American IPA All Amarillo IPA

[dabull25]

Im gonna steep in 2 gallons then do a full boil. How many gallons should I start and end with for a full boil? i know the batch size is 5 gallons. I know the recipe calls for a 5 gallon batch but should I aim for a little more, like 5.25 gallons or just aim for 5 gallons?

 

[DogtownBrew]

I've chosen this recipe as my second batch after my first results were pretty successful (porter).

Bubbling quite frequently at first (more than 1/second) but now at day 4 I have zero bubbles in the airlock. Is my fermentation stuck or just working extremely slowly? I've got it around 63-64 in a water bath.

 

[Fastmetal]

I've chosen this recipe as my second batch after my first results were pretty successful (porter).

Bubbling quite frequently at first (more than 1/second) but now at day 4 I have zero bubbles in the airlock. Is my fermentation stuck or just working extremely slowly? I've got it around 63-64 in a water bath.

What yeast? I used US-05 and it was done pretty fast, like 3-4 days. I let it sit for another 7, dry hopped for 7 more and am drinking one right now.

 

[BOATSnHOES]

So I know this is supposed to be an Amarillo IPA but a guy I know from my LHBS is selling me 4oz of 8.8% Cascades from New Mexico. I think it would be real interesting (and cheap) to brew this recipe with his hops. What do you guys think? I see no harm.

 

[DogtownBrew]

Used Safale-04 because my homebrew store was all out of the 05. Also, is the consensus that this recipe is ok for only primary fermentation? If so, leave it in thee for 2-3 weeks?

 

[beergolf]

I did it with 3 weeks in the primary and three weeks in the bottles. and it turned out great. You will enjoy this beer.

 

[CidahMastah]

I did it 3 weeks in primary and 10 days in dry hopping (just started carbing and will be trying the dry hopped version tonight). It smells awesome, wicked aroma so I can't wait. I think 3 weeks in the primary is money.

 

[dabull25]

can anyone tell me what boil size I should start with in a turkey fryer to get 5 gallons after 60 minutes?

 

[elproducto]

can anyone tell me what boil size I should start with in a turkey fryer to get 5 gallons after 60 minutes?

Depends on your boiloff rate, but I use a turkey fryer and a 7.5 gallon pot that came with it. I usually start with 6.5 gallons to get 5 gallons post boil.

Some further tasting notes:

Mine has been in a keg for 3 weeks now. I did the AG version, and it feels a little thin for some reason. I've had some efficiency problems since getting my Barley Crusher, I don't quite have it dialed in.
It's my first time using Amarillo, and the grapefruit juice has certainly dialed down. It's tasty, but I think I prefered my all Centennial beer. I'm also starting to realize I prefer layered hop additions, rather than single hop beers.

Still very tasty though!

 

[CidahMastah]

Elproducto - What was your mash temp?

 

[elproducto]

152. It finished out fine.. it may be carbonation. It's my first kegged beer, and I'm still tweaking my system.. might just be undercarbed.

 

[CidahMastah]

Oh I see - (I use 11.5-12psi)

You had me a little worried - might be hitting the AG version this weekend!

 

[dabull25]

I am going to brew this tomorrow but I was gonna make it a little more hoppy than the original recipe. I have an extra 2 oz of Amarillo. Since this is going to be my second brew, any ideas where to add the extra hops during the boil time?

 

[AU_Bob]

Since this is going to be my second brew, any ideas where to add the extra hops during the boil time?

Depending on what you are trying to do with the extra 2 oz. If you want a more bitter result add some of it at the beginning of the boil. Flavor should go in 20ish to 10ish, aroma at flameout. You could spread out the 2 ounces across all three.

 

[beergolf]

I am going to brew this tomorrow but I was gonna make it a little more hoppy than the original recipe. I have an extra 2 oz of Amarillo. Since this is going to be my second brew, any ideas where to add the extra hops during the boil time?

You could also consider using some of it for dry hopping.

BTW I love this recipe. I am going to pick up the ingredients for this today so I can brew another batch. The first batch went pretty quickly. yummm.

 

[kable]

It isn't a super bitter beer. My recommendation would be to keep your first batch true to the recipe but add dry hopping for more aroma.

 

[DogtownBrew]

I've chosen this recipe as my second batch after my first results were pretty successful (porter).

Bubbling quite frequently at first (more than 1/second) but now at day 4 I have zero bubbles in the airlock. Is my fermentation stuck or just working extremely slowly? I've got it around 63-64 in a water bath.

I used Safale-04 because the home brew shop was all out of 05. I also used 9 lbs of liquid extract. Just checked it again after a week and its bottomed out at 1.020. I don't have the OG because I didn't have a hydrometer.

Should I re-pitch to get it down a bit?

 

[CidahMastah]

I agree with kable.

