bernerbrau
Well-Known Member
This is the recipe for my IIPA. It will be my first Imperial IPA, and I'm calling it my "beer of the year" if for no other reason than it will be twice as expensive as any of my other beers due to the enormous number of hops. I come from a family of celebrated hopheads--hell, my mom won't drink anything unless it's indistinguishable from hop tea . So this is definitely one for the family.
Any suggestions to modify the hop schedule or the grain bill (especially any glaring problems) would be appreciated. Suggestions for alternate yeasts would be appreciated as well. And for the record, I do know max detectable IBUs is 100. I just don't care.
Hopefully it will go into production next month.
Any suggestions to modify the hop schedule or the grain bill (especially any glaring problems) would be appreciated. Suggestions for alternate yeasts would be appreciated as well. And for the record, I do know max detectable IBUs is 100. I just don't care.
Hopefully it will go into production next month.
Code:
Emperor's Bane Imperial India Pale Ale (5 Gallon Batch)
Partial Mash (Steep 155*F for 60 minutes, sparge at 170*F)
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1 lb. Pale American Six-Row (provides enzymes for mashing)
0.5 lb. Crystal 40L (color, caramel flavor, body)
0.5 lb. CaraMunich (rich color, malt flavor, body)
0.5 lb. CaraPils (mouthfeel, head retention)
0.5 lb. Flaked Wheat (head retention)
Extract
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8.0 lbs. Briess Pilsen Light Dry Malt Extract (contributes mostly gravity, little color or flavor)
Hop Schedule
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Boil Hops
1oz. Galena (11.0) @90 (Pungent, Heavy, Bitter)
1oz. Northern Brewer (7.0) @90 (Rich, Aggressive, Distinctive)
0.5oz. Galena (11.0) @30 (Pungent, Heavy, Bitter)
0.5oz. Glacier (5.5) @25 (Fruity, Floral, Herbal)
0.5oz. Galena (11.0) @20 (Pungent, Heavy, Bitter)
0.5oz. Glacier (5.5) @15 (Fruity, Floral, Herbal)
0.5oz. Northern Brewer (7.0) @10 (Rich, Aggressive, Distinctive)
0.5oz. Nugget (13.9) @8 (Bitter, Aromatic, Herbal, Spicy)
0.5oz. Northern Brewer (7.0) @7 (Rich, Aggressive, Distinctive)
0.5oz. Nugget (13.9) @6 (Bitter, Aromatic, Herbal, Spicy)
0.5oz. Fuggles (4.0) @5 (Mild, Spicy, English)
0.5oz. Glacier (5.5) @4 (Fruity, Floral, Herbal)
0.5oz. Fuggles (4.0) @3 (Mild, Spicy, English)
0.5oz. Glacier (5.5) @2 (Fruity, Floral, Herbal)
Flameout
1oz. Nugget (13.9) (Bitter, Aromatic, Herbal, Spicy)
1oz. Cascade (6.6) (Floral, Minty, Spicy)
Dry Hop (two weeks)
1oz. Cascade (6.6) (Floral, Minty, Spicy)
1oz. Fuggles (4.0) (Mild, Spicy, English)
Finings
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1tsp. Irish Moss, last 15 minutes of boil
2tsp. Polyclar 2 days before bottling
Priming
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3/4c. Turbinado Sugar (carbonation, additional color and flavor)
Fermenting (4 weeks)
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2 packages US-05, rehydrated
Beer Profile
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12 SRM
111 IBU
1.086 OG
1.021 FG
8.3% ABV