Volume: 5.9 gal; Sparge Temperature: 168.0 °F; Runoff: 11.96 gal


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The recipe looks good and I love the racer 5 ipa. How close is it? I've been looking for a good ipa for my next brew.
 

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