Can You Brew It recipe for Lagunitas IPA

[EricCSU]

All recipes are 6 gallons post-boil, 70% efficiency, Morey for color, 15% evaporation, 7.27 gallons preboil if 60min boil, Rager IBU, and most hops are in grams not ounces. Most, if not all recipes are primary only (no secondary).

If you brew this, please reply with your results.

SG 1060
FG 1020 (target of 1018)
9 SRM
46.8 IBU

WLP002 or Wyeast 1968 at 66F, increase to 70 over 5-6 days to increase attenuation due to 002 being a low attenuator.

10.9 lbs US 2-row
0.87 lbs wheat malt
0.82 lbs munich
0.55 lbs crystal 60
1.3 lbs crystal 10

4g summit 18.5%AA at 60m
10g horizon %AA at 60m
23g Williamette 4.75%AA at 30min
11g Centennial 9%AA at 30min
34g Cascade 5.75%AA at 1m
21g Cascade dry hop for 5 days
21g Centennial dry hop for 5 days

Mash at 160F [yep, that's no typo. I had to replay it myself.]

Added unkown quantity of gypsum to kettle.

Jamil noted that if he rebrewed he would mash at 158F to hit the SG. He thinks that 160F may be too high on his particular system.

 

[bbone66]

Brewed it in December,

OG = 1.058
FG = 1.020
Weast 1968
Mash @ 158
ferment 3 weeks@ 69deg.
no water adjustments
same recipe as above

turned out good, well made but not my favorite IPA

 

[EricCSU]

Brewed it in December,

OG = 1.058
FG = 1.020
Weast 1968
Mash @ 158
ferment 3 weeks@ 69deg.
no water adjustments
same recipe as above

turned out good, well made but not my favorite IPA

I am going to brew an IPA in mid May for a party in late June. I have been going back and forth between Green Flash and Lagunitas. I think I am going to go with Green Flash...it is incredible. I wish they would do a Hop Head Red show!

Eric

 

[bbone66]

I want to brew the Green Flash recipe so let me know how it comes out. I've never had it. I have had Lagunitas before and its not my favorite.

 

[oldschool]

Are these guys actually putting in 1.8 pounds of crystal in their IPA?! Anytime ive used that much I think it is just way too much in almost any beer. @bbone66 did you actually use that much?

 

[EricCSU]

Are these guys actually putting in 1.8 pounds of crystal in their IPA?! Anytime ive used that much I think it is just way too much in almost any beer. @bbone66 did you actually use that much?

Just listened to the recipe again to verify. The malt bill is correct as presented.

Eric

 

[bbone66]

yes i did, 1.2 crystal 10 and .5 crystal 60, even mashed it at 158deg.... Guess that explains the sweet taste. It finished @ 1.020

 

[waltk]

Thanks again to Eric for putting this database together. I brewed this a few weeks ago, and I am pretty happy with it. The color is much darker in my version, but I think the Munich I bought had a higher L than I should have bought. The attenuation was right on, and the flavor is very close to the original with a great floral aroma.

OG = 1.056
FG = 1.014
Weast 1968
Mash @ 160
ferment 5 days 3 @ 68 deg 2 days @ 70 deg
Dry hop 6 days @ 68, including a "roust" at 2 days

Added 2/3 cup of corn sugar for bottle conditioning, racking a bit over 4 gallons.

 

[cjever19]

Has anyone converted this to an extract/seeper?

 

[cjever19]

Found it! Lagunitas IPA extract recipe

 

[JLem]

Are these guys actually putting in 1.8 pounds of crystal in their IPA?! Anytime ive used that much I think it is just way too much in almost any beer. @bbone66 did you actually use that much?

This much crystal malt, along with a high mash temp, gives Lagunitas their signature taste and mouthfeel. I was surprised by these numbers too until I tried a few of their beers.

 

[hatfieldenator]

I just brewed this last weekend. I forgot about the mash at 160 thing, so I ended up mashing at 153 which is what I normally do for IPAs. Oh well, I'm sure its still going to turn out awesome. I also had to make some adjustments to the bittering hops because my local store was out of summit and horizon. I used Warrior and Simcoe instead. I also added some simcoe to the 1 min hops just because I love them so much Everything else was the same. Can't wait to try this one!

Dang it I wish I could get Lagunitas here in Cincinnati!

 

[hogwash]

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[ChrisNH]

Digging up an old thread.. but..

Planning to brew this one this season. I like to line up at least 6 recipes to buy hops for at harvest.

I listened to the original show. I am thinking a change was made in the original translation of this. The ration of horizon to summit was much greater in the original. I don't have my notes here but there is much more horizon relative to the summit. When I change the values for Horizon to 14g and reduce the summit to 3.5 g (conveniently 1/2 oz and 1/8 oz), the IBU come out correctly and the ratio gets closer to the original.

