infielders3
Active Member
I have not brewed this beer yet but I would like some thoughts. It will be a very heavy IPA but that's what I want. I have a new baby on the way and I gave up beer while my wife can't enjoy it with me. My plan is to make this in the meantime and enjoy something that will have plenty of hops and alcohol to preserve it (nothing like getting back to the roots of what made IPA's necessary in the first place).
Anyway, it is looking like an expensive beer so I would love some input on the recipe and if there is anything I should scale back on or try differently.
My list of ingredients are as follows:
Grains: 3 LBS
16 ounces White Wheat Malt
16 ounces Cara Pils Malt
8 ounces Munich Malt
8 ounces Crystal Malt 40
Extract: 9LBS
6 LBS Dry Light Extract
3 LBS Liquid Wheat Extract
Hops: 13 oz
4 ounces Cascade
4 ounces Simcoe
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Citra
1 ounce Warrior
Other: White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 8 ounces Honey, 16 ounces Corn Sugar, 1 tsp Irish Moss, 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
Planned Brew Day
Steep 1 LB White Wheat, 1 LB Cara-Pils, .5 LB Munich Malt, .5 LB Crystal 40 at 150F for 90 minutes
Bring to Boil
Add 1 Oz Warrior hops to be boiled 90 minutes
after 15 minutes of boiling Warrior FLAME OUT
Stir in 2lbs Dry Light Extract to be boiled for 75 mins
Bring to Boil for 30 minutes and then add 1 oz Simcoe Hops
boil simcoe for 15 minutes before adding 1 oz Citra Hops
15 minutes after adding Citra FLAME OUT and Stir Wort vigorously while making these additions:
add rest of Light Dry Extract (4LBS)
add 3 LBS Liquid Wheat Extract
add in 1 LB Corn Sugar
add in .5 LB Honey
add yeast nutrient
add irish moss
bring back to boil and wait 5 minutes
add 1 oz Amarillo
add 1 oz cascade
add 1 oz simcoe
boil these flavor hops for 9 minutes
add Aroma hops to the boil for 1 minute
add 1 oz simcoe
add 1 oz cascade
flame out and begin chilling wort
bring to 70 degrees and shake wort vigorously to introduce O2 then pitch yeast (white labs WLP 001 California Ale)
after five days rack to secondary and dry-hop:
2 ounces Cascade
1 ounce Amarillo
1 ounce Citra
1 ounce Simcoe
My goal is to have a very hoppy beer that will have grapefruit and citrus notes. I am hoping that the heavy hops will balance the high alcohol content.
I appreciate all suggestions and thoughts about what could ensure this is a successful brew.
Cheers!
Anyway, it is looking like an expensive beer so I would love some input on the recipe and if there is anything I should scale back on or try differently.
My list of ingredients are as follows:
Grains: 3 LBS
16 ounces White Wheat Malt
16 ounces Cara Pils Malt
8 ounces Munich Malt
8 ounces Crystal Malt 40
Extract: 9LBS
6 LBS Dry Light Extract
3 LBS Liquid Wheat Extract
Hops: 13 oz
4 ounces Cascade
4 ounces Simcoe
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Citra
1 ounce Warrior
Other: White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 8 ounces Honey, 16 ounces Corn Sugar, 1 tsp Irish Moss, 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
Hops Schedule:
1 oz Warrior 90 mins
1 oz Simcoe 45 Mins
1 oz Citra 30 mins
10 mins:
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Cascade
1 oz Simcoe
1 Min:
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Cascade
Dry Hop:
2 oz Cascade
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Citra
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Warrior 90 mins
1 oz Simcoe 45 Mins
1 oz Citra 30 mins
10 mins:
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Cascade
1 oz Simcoe
1 Min:
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Cascade
Dry Hop:
2 oz Cascade
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Citra
1 oz Simcoe
Planned Brew Day
Steep 1 LB White Wheat, 1 LB Cara-Pils, .5 LB Munich Malt, .5 LB Crystal 40 at 150F for 90 minutes
Bring to Boil
Add 1 Oz Warrior hops to be boiled 90 minutes
after 15 minutes of boiling Warrior FLAME OUT
Stir in 2lbs Dry Light Extract to be boiled for 75 mins
Bring to Boil for 30 minutes and then add 1 oz Simcoe Hops
boil simcoe for 15 minutes before adding 1 oz Citra Hops
15 minutes after adding Citra FLAME OUT and Stir Wort vigorously while making these additions:
add rest of Light Dry Extract (4LBS)
add 3 LBS Liquid Wheat Extract
add in 1 LB Corn Sugar
add in .5 LB Honey
add yeast nutrient
add irish moss
bring back to boil and wait 5 minutes
add 1 oz Amarillo
add 1 oz cascade
add 1 oz simcoe
boil these flavor hops for 9 minutes
add Aroma hops to the boil for 1 minute
add 1 oz simcoe
add 1 oz cascade
flame out and begin chilling wort
bring to 70 degrees and shake wort vigorously to introduce O2 then pitch yeast (white labs WLP 001 California Ale)
after five days rack to secondary and dry-hop:
2 ounces Cascade
1 ounce Amarillo
1 ounce Citra
1 ounce Simcoe
My goal is to have a very hoppy beer that will have grapefruit and citrus notes. I am hoping that the heavy hops will balance the high alcohol content.
I appreciate all suggestions and thoughts about what could ensure this is a successful brew.
Cheers!