So I brewed my Earl Grey IPA last night. Looked like this:
6 lbs. Briess Gold LME
1 lb. Briess Pilsen Light DME
1 lb. Weyerman Carahell
4 ounces flaked wheat
~2 oz. Earl Grey tea (20 tea bags, plus some loose leaf)
1 oz. Columbus (60 mins)
1 oz. Northern UK (45 mins)
.5 oz. Cascade (30 mins)
.5 oz. Cascade (15 mins)
1 oz. Amarillo (flame out)
Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Basically, I made a 2 gallon batch of really strong Earl Grey tea, which I cooled in the fermenter, made a 3 gallon batch of wort, cooled it and poured into the fermenter with the tea, and topped off with some water. The color is quite dark, due to the LME and the tea, so it will be interesting to see what the color on this actually turns out to be. The brewing software tells me it should be a yellow/gold color, but it's not taking the tea into consideration. Gonna let this ferment in the primary for 3 weeks, and then bottle condition for 3-4 weeks.