Thanks for the ideas. I'm going to try both out over the next month. I like the one you've worked up, seyahamit. Similar to my old standby, (which, I've come to realize, tastes a lot like Dead Guy ale, Thought it needs to be tweeked a bit to match it exactly.)
This is what I've been brewing for about a year or so now. I call it Raleigh Ale. It's low-effort on all fronts. (Raleigh water untreated, specialty grain bill and hops rounded off to nearest whole bag weights, etc...)
Two versions, for the second I mix all the hops together in a bowl and add a bit of the mixture at each addition so the time/measurement for each addition is just an estimate. Yeast varies by batch, though I've used the pacman for the last few. Batch size is 11 gallons. One step infusion, mash in at roughly 165, mash at about 155 for 75 minutes.
Raleigh Ale 1: ODB IPA
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 11.00 Wort Size (Gal): 11.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 23.00
Anticipated OG: 1.058 Plato: 14.34
Anticipated SRM: 10.9
Anticipated IBU: 53.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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82.6 19.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
4.3 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.3 1.00 lbs. Crystal 80L 1.033 80
8.7 2.00 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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5.50 oz. Cascade Whole 4.35 46.8 60 min.
3.67 oz. Cascade Whole 4.35 5.2 5 min.
0.92 oz. Goldings - E.K. Whole 5.75 1.7 5 min.
0.92 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
Raleigh Ale 2: Christoper O Memorial IPA
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 11.00 Wort Size (Gal): 11.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 22.50
Anticipated OG: 1.057 Plato: 14.08
Anticipated SRM: 10.9
Anticipated IBU: 97.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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84.4 19.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
4.4 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
4.4 1.00 lbs. Crystal 80L 1.033 80
6.7 1.50 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.033 2
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.00 25.9 60 min.
1.00 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 25.5 60 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 11.3 60 min.
1.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 19.6 60 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 2.6 10 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 2.0 10 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.00 2.6 10 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 5.75 1.1 10 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Pellet 4.35 0.8 5 min.
0.50 oz. Simcoe Pellet 12.00 2.2 5 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 1.6 5 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Whole 13.00 2.1 5 min.