Give the original a shot first and decide where you want to go.

For me, adding the dry hopping is the way to go IMHO, gives it a great traditional IPA aroma. The recipe as it stands is really good, so if you are a hard core hop head you can always add more IBUs to your next batch.

 

[borden]

Just tried this one after having it in primary for about a month, and just a week in bottle (I couldn't help myself). Absolutely amazing -- best beer I've made yet! I had some supply issues and had to use Amber DME, and also used Midwest Supplies' personalized yeast (Wyeast Headwaters Ale). And also dryhopped with another ounce of amarillo for a couple weeks. But in any case, absolutely delicious -- not overwhelmingly bitter, but tons of hop aroma and flavor that really stands out. I recommend this recipe (and variations on it, obviously).

 

[CidahMastah]

Border - Cool!

I am actually thinking of doing this all grain with a superior pale ale blend (slightly darker SRM than plain 2row). Wouldn't be as dark as your amber, but darker than the regular. This encourages that experiment. I loved the extract version and have done it twice - it disappears!

 

[beergolf]

I just put my last 4 bottles of this in my fridge.

I need to brew more of this soon... yummy stuff.

Simple brew that just tastes great. Love the grapefruit aftertaste.

 

[CidahMastah]

Just did a 10 gallon AG batch of this this past weekend. This stuff tends to disappear, so I might run up another 10 in a week or two.

 

[elproducto]

Drank some more last night as I haven't been home for a couple of weeks. I'll admit, it's growing on me, but I still think Amarillo is going to be better with other hops for me.

 

[CidahMastah]

While I love the stuff, it isn't overly complex. This may come as a sting, but it isn't meant to be. I see it as like a higher end daily IPA beer. Like instead of grabbing a labatt's, I can grab this. That makes it sound like it is a simple beer with little flavor. That isn't the case. However, it has a lighter body, so it is very drinkable.

I am planning on doing a single batch with a different base grain (Superior Pale 2 row). It is 3 SRM vs. typical 2 SRM. I think this will help give it some more color and body. But we will see...

To show you how drinkable, I had several people over, They all liked it a lot, non-IPA drinkers weren't sure at first, but it grew on them by the time they went through half a pint. A labatt blue only guy didn't like it at first. By the end of his first 8oz he changed his mine. 4 pints later he was saying how good it was. unfortunately having people over means I have about 2-3 bottles of the stuff left! Hence the double batch...

 

[MoeFoties]

I'm really itching to brew this beer! I'd really like to brew it all-grain though; would anyone be willing to post a 5-gallon all-grain recipe??

 

[Rick500]

I posted an all-grain version of the recipe early in the thread. Might have been for 6 gallons, I don't remember.

 

[CidahMastah]

This is based off Rick's - 5.5 gallons (I kept the ratios but put it at 5.5gals), but I do that so the hops can sit on the bottom for the last bit, so i can fill up the where I want and have a little too much wort, versus a little too little wort.

I actually have a double batch ready for dry hopping this weekend. Wahoo!

13lb 10.7oz Pale 2 row
10.1oz C40
1.5oz amarillo 8% (60)
1oz amarillo 8% (15)
1oz amarillo 8% (5)
.5oz amarillo 8% (10)
1oz amarillo 8% dry hop 10 days

Mash at 152F for 60 minutes. 3 weeks primary ferment 10 day dry hop in secondary or keg.

 

[kable]

I have brewed this 3 times now.

The first time I did back to back 5gal batches in the same day trying a 'late LME addition' test. Didn't quite get my numbers to match so there ended up being more variables than just the late extract. Surprisingly people seemed to like the beer with the LME added at the start of the boil. Since this wasn't what I expected, I am writing the experiment off as a failure due to the numbers not matching ;>)

A few weeks ago I did an all-grain BIAB version of this. I tried keeping everything exactly the same but couldn't resist dry hopping it.

In a few weeks I will be able to do a 3 way side by side sampling.

In the future I will probably add more bittering, for sure keep the dry hops and start blending in some Centennial and Cascades.

I really like this recipe as a good clean base to try out other things. How can I turn this into a black IPA :>?

 

[ernie00]

I want to try this recepe this weekend. If I do it with a partial boil 3 Gallons does it change the amount of hops I use? The batch size will be 5G. Do I keep the same hop schedule and amount as the original recipe?

thanks
Ernie

 

[CidahMastah]

In the future I will probably add more bittering, for sure keep the dry hops and start blending in some Centennial and Cascades.

I should have noted, most recent double batch of this stuff was set up for the above listed hop amounts, but with hop AAUs of 9.6% I believe.

I didn't adjust the IBUs for my first batch and used the hop amounts but had 9.6% amarillos. So ever since, that is what I have used. i.e. I increased the bittering from the original recipe, and dry hop 10 days.