Brewsmith's American IPA

No fancy name, just great beer. Drank the warm, flat hydrometer sample and could have drank a pint right there.

#88 American IPA

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-B India Pale Ale, American IPA
Min OG: 1.056 Max OG: 1.075
Min IBU: 40 Max IBU: 72
Min Clr: 6 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.00
Anticipated OG: 1.068 Plato: 16.50
Anticipated SRM: 9.2
Anticipated IBU: 75.6
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.47 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.057 SG 14.15 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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88.5 11.50 lbs. Pale Malt Northwestern America 1.036 3
5.8 0.75 lbs. Munich Malt(light) America 1.033 10
3.8 0.50 lbs. Crystal 35L America 1.035 35
1.9 0.25 lbs. Crystal 75L America 1.034 75

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.88 oz. Columbus Pellet 13.90 50.3 60 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.70 7.0 15 min.
0.25 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 2.3 15 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 4.60 1.3 15 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.70 5.2 10 min.
0.25 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 1.7 10 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 4.60 0.9 10 min.
0.25 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 1.4 5 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 4.60 0.8 5 min.
0.25 oz. Columbus Pellet 13.90 2.4 5 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.70 2.2 5 min.
0.25 oz. Amarillo Gold Pellet 8.40 0.0 0 min.
0.25 oz. Cascade Pellet 4.60 0.0 0 min.
0.25 oz. Columbus Pellet 13.90 0.0 0 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.70 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 13.00
Water Qts: 16.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 4.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.23 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 15
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 45
Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.04 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

Looks great!

I just found out this recipe got 1st place in the IPA catagory at the 2009 LA County Fair!

Bumpity bump. I brewed this and got much better efficiency than the recipe projected....around 7.8% ABV. 2 months aging in a keg ... so good.

I just had to add...this stuff is delicious. I'm going to be making this one again without any alterations.

I made this yesterday. The recipe came together smoothly and I anticipate it tasting very good.