American IPA Forgetting Kitty IPA

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ByrdMass

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Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Safale US-05
Batch Size (Gallons)
1.5
Original Gravity
1.065
Final Gravity
1.013
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
60
Color
8.3
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
5 days @ 68'F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
2 days @ 72'F
Additional Fermentation
10 days @ 34'F
I just finished reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and was inspired to brew the kind of beer I would want after mowing wheat all day with the peasants in an effort to ease the heartbreak of having my marriage proposal rejected.

American IPA
Batch Size: 1.5 Gal
OG: 1.065
FG: 1.013
ABV: 6.8%
IBU: 60
SRM: 8.3

Grain Bill:
4.63 lb GWM Northwest Pale Ale Malt (95%)
0.24 lb Briess Caramel 40L (5%)

Yeast: Safale US-05

Hop Bill:
60 min
Summit (17.3%), 3g, 23 IBU

20 min
Idaho 7 (11.7%), 7g, 19 IBU

Flameout
Amarillo (8.5%), 6g
Ella (16.3), 6g
Ahtanum (5.2%), 6g
Idaho 7 (11.7%), 10g

Dry Hop
Amarillo (8.5%), 10g
Ella (16.3), 10g
Ahtanum (5.2%), 15g

Process:
Single Infusion Mash - 154 F - 65 min
Boil Time - 60 min
Fermented at 68 F for 5 days
Ramped up to 72 F for 2 days
Cold Crashed in fridge to 34 F on day 7, added dry hops the following day and let it sit for 10 days (went on vacation)
Bottled, conditioned for two weeks

This beer has the most aroma of any beer I've brewed and it bursting with hop flavor. It's mostly pine and citrus with a noticeable floral note. Honestly, best beer I've brewed.
 

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