American IPA Cracked Rib IPA

Type: All Grain Date: 4/13/2013
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer: Joe Putzer
Boil Size: 7.74 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Great Egret Brewery Equipment
End of Boil Volume 6.24 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal Est Mash Efficiency 76.4 %
Fermentation: Ale, Dry Hopped Cold Crash
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 75.8 %
2 lbs Red Wheat Malt (2.3 SRM) Grain 2 15.2 %
1 lbs Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.6 %
3.0 oz Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.4 %
0.50 oz Warrior [16.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 26.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 16.4 IBUs
0.25 oz Simcoe (Pellets) [14.01 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 6.8 IBUs
0.25 oz Warrior [16.70 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 8.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Simcoe (Pellets) [14.01 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Warrior [16.70 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 12 -
3.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.063 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.063 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.4 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.6 %
Bitterness: 58.0 IBUs Calories: 211.6 kcal/12oz
Est Color: 7.0 SRM
Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 3.0 oz
Sparge Water: 5.20 gal Grain Temperature: 69.5 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Tun Temperature: 165.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.35

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 16.49 qt of water at 164.7 F 154.0 F 60 min

Sparge Step: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun, , 2.60gal, 2.60gal) of 168.0 F water
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Backstory to the name? Brewday incident, mayhaps?

It was a brewday incident!

Until I decided I want a more sessionable IPA, I first brewed this as an IIPA in February 2012. It was cold out (like -5F) and I was freezing my Wisconsin face off. So I was going to name it "Frozen Face IIPA." Until this happened:

I was taking care of Lexi, my friend's dog, and and I was finishing up the brewday after I pitched the yeast. Lexi was upstairs while I was cleaning my equipment in the basement. After I unhooked the wort chiller from the sink, I set the hose on the floor and a puddle of water formed in the middle of the basement floor. While I was scrubbing out my kettle, I heard the dog yelping like she was injured or hurt. I ran to go "save" Lexi and I slipped on the puddle, landed on my left side and slid about 10 feet towards the staircase. The only thing that stopped my momentum was the first step of the staircase.

As I was writhing in pain, I saw Lexi and my friend standing at the top of the stairs looking down at my painful contortions. Turns out that the dog makes yelping noises (like a normal dog that is hurt would make) when she gets excited. My friend came to pick her up and she was a little overexcited.

I cracked a rib, had abrasions on my abdomen, and a deep cut on my shin from the staircase.

BUT, it was one of the best beers I've ever brewed!

I find that a terrible brew day makes great beer. It's like Karma. Although I can say that besides dipping my bare hand into nearly boiling wort because the line got clogged, I never seriously injured myself.

tom_gamer said:

I find that a terrible brew day makes great beer. It's like Karma. Although I can say that besides dipping my bare hand into nearly boiling wort because the line got clogged, I never seriously injured myself.

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Holy crap! Near boiling wort? I'm cringing while wondering what the stream of expletives sounded like after you pulled your hand out.

I just won a bronze medal for this beer in the Door County Homebrew Competition!