First I.P.A.

[Bootlegger_Brewery]

I Prefer Anal
American IPA
Type: Extract Date: 16/10/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.02 l Brewer: Bootlegger
Boil Size: 28.00 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot (32 L)
End of Boil Volume 22.62 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 21.32 l Est Mash Efficiency 0.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.25 kg Crystal Malt (70.0 SRM) Grain 1 5.3 %
4.50 kg Pale Liquid Extract (3.0 SRM) Extract 2 94.7 %
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 20.4 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 9.8 IBUs
15.00 g Perle [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 10.0 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 15.7 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.0 IBUs
20.00 g Perle [7.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 6.6 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
15.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 1.0 IBUs
15.00 g Perle [7.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 2.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Cooper Ale (Coopers #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 12 -
25.00 g Williamette [4.90 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.059 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.9 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 70.5 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 7.1 SRM


What do you guys think?

 

[944play]

Unless there's nothing else you can get, you might think about using a liquid yeast, with a starter of course. WLP002 would be my instinctive choice.

I'd use the Willamette in the boil and dry-hop with Cascade. I'd also probably nix either the Perle or Centennial just for simplicity. I'd change the name too, but that's an aesthetic thing....

 

[Yooper]

Unless there's nothing else you can get, you might think about using a liquid yeast, with a starter of course. WLP002 would be my instinctive choice.

I'd use the Willamette in the boil and dry-hop with Cascade. I'd also probably nix either the Perle or Centennial just for simplicity. I'd change the name too, but that's an aesthetic thing....

I agree. Ditch the Cooper's yeast (I've never seen in in mls before- usually it's in a 5 gram package which isn't enough anyway), and get a good quality yeast. There are other dry yeast that would work if you must use dry- nottingham, S04 (if kept under 65 degrees) and S05. Do NOT use Munton's yeast or Cooper's, unless you absolutely have no other choice.

I'd also get rid of the perle- that's a German hop that I can't imagine it in an IPA. OR, use it for bittering and move the centennial to a later addition.

 

[bnilguy]

Agree with the above comments..

I'd drop the Perle and save the Cascade for later in the boil and dry hop...and move at least the bulk of the Willamette to the boil

For the 60 minute additions, I usually stick with a single high alpha hop like Centennial since you'll boil off most of the flavor and save the other hops for late additions and dry hopping.

Lately, I've been putting less focus on IBUs and preferring to use those hops for late and flameout additions

 

[BrewMU]

How about 'Is P@$$y Alright'?

 

[Bootlegger_Brewery]

Yes the Coopers yeast was just while making the recipe on beermsith.... I bought the S-04. I wanted the Wyeast 1056 but they didn't have any in stock.

For the Dry Hopping I will put the Cascade and add the williamette to the boil everybody seems to agree on that.

For the Perle even if it is a german hop i was going for a little minty. I've never used it before. Will have a look at that... maybe just bittering?

How about this ...

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.25 kg Crystal Malt (70.0 SRM) Grain 1 5.3 %
4.50 kg Pale Liquid Extract (3.0 SRM) Extract 2 94.7 %
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 20.4 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 9.8 IBUs
15.00 g Perle [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 10.0 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 15.7 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.0 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 -
25.00 g Williamette [4.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 3.9 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
25.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.059 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 64.9 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 7.1 SRM


Thanks for the great feedback guys!

 

[Yooper]

You've got way too many bittering hops:

25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 20.4 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 9.8 IBUs
15.00 g Perle [7.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 10.0 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 15.7 IBUs

Those are all bittering hops, giving you nearly 60 IBUs, but no hops aroma or flavor.

Here are your flavor hops:
30.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.0 IBUs
25.00 g Williamette [4.90 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 3.9 IBUs

And here are your aroma hops:
25.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

I'd totally change your hops schedule.
I'd do something more like this:

25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min
15.00 g Perle 60 minutes
25.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 15 minutes
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 10 minutes
30.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min
25.00 g Cascade- flame out
Dryhop with cascade or willamette

(f you really want to use the willamette you could also mix it in with the later cascade additions- willamette and cascade taste really great together).

 

[ArcaneXor]

Personally, I wouldn't use the Centennial for bittering. It's such an awesome flavor/aroma hop!

So Bitter with Perle, flavor/aroma with Centernnial and Cascade (and maybe some Willamette), and dry hop with Centennial and Cascade.

 

[Bootlegger_Brewery]

I thought Centennial was a bittering hop. Beersmith says bittering and so do the other sites I've consulted...

 

[Yooper]

I thought Centennial was a bittering hop. Beersmith says bittering and so do the other sites I've consulted...

Of course you can use it for bittering! But it has such a great flavor and aroma, it's often used for flavor and aroma additions. Bell's Two Hearted Ale is a great all-centennial IPA with lots of great late centennial additions.

Centennial is great because is has relatively high AAUs for bittering, but is still perfect as a flavor/aroma/dryhopping hop!

 

[Bootlegger_Brewery]

Being my first I.P.A. I took all your comments into consideration. Thanks!

Here's the final recipe. Ill be brewing this saturday.

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
0.25 kg Crystal Malt (70.0 SRM) Grain 1 5.3 %
4.50 kg Pale Liquid Extract (3.0 SRM) Extract 2 94.7 %
30.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 24.5 IBUs
25.00 g Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 17.8 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 9.8 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 5.0 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
20.00 g Centennial [9.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 5.9 IBUs
25.00 g Williamette [4.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 2.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
25.00 g Cascade [3.80 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.059 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 65.2 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 7.1 SRM