Brewsmith's 2008 Fresh Hop IPA

[Brewsmith]

It's getting close to harvest time for my hops. I've got a ton of Cascade and Centennial, and a pretty good looking return on my Chinook and Horizon. My Willamette didn't do so hot, and it wouldn't work as well in a hoppy IPA anyways. As far as a recipe, I'm shooting for something with a reddish color but not so over the top that it's not drinkable. I'm barely into the IIPA, which is mostly just for some sort of style guideline.

Fresh Hop IPA
A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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14-C India Pale Ale, Imperial IPA
Min OG: 1.075 Max OG: 1.108
Min IBU: 60 Max IBU: 100
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 14.50
Anticipated OG: 1.075 Plato: 18.16
Anticipated SRM: 16.0
Anticipated IBU: 78.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 6.47 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.064 SG 15.58 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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82.8 12.00 lbs. Pale Malt Northwestern America 1.036 3
6.9 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt(light) America 1.033 10
3.4 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
3.4 0.50 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
1.7 0.25 lbs. Crystal 120L America 1.033 120
1.7 0.25 lbs. Chocolate Malt - Light America 1.029 225
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.75 oz. Horizon Whole 13.00 35.3 60 min.
0.75 oz. Chinook Whole 12.10 32.9 60 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 6.80 2.5 10 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 8.60 3.1 10 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 6.80 2.1 5 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 8.60 2.6 5 min.
0.50 oz. Cascade Whole 6.80 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Centennial Whole 8.60 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook Whole 12.10 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Horizon Whole 13.00 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 14.50
Water Qts: 18.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 4.50 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.24 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 148 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 15
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 45
Total Mash Volume Gal: 5.66 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

 

[Gabe]

Did you test for AA% in your hops? Did you just go with a norm for that variety? Recipe looks good. I would use a little less chocolate malt than that. You want the hops to shine in an IPA, not the malt. I know your using it for color, but I think the red will be there with the 120. My .02$ Cheers and happy harvesting.
Gabe

 

[Brewsmith]

Did you test for AA% in your hops? Did you just go with a norm for that variety? Recipe looks good. I would use a little less chocolate malt than that. You want the hops to shine in an IPA, not the malt. I know your using it for color, but I think the red will be there with the 120. My .02$ Cheers and happy harvesting.
Gabe

No testing, just going with it. The chocolate malt is Pale Chocolate, just listed as Chocolate - Light so I can find it easier. It's half the color of regular chocolate, and gives more toasty flavors than it does chocolate. I don't want to go too much on the crystal malts because I want to keep it on the dry side. Plus the grain bill is so big that 4 oz is not really that much, less than 2%.

 

[Brewsmith]

So this beer is finally carbed up a ready to drink. I had to change the hop schedule slightly because the Horizon hops didn't really do anything. I ended up with an OG of about 1.080 and I used 2 oz of chinook for 90 min, 1 oz of Cascade at 15 and 5, 0.75 oz of Centennial at 15 and 5, 0.75 oz of both at flame out plus 0.5 oz of Chinoook.

It is extremely balanced and not over the top. I was shooting for something like Sierra Nevada's fresh hop beers and I think I came pretty close. The bitterness in there and there is plenty of hop flavor and aroma, but it is balanced like an APA, just stronger. At first I was worried about the gravity, but the low mash temp made sure it was highly fermentable. If I was to guess the strength by taste I'd say maybe 6% instead of the over 8% that it is. I think this will be a staple recipe for my fresh hops.

My Secret Santa recipient is getting some if this...:rockin:

 

[Brewsmith]

Here's the recipe as brewed
#73 Fresh Hop IPA

A ProMash Brewing Session - Recipe Details Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
-------------------------------
14-C India Pale Ale, Imperial IPA
Min OG: 1.075 Max OG: 1.108
Min IBU: 60 Max IBU: 100
Min Clr: 8 Max Clr: 15 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 16.00
Anticipated OG: 1.080 Plato: 19.26
Anticipated SRM: 14.8
Anticipated IBU: 114.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.10 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.062 SG 15.16 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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84.4 13.50 lbs. Pale Malt Northwestern America 1.036 3
6.3 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt(light) America 1.033 10
3.1 0.50 lbs. Crystal 35L America 1.035 35
3.1 0.50 lbs. Victory Malt America 1.034 25
2.2 0.35 lbs. Crystal 120L America 1.033 120
0.9 0.15 lbs. Chocolate Malt - Light America 1.029 225
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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2.00 oz. Chinook - Home Whole 12.10 94.3 90 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade - Home Whole 6.80 6.4 15 min.
0.75 oz. Centennial - Home Whole 8.60 6.1 15 min.
1.00 oz. Cascade - Home Whole 6.80 4.0 5 min.
0.75 oz. Centennial - Home Whole 8.60 3.8 5 min.
0.75 oz. Cascade - Home Whole 6.80 0.0 0 min.
0.75 oz. Centennial - Home Whole 8.60 0.0 0 min.
0.50 oz. Chinook - Home Whole 12.10 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 16.00
Water Qts: 20.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 5.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.25 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 148 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 15
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 45
Total Mash Volume Gal: 6.28 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.