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LateraLex said:
Ours was very dry with S05, no complaints at all. I did temperature control fermentation, which had to have helped.

Unrelated, the Amarillo hops appear to be absent from the real thing, but it was our favorite part of our batch. I will be brewing it again, with no changes.
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I'm 3 days into fermentation, things are going well, missed gravity by a few points due to some volume mis cals.

Went with a big 05 starter and I hope it ends up pretty dry as that's how I like my IPA's.

Couldn't get Centennial so hopefully thats not missed too much in the dry hop
 
By "mash out at 168" what does this entail in batch sparging in keggles?
 
You can skip the mash out if you batch sparge. I normally have my sparge water around 180 to try and bring the grains up to around 170 but it isn't needed.
 
Is adding irish moss or whirlfloc recommended in the last 15 minutes of the boil with this brew?
 
The Zymurgy clone recipe recommended whirlfloc at 10 minutes (I think; it may have been at 15, but it definitely included whirlfloc).

dmbnpj said:
Is adding irish moss or whirlfloc recommended in the last 15 minutes of the boil with this brew?
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EricCSU said:
All recipes are 6 gallons post-boil, 70% efficiency, Morey for color, 15% evaporation, 7.27 gallons preboil, Rager IBU, and most hops are in grams not ounces. Most, if not all recipes are primary only (no secondary).

If you brew this, please reply with your results.

SG 1069
79% apparent attenuation
FG 1013-1014
SRM 8.8
7.4% abv
IBUs

90 minute boil

WLP001. Ferment starting at 68F, let it increase to 72F over the course of fermentation.

14 lbs US 2 row
1.31 lbs Crystal 40 (substituted for Carastan)
1.31 lbs Carapils

0.5oz simcoe @90m
0.25oz simcoe @60m
0.25oz columbus @60m
0.25oz simcoe @30m
0.25oz columbus @30m
0.75oz simcoe @15m
0.75oz columbus @15m
1oz cascade @10m
0.5oz columbus @1m
0.5oz simcoe @1m
0.5oz each of amarillo, simcoe, columbus, centennial, and cascade for dry hop.

Mash @ 152F for 35m or until conversion
Mash out @ 168F
Sparge @ 170F

Tasty mentioned adding gypsum, but did not specifiy further. Nathan recommended finding the water report for Santa Cruz, CA. He then said that water additions probably don't play a huge role in this particular beer.

Tasty and Nathan recommending either adding 0.5oz columbus @90m or increasing the simcoe to 1oz @90m.
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Same recipe but with slight modifications. Scaled for 10 gallons, 65% efficiency..added the use of Reverse Osmosis water with salt additions and Acidulated malt for proper PH. Took out Amarillo dry hop as it isn't used by Green Flash.

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Green Flash West Coast IPA (Clone)

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 13 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.059
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV (standard): 7.23%
IBU (rager): 98.06
SRM (morey): 9.15

FERMENTABLES:
27 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (83.1%)
2.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (7.7%)
2.5 lb - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (7.7%)
8 oz - German - Acidulated Malt (1.5%)

HOPS:
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 90 min, IBU: 26.42
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 12.75
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 15.06
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 7.08
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 8.36
1.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 10.21
1.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 12.06
2 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.11
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 0 min
1 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 0 min
2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Fly Sparge, Temp: 153 F, Time: 35 min, Mash Out
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
2 each - Whirlfloc, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (custom): 79%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 59 - 75 F
Fermentation Temp: 67 F
Pitch Rate: 1.0 (M cells / ml / deg P)

PRIMING:
Method: Force Carbonation
Amount: 12 PSI

TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Light colored and hoppy
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Water Notes:
Use Reverse Osmosis water. Add 4 tsp gypsum, 2 tsp Calcium Chloride.

This recipe has been published online at:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/96788/green-flash-west-coast-ipa-clone-

Generated by Brewer's Friend - http://www.brewersfriend.com/
Date: 2014-01-08 19:01 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2014-01-08 19:01 UTC
 
I brewed an extract version of this two weeks ago and I'm looking for opinions on why my final gravity ended up lower than expected. It's at 1.008 and I checked the calibration of my (brand new) hydrometer. Twice.

My recipe went as follows.

7.27 gallons preboil
9.8 lbs Briess CBW Golden Light LME (Fresh from Stubby's)
1.31 lbs Baird Carastan
1.31 lbs Briess Carapils

0.5 oz Columbus, 0.5 oz Simcoe @90m
0.25 oz Simcoe, 0.25 oz Columbus @60m
0.25 oz Simcoe, 0.25 oz Columbus @30m
0.75 oz Simcoe, 0.75 oz Columbus @15m
1oz Cascade @10m
0.5oz Columbus, 0.5oz Simcoe @1m

Steeped the grains in 2 gallons water @ 154F for 30m.
Sparged with 1 gallon @ 170F

3lbs LME @90m
6.8 lbs LME @10m
0.5 Whirlfloc tab and a bit of Wyeast nutrient @10m

OG @ 17 Brix (1.069 SG) with calibrated refractometer.

