Brewpastor
Beer, not rocket chemistry
Well, Preaching in Hell is in the fermenter, but not as we discussed around here. It got changed along the way. I began to think about hop utilization and isomerization. Realizing that a huge amount of hops would be needed to get to the bittering range I really wanted in this strong beer I would need a calculated 200 IBUs. In reality the beer should show as being half that. In order to varify that I wasn't going off the deep end, I varified my assumptions with a variety of professionals, particularly in San Diego where this super hoppy, Imperial IPA is rooted. They all agreed that this was the right course of action. In fact Stone's Ruination IPA is an example of the style with this range of hops. I also elected to use a smaller percentage of crystal in order to reduce the level of sweetness in the beer. This will be a strong beer and all that alcohol will provide a high degree of sweetness to the batch. Likewise, I borrowed a trick from our monk friends and added a bit of candi sugar. This helps build the strength without adding grain sweetness, thus actually drying out the beer. I used Wyeast 1137 (Ringwood) because I had a supply of fresh slury from a local brewery.
The name seemed fitting for a very bitter drinking experience.
All that being said, here is what I did:
Preaching in Hell
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 20.00 Wort Size (Gal): 20.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 61.00
Anticipated OG: 1.08390 Plato: 20.204
Anticipated SRM: 7.8
Anticipated IBU: 220.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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82.0 50.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.03800 3
1.6 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.03400 60
11.5 7.00 lbs. Pilsener Germany 1.03800 2
4.9 3.00 lbs. Candi Sugar (clear) Generic 1.04600 1
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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16.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 197.5 60 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 22.7 10 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 0.0 0 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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WYeast 1187 Ringwood Ale
Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 58.00
Water Qts: 75.98 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 19.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.31 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 146 Time: 75
Total Mash Volume Gal: 23.64 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
The name seemed fitting for a very bitter drinking experience.
All that being said, here is what I did:
Preaching in Hell
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
----------------
Batch Size (Gal): 20.00 Wort Size (Gal): 20.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 61.00
Anticipated OG: 1.08390 Plato: 20.204
Anticipated SRM: 7.8
Anticipated IBU: 220.1
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
82.0 50.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.03800 3
1.6 1.00 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.03400 60
11.5 7.00 lbs. Pilsener Germany 1.03800 2
4.9 3.00 lbs. Candi Sugar (clear) Generic 1.04600 1
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 197.5 60 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 22.7 10 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 0.0 0 min.
5.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 14.80 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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WYeast 1187 Ringwood Ale
Mash Schedule
-------------
Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 58.00
Water Qts: 75.98 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 19.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.31 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 146 Time: 75
Total Mash Volume Gal: 23.64 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.