Wooden Indian IIPA

This is the first IIPA that I've designed and I'm looking for all the feedback that you guys can give me. I've even considering tossing an ounce of oak chips into the secondary just to spite style guidelines. What do you think?



Wooden Indian IIPA

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-C India Pale Ale, Imperial IPA

Min OG: 1.075 Max OG: 1.108
Min IBU: 60 Max IBU: 100
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 20.00
Anticipated OG: 1.104 Plato: 24.72
Anticipated SRM: 11.3
Anticipated IBU: 99.5
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 105 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.78 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.077 SG 18.66 Plato


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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80.0 16.00 lbs. Pilsner Australia 76.48 1
15.0 3.00 lbs. Vienna Malt America 71.27 4
5.0 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 69.19 60

Potential represented as % Yield, Coarse Grind As Is.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 9.3 90 min.
0.10 oz. Chinook Whole 12.00 4.6 90 min.
0.10 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 6.6 90 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 9.0 80 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 8.7 70 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 8.4 60 min.
0.10 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 4.6 60 min.
0.10 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 6.0 60 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 7.9 50 min.
0.10 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 4.1 45 min.
0.10 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 5.4 45 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 6.4 40 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 4.3 30 min.
0.10 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 2.3 30 min.
0.10 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 3.1 30 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 2.8 20 min.
0.10 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 1.2 15 min.
0.10 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 1.6 15 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 1.7 10 min.
0.20 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 1.4 1 min.

2.00 oz. Simcoe Whole 12.00 0.0 Dry hop.
0.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 0.0 Dry hop.
0.50 oz. Warrior Whole 17.00 0.0 Dry hop.


Yeast
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DCL Yeast S-04 SafAle English Ale (2 packages)


Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 20.00
Water Qts: 25.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 6.25 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.25 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 149 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 0


Total Mash Volume Gal: 7.85 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

How did this turn out, mate?

This turned out to be one of my top 3 favorite beers ever brewed. I still have a couple bottles from the original batch. The beer hit its peak at about 9-15 months. The aroma was out of this world and the oak definately had a strong presence. Excellent pair with a nice stilton.