beerandloathinginaustin
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- WLP006 Bedford
- Yeast Starter
- Yes-700ml
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.044
- Final Gravity
- 1.017
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 47.1
- 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 2012 Las Vegas SNAFU Memorial & it ended up getting 2nd place in Best Of Show out of roughly 160 entries.
10/1/13 UPDATE: Version 2 of this recipe is here on Page 5.
10/19/13 UPDATE: Version 2 took 2nd out of 36 entries in Category 14 at XBrew 2013 in Redmond, WA and scored 40.6.
10/27/13 UPDATE: Version 2 took 2nd of 26 entries in the 2013 SNAFU Memorial Sheldon Jackson Competition for Best Use of Hops in Las Vegas, NV.
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.
UPDATE: This scored a 42 and won its category (Specialty 23) at the 2012 Las Vegas SNAFU Memorial & it ended up getting 2nd place in Best Of Show out of roughly 160 entries.
10/1/13 UPDATE: Version 2 of this recipe is here on Page 5.
10/19/13 UPDATE: Version 2 took 2nd out of 36 entries in Category 14 at XBrew 2013 in Redmond, WA and scored 40.6.
10/27/13 UPDATE: Version 2 took 2nd of 26 entries in the 2013 SNAFU Memorial Sheldon Jackson Competition for Best Use of Hops in Las Vegas, NV.
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.