Gonzo Guava IPA

I have made over 25 different beers and this is in my top 3. This is the first recipe I have posted. I originally called it Simcorilla IPA, but after tasting it today it tastes like guava juice.
I know that sounds weird but try it. It is devilishly delicious. My terminal gravity was 1.009 and ABV at 7.6% but you can't taste the alcohol- love the US-05.


BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Gonzo Guava IPA
Brewer: Gonzo Brewer
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (48.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.40 gal
Boil Size: 6.82 gal
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated Color: 6.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 70.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 83.10 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 6.93 %
0.56 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.88 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.46 %
0.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1.73 %
0.13 lb Honey Malt (30.0 SRM) Grain 0.90 %
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort HopHops 43.0 IBU
0.75 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 18 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.20 %] (Dry Hop 18 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.20 %] (20 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.20 %] (10 min) Hops 4.5 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.20 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.8 IBU
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 14.44 lb
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Single Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 18.05 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 11.55 qt of water at 200.2 F 168.0 F


Notes:
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Pitch onto yeast cake from Pale Ale . 2nd time wort was pitched onto this yeast cake. NEED BLOWOFF TUBE OF COURSE

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Sounds great! Too bad I'm out of hops...

I know this is a rather old post and Gonzo hasn't been seen in a while, but I thought I'd give you a shout out for your recipe. It inspired my version of a Guava IPA and, if I must say so myself, is better than any commercial guava IPA out there by a wide margin. I made some very minor changes to the grains, some hops adjustments to lean even further into the guava, and a bunch of actual guava puree (from frozen) about a week into fermentation. Think I'll be brewing another tweak to it soon with Omega yeast's latest creation, Star Party, which is a thiolized version of Chico. (Your original recipe used US-05 and I'd originally used WLP001, which are both Chico). I suspect Star Party will amp up the guava even further.