Cooled to 68F in 12m

Transferred to Speidel and topped off to 6 gallons with 1.5 gallons water

Aerated with oxygen tank and diffusion stone for 1.5m

Wyeast 1056, 1800ml starter on stir plate for 24hrs, pitched at 68F.

Fermented at 67F in temp controlled chest freezer. Started raising the temp to 72F at day 7.

Dry hop bill remained the same except sub. 0.5oz more Cascade for the Amarillo. Just added those.

The sample tasted good. I'm drinking a GFWCIPA now and the sample didn't taste "dry" compared to this, in fact, they seem on par with each other in that dpt. My SRM looks to be on par with the 8.8 the recipe calls for, but the true GF in my glass looks to be an 11-12.

I'm certainly not complaining, just looking for thoughts or opinions.
 
Mother's Day gift. My wife's favorite beer.

Used Crystal 60 rather than Cyrstal 40 (ran out)...still tastes wonderful.

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If they started adding citra then it will be really interesting to taste. I really love the original, so you're in for a delicious beer. Can't wait to brew it myself
 
JohnSand said:
I checked the Green Flash website. This beer is now 8.1%abv, and includes citra. But I think I'll brew according to the recipe posted here.
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I would suggest that the Citra additions are either:
At Flameout
at Dryhop
Or both, I wouldn't of thought they'd add any earlier than that.

If I was to do it with the Citra, I'd add equal amounts at flameout and dryhop. (equal with the other hops in the recipe i mean)
 
Tried this against the current GFWCIPA. Mine was clearer, darker, more noticeable caramel, better head and lacing. Theirs is hoppier, grassier. Jane, my refined taster, picked mine. I also left a bottle with the brewmaster at a local microbrew, maybe I'll see what he says.
 
TampaTony said:
Same recipe but with slight modifications. Scaled for 10 gallons, 65% efficiency..added the use of Reverse Osmosis water with salt additions and Acidulated malt for proper PH. Took out Amarillo dry hop as it isn't used by Green Flash.

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Green Flash West Coast IPA (Clone)

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 13 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.059
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.015
ABV (standard): 7.23%
IBU (rager): 98.06
SRM (morey): 9.15

FERMENTABLES:
27 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (83.1%)
2.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (7.7%)
2.5 lb - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (7.7%)
8 oz - German - Acidulated Malt (1.5%)

HOPS:
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 90 min, IBU: 26.42
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 12.75
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 15.06
0.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 7.08
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 8.36
1.5 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 10.21
1.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 12.06
2 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 6.11
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 0 min
1 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 0 min
2 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Cascade, Type: Pellet, AA: 7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
2 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Fly Sparge, Temp: 153 F, Time: 35 min, Mash Out
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
2 each - Whirlfloc, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (custom): 79%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 59 - 75 F
Fermentation Temp: 67 F
Pitch Rate: 1.0 (M cells / ml / deg P)

PRIMING:
Method: Force Carbonation
Amount: 12 PSI

TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Light colored and hoppy
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Water Notes:
Use Reverse Osmosis water. Add 4 tsp gypsum, 2 tsp Calcium Chloride.

This recipe has been published online at:
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/96788/green-flash-west-coast-ipa-clone-

Generated by Brewer's Friend - http://www.brewersfriend.com/
Date: 2014-01-08 19:01 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2014-01-08 19:01 UTC
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About to mash in on this version.
 
Curious if anyone is still paying attention to this thread. I just brewed an extract version of the recipe. Brew day was not without its excitement, but so far so good. I doubled the 90 minute hop based on others recommendations. First taste tonight was great, better than expected actually. Hit OG of 1.069. After 12 days at 62F I’m at 1.016. A couple of questions:

1. I’ve noticed several fellas noted hitting between 1.015-1.019 FG and then going to secondary. I was planning on taking temp up to 70F for the next 4 days in primary before racking to second for dry hop. Will the temp increase and longer time in primary play any role in helping bring down FG the final few points?

2. With regards to secondary ferm, do I keep this at 70F? Or is temp not really a factor at this point? I’m keeping it in a water bath to maintain the 70F temp. Normal house temp is about 65F right now.

Thanks in advance, gents.
 
I would not use a "secondary" fermentation vessel for this brew, there is nothing to be gained aside from oxidation.

An FG of 1.016 given the OG for an "imperial" extract brew is almost surely a "done beer". I doubt it'll drop any further without external influence, and frankly would not want it to thin out anyway. Imperials should have some mouthfeel to them, not just alcohol.

The longer you sit on this beer the more character is lost. And heating it up isn't going to improve it. Keep the temp in the 60s, get going with the dry hopping in the original fermenter, and don't wait on it more than a couple/few days before progressing towards packaging.

Bottom line: even imperial IPAs are best enjoyed fresh. Keep the ball moving, and avoid oxidation at all cost...

Cheers!
 

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