Doble Vision - DIPA Recipe

[brennanj11]

Hey Guys
Here's my Double IPA (attempt) I brewed last Saturday.
I thought I was done brewing for the season(outdoor brewer), as I live in the Northeast. However, I saw the weather was gonna be around 65 degrees, had about 6 oz of Citra in a non-functioning "vacuum seal" bag, had just tried my first Pliny @ Monks Cafe, and had to bottle a Pale Ale the same day (free yeast cake!).

All the stars had aligned and I really like beer! I'll keep you guys updated with fermentation, bottling and tasting with pics (hopefully in time for Christmas!)

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP 001
Yeast Starter: Pitched from 3rd Gen Yeast Cake
Batch Size (Gallons): 6
Original Gravity: 1.068
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV: 8.3%
IBU: 80
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 17 @ 62-66
Cold Crash (# of Days & Temp): 5 @ 40


FERMENTABLES:
9.2 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (67.8%)
2 lb - Flaked Wheat (14.7%)
1 lb - American - Vienna (7.4%)
0.75 lb - Corn Sugar - Dextrose (5.5%)
0.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (3.7%)
2 oz - American - Roasted Barley (0.9%)

HOPS:
1 oz - Galena, Type: Pellet, AA: 13, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 39.67
0.8 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 13.32
0.8 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 15.38
1.3 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Whirlpool for 10 min at 212 °F, IBU: 4.12
2.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Whirlpool for 10 min at 212 °F, IBU: 6.87
1 oz - Simcoe, Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days
1.25 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Dry Hop for 6 days

OTHER:
1 Tablet of Irish Moss

Mashed at 149 for 70 minutes - BIAB
60 minute Boil.
Cut heat, Hop Stand for 10 minutes, cooled to 66 and placed in Basement with same ambient temp. Airlock activity in 4 hours.
I had never done this large of a beer, so my efficiency was a little lower @ 80 % vs. 85% - that's why the weird hop amounts.

The FG is a guess on my part due to how low this yeast has been attenuating in the past couple batches, low mash temp and the re-pitch quantity.

Also thinking about adding another ounce of maybe Amarillo for dry hop @ 5-7 days.

 

[Pappers_]

Looks like a nice beer. I'm with you, I try to time brewing bigger beers like this so I can use the yeast from a smaller beer. Let us know how it turns out!

 

[brennanj11]

Quick update.
We are 11 days into a 22 day fermentation. Checked the gravity and hit 1.010. Spot on! I doubt it will drop any lower but if it does, goodie for me.
I decided to add two dry hop additions at this point.
.75oz - simcoe & 1 oz - citra

I am going to add remaining .25 oz of simcoe and .5 oz of citra along with 1 oz of amarillo with 5 days left in the fermentation, at which point ill see if that fg dropped any lower.

 

[Pappers_]

Great hops to dry hop with!

 

[brennanj11]

Update:
I will be bottling the beer today after a 25 fermentation in the primary.

Over the past few weeks, I've done a few things.
12/23 - (12days)Dry Hopped 1oz Citra and .75 Simcoe
12/30 - Check FG dropped to 1.007 - 8%
12/30 - (5days) Dry Hopped 1oz Amarillo, .5 Citra and .25 Simcoe
12/30 - (7days) Soaked 4 oz of Vodka in grapefruits(3) peels
1/3 - pulled dry hop bag
1/3 - took 50 ml sample of beer and added 3 drops(.05ml each) of tincture, settled on a .004 solution
1/3 - (3days) Began cold crash to 40
1/4 - added 1/2 teaspoon gelatin dissolved in 1/4 cup water
1/6 - Prime with 90g Cornsugar + add 80ml Grapefruit Tincture


1/15 - Will post a picture with tasting notes