American IPA Dogfish Head 60 Minute Clone (AG) & Extract

Have to post and say thanks! This was my 2nd batch of beer ever and friends (some who've been brewing for years) said this was one of the best IPAs they've ever had. I'll be brewing this one again for sure.

 

It was an extract batch. Im sure I pitch enough yeast. The only thing I can think of is the yeast ran out of oxygen. The beer turned out fantastic though. It was a little on the sweet side, more like DFH 90 minute IPA.

 

Ok, I think I figured out how to post the pics I took:

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Mine is on the left, the commercial 60min is on the right. I gotta say, I am pretty proud of my first all grain attempt. I'm loving this beer and will definitely do again soon. Thanks again Yooper.

Here's another shot of the head difference, again mine on the left.

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Any comments/critiques are welcome!

 

Guess I didn't figure out pics....

 

This is my first try at this recipe, and I'm really thinking its going to be great.
My OG was 1.064 and it looks like fermentation has finished at 1.014. The math says its 6.5%abv. The color looks right.
I am surprised at how good the hydro samples taste.
I just added the dry hops.

I forgot the Irish Moss for the boil. Should I try gelatin? or just go with it as is?


Edit: oh well I decided to try it I'll see what it does...

 

Thank you Yooper! oh what would we do without you?

 

My favorite brew so far out of my 12 batches!!! LOVE IT! This will definitely be in my rotation from now on! Thanks Yooper!

 

Here she is 10 days later. Started off ~1.071 og and now 1.018. I will check her again in a couple days and see if she is still 1.018 and then rack to secondary for dry hopping and additional clarification.

 

Mudflap, did you prime with corn sugar? I was thinking of using Munton's Kreamy X. This will be my 2nd batch. After that I am going to revisit my first brew (a Strong Dark Belgian)and see what happens. It turned out great, but my head retention and lacing could be better.

 

I actually split this batch: 2 gal went into bottles, primed with corn sugar. The other 3 gal was kegged. Glad I did too, cuz I just kicked the keg last night! Man this beer has been great!

I don't have any experience with Kreamy X, I already get good head!
The pics of mine were from the keg. My bottles are good too, they've just taken longer (about 4 weeks) to get really good. Let us know how the Kreamy X works out. If it shaves a week or two off the bottle carbing, I may be game for my partial bottled batches.

 

Yooper

I did the extract version of this as my first ever brew. So much fun!
I brewed this 11 days ago and it's bubbling away in the fermenter. I do have a question. How long can I expect the primary fermentation to last? Right now my bubbles are still about 15 seconds apart. I used white labs California ale yeast for my brew.
Thanks

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Dixon: the answer is -it depends. on how many active yeast cells went to work, and the temp it is fermenting at.
If its still bubbling its still doing its thing. The only way to be sure its complete is when the hydrometer reading stops dropping - across three days/readings.

 

I may have missed this in the 90 pages of comments but if I'm doing a full boil extract do I adjust the hop quantities in oz's? I see 1.25 oz of warrior. Do i use the same our should i go with all grain since that would be a 5 gallon batch? Thanks

 

I asked this as well and it was over looked. I just used the extract quantities.

 

did it turn out ok?? Extract quantities for full boil??

 

Yes, turned out great.

 

First off I'm new to the forum as well as the homebrew lifestyle. I just brewed the extract recipe yesterday and so far looks great. I just had a question about the primary. If I were to leave it in the primary for closer to three weeks rather than two would that create any significant difference in the end product? Thank you and thanks for the recipe

 

Welcome.

Nope.. 3 weeks is fine, in fact it gives the yeast time to clean up their mess. They've pretty much proven that autolysis is not an issue. I leave all my IPA's in primary for at least 2 weeks, and then just dry hop right in the primary for another week. Cold crash after that, then package. I get SUPER clear beers, with just whirlfloc in the boil.

 

From the creator:

Waiting for a break in the weather so I can brew this!

 

I'm brewing this bad boy this weekend!!:rockin:

 

Where are you guys still finding Simcoe hops?

 

Got mine at the LHBS.....man they smelled good

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Just got some from Brewmaster warehouse. Mmmmmm

 

Rebel Brewer has them. Northern Brewer just got in a shipment of full cone Simcoe, but no pellets yet. Check Hops Direct too

 

I had to drive an hour to the HBS on the other side of Houston for them. But man do they smell good! Just bottled it today and even flat it tastes AMAZING.

 

Did you go to B&S or DeFalco's? I've never actually gpne to DeFalcos, but I'm considering it since they actually carry Wyeast.

 

Thanks, this is the best beer I ever made thanks to Yooper. I purchased Simcoe hops at my LHBS for the first batch. Went back to get some more for a second, and they were out of them. Told me they couldn't get them anymore.

 

DeFalcos. I live on the north side, and BreItYourself was all out. Where's B&S?

 

On the other side of the Earth for you man. lol Its in Seabrook. I just kegged my batch of this, but I used a few different hops to give it more aroma and slightly more IBU's. Its a great beer. Yooper ftw! :rockin:

 

I just opened my term bucket to add the dry hops. The hop smells were awesome but I got a serious alcohol smell in there too. Actually kind of startled me. Is it supposed to be like that? This is my first batch so as a noob I apologize in advance if I'm fretting over nothing.

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Are you sure it was an alc smell and not the sharp smell of C02 either way a bit of time in the bottle or keg will give the hot alc flavor to mellow out

 

It was definitely sharp. Initially made my eyes water then quickly dissipated. So I'll just go with CO2 for now so I don't worry for two more weeks. THANKS. I am annoying everyone I know in how excited I am to get to drink this batch.

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Not annoying at all. Its most likely the CO2 and wort combining to give you that smell. Happens in my brews all the time. Welcome to the obsession!

 

I had the exact same thing happen to me, I actually asked the same question in this thread. Strong alcohol taste and smell (I tasted my hydro sample). I just bottled this batch on saturday the 5th, and the smell had died down alot and I still noticed the tast a bit, but my brew buddy didnt taste it at all. So I am still nervous but thinking good thoughts though!! This is my second batch ever.

On a side note our first brew was a brown ale and we tried the first bottle on saturday. It tasted terrible!!! There was no carbonation and the taste was unexplainable!! I am going to chill another one down this week and crack it this weekend...And then find the appropriate spot on this forum to ask questions about what went wron...O well and good luck to you

 

I just bottled mine today and it smelled like... DFH60! Seriously, I don't know what could be the alcohol smell. I smell the simcoe and amarillo and it's amazing. The hops do have a certain sharpness to them, maybe that's what you're smelling. If you're in the neighborhood of the recipe you shouldn't be smelling alcohol. Mine is 6.8% abv

 

Thanks for the recipe. Brewed 11 gallons this past weekend and hit my numbers. DFH is 6% and my OG was 1.073, so it'll probably end up 7-7.5%. if the taste is similar i'll consider it a homerun.

 

Has anybody tried keeping it in the primary only a week then moving to the secondary and dry hopping for two weeks? Do you think this would work? Thoughts and ideas are greatly appreciated!