Badfish IIPA

[KeyWestBrewing]

Put this on tap about a week ago and tried some the other day. Wow. That's about all I can say.

Wish I had gotten the fg down a few more points, but I can't complain. It's my best beer to date. Thanks for the original recipe!

Hell yea man and thanks!!! I've found through playing with recipe that you can dry it out a bit more if you sub the candi sugar for cane sugar, but that also brings it up to about 11 abv. I'm glad it came out great and that your enjoying it. And thanks for posting back with results, cheers!!

 

[bellmtbbq]

Alright, I'm going to finally get around to brewing this recipe on my new mash tun! (woo-hoo!!!) Amarillos are ridiculously expensive by now, I found a great deal at 1.70/oz but they won't crush grain!

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Good stuff!!! What OG did you end up shooting for?

 

[bellmtbbq]

Thought it was going to be this weekend, but LHBS was closed. Ordered an ounce of Amarillo and two ounces of Simcoe two days ago, which is like ordering a pound of hops for a one gallon brewer! A total of like $5.30. Good deal.

And I'll drop an order on Midwest tonight for some 2 row and Crystal 40, along with some ingredients for a coffee and oatmeal porter and a packet of US-05. (My Nottingham is reaching it's last breath)

Thoughts on using British Pale Ale malt vs. 2 row? And I'm going to mash at 150 or 152 F because my beers dont seem to attenuate well and I'd like a dryer beer considering all the crystal. Here's the recipe I'm working with, going for 7% ABV (biggest brew by far)

Bluefish IPA (American IPA)
Notes: Concept from KeyWestBrewing, Badfish IPA

Original Gravity (OG): 1.071 (°P): 17.3
Final Gravity (FG): 1.018 (°P): 4.6
Alcohol (ABV): 6.98 %
Colour (SRM): 11.3 (EBC): 22.3
Bitterness (IBU): 62.5 (Average)

88.89% Pale Ale Malt
11.11% Crystal 40

0.15 oz Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (First Wort)
0.1 oz Amarillo (8.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
0.2 oz Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.2 oz Amarillo (8.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.1 oz Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.1 oz Amarillo (8.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.1 oz Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)


Single step Infusion at 150°F for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 68°F with Safale US-05


IBUs are going to end up a tiny bit lower because I can't do quite a full boil. I'll post pics when I brew this next Saturday! If this turns out well I'll do a 5 gallon partial mash before Christmas time for perhaps my first competition beer. Thanks KeyWest for all help

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Sounds good... The only thing is prolly change is I'd switch the 20 min Amarillo addition with the Simcoe 15 min addition. Or just add em both at 15. That way you get max flavor and IBU. All in all, either way it sounds like its gonna turn out well. Get prepared to make that 5 gallon batch lol. Cheers!!!

 

[bellmtbbq]

Keywest... my fascilime is now two weeks in the bottle. I've handed out a couple of bottles to IPA lovers to taste as I'm not a fan of them myself. Maybe this one is my first competition beer. Pics and feedback coming back soon...

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Lookin forward to it!!

 

[bellmtbbq]

I gave a bottle to a family member who tasted my first batch, and needless to say they were worried tasting it, hahaha, but seemed honestly (pleasantly) surprised. Said it was nice and crisp, with a strong bitterness in the back. Not a beer expert by any means but a regular craft IPA drinker. Here's a couple of iPhone pics, next week I will post a much better pic. I'll try it next week at three weeks and let you know. Thanks for the recipe idea! Another batch soon.

It's a little darker then it looks in the pic. Only thing that concerns me is the lack of head.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Good to hear and your very welcome!! Give it some more time in the bottle to get the carb level right and see if the head retention improves. If not, if you brew it again you can mash a little higher then use table sugar instead of candi sugar to dry it back out. I did this on my latest batch and Im really liking the results. The head retention is nice, leaves a good lacing the whole way down, and the brew is a little dryer.

 

[bellmtbbq]

Good to hear and your very welcome!! Give it some more time in the bottle to get the carb level right and see if the head retention improves. If not, if you brew it again you can mash a little higher then use table sugar instead of candi sugar to dry it back out. I did this on my latest batch and Im really liking the results. The head retention is nice, leaves a good lacing the whole way down, and the brew is a little dryer.

I will! Looking at entering it into Virginia Cask competition in a couple of weeks for fun. Head should get better, it already had decent carb. I did use 2 oz of table sugar to dry it out some in a one gallon batch, no candi sugar. Did have some
sick lacing. Your Right, mashing a lil higher would have been better, I was at 149-151 F for the mash. I'll keep you posted. Awesome recipe!

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Try around 155 and see what you think... That's the temp I've found I like best. Cheers!!

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Can any of the mods move this over to the recipe section? I feel this is no longer a work in progress, its become a solid recipe for a tasty IPA.

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

Recipe has been posted in HBT recipe section.