I am wondering if anyone has experimented with the base bittering addition?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[maager]

Brewed this one on Wednesday. I went with the full 160F mash temp, we wanted to give it a shot and see how it turned out.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.97 gal
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 9.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 49.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Amount Item
12.54 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)
0.94 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)
0.63 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)

0.60 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min)
0.40 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (30 min) Hops 7.5 IBU
0.81 oz Williamette [4.75 %] (30 min) Hops 7.2 IBU
1.20 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 4.0 IBU
0.74 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 5 days)
0.74 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -


Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 5.20 gal of water at 171.6 F 160.0 F

Wyeast 1968 was used with a 2-litre starter. Just brewed it yesterday, so I'll update the thread in about 4-5 weeks with the result.

 

[ChrisNH]

I'll update the thread in about 4-5 weeks with the result.

How did it come out?

I am tweaking this for my system to maybe brew over Thanksgiving.

Chris

 

[maager]

How did it come out?

I am tweaking this for my system to maybe brew over Thanksgiving.

Chris

Turned out awesome, however slightly on the lower ABV side. Ends up being around 5.50%, the real thing I believe is 6.50-6.80%. Will definitely be making it again, just will be increasing the grain bill next time to get the ABV.

Definitely worth brewing, the taste and aroma are pretty much spot-on.

 

[ChrisNH]

I was getting about the same result when I put the recipe in Beersmith. According to their website, its about 6.2%. I will probably let it ride for my first attempt.. I have some big beers in keg as it is and having something a little smaller wouldn't be bad.

Thanks for the feedback!

Chris

 

[cwheel]

I've brewed this beer a few times before, and I only just recently re-listened to the podcast. I am confused about the hop additions. Can someone explain why the Summit and Horizon values are so much different than what Jeremy indicated?

He lists the following g/L for each addition:

Horizon - 0.3 g/L
Summit - 0.05 g/L
Centennial - 0.5 g/L
Willamette - 1 g/L
Cascade - 1.5 g/L

The recipe here, as well as everywhere else on the web, shows what I would assume are proper values for the last 3 hops based on 22 liters / 6 gallons.

However, using the values above, it seems like the Horizon should be 6.6 grams and the Summit around 1.1 grams. Why are the values 10 and 4 respectively? It doesn't make sense to me.

Thoughts?

 

[JLem]

I've brewed this beer a few times before, and I only just recently re-listened to the podcast. I am confused about the hop additions. Can someone explain why the Summit and Horizon values are so much different than what Jeremy indicated?

He lists the following g/L for each addition:

Horizon - 0.3 g/L
Summit - 0.05 g/L
Centennial - 0.5 g/L
Willamette - 1 g/L
Cascade - 1.5 g/L

The recipe here, as well as everywhere else on the web, shows what I would assume are proper values for the last 3 hops based on 22 liters / 6 gallons.

However, using the values above, it seems like the Horizon should be 6.6 grams and the Summit around 1.1 grams. Why are the values 10 and 4 respectively? It doesn't make sense to me.

Thoughts?

Just shooting from the hip here - I haven't listened to the episode in a while - but maybe it has to do with differences in the AA%?

 

[cwheel]

Thought so too, but nope, both use the same 18.5% for Summit and 12% for Horizon.

Could it be a utilization thing with the 60 min bittering additions in a 6 gallon batch vs a brewhouse batch? I doubt it, but just thinking out loud

 

[ne0t0ky0]

Brewing this tonight, but with the hop rates from the podcast. If I use the IBUs listed in the recipe here I calculate (beersmith2, Rager) close to 55IBUs; if I cut back to the rates in the podcast, I get about 46IBUs which is what the target is on the Lagunitas IPA packaging.

 

[ne0t0ky0]

Brewing this tonight, but with the hop rates from the podcast. If I use the IBUs listed in the recipe here I calculate (beersmith2, Rager) close to 55IBUs; if I cut back to the rates in the podcast, I get about 46IBUs which is what the target is on the Lagunitas IPA packaging.

OG 1.064
Volume: 5.66 Gallons in fermentor
Temp: 66F

 

[ne0t0ky0]

Hydro sample shows 1.026, a bit on the high side, but I ended up fermenting closet to 64 than 66 or 68. Sample smells amazing and taste good. Dry hopping now.

 

[VonAle]

Brewed this 6 weeks ago. I used US-05. 1 week @ 66, then 2 weeks @70. Dry hopped for 7 days in primary, then bottled.
OG 1.057
FG 1.011
It is delicious. I don't know how this compares to the original. I plan to find out this weekend.
The beer is actually more clear than it looks in the photo.

 

[ne0t0ky0]

Here's mine... still can't find any in bottles around town to compare. From my recollection, I think I'm a bit high on the IBU side, but still a great drinker. The aroma is just phenomenal on this one; great hop and yeast complement.

 

[Haputanlas]

Brewing this tomorrow. It's crazy how expensive this beer is considering the number of hop varieties and the fact that I don't have bulk for any of them. @ $2 per oz, it's between $14-$18 just for the friggin hops.

However, it's still cheap in comparison to the real thing.

 

[reverendnathan]

Brewed this tonight, like everyone I had skepticism about the hop amounts, but I know Lagu IPA pretty well, and since the hops early in the boil are high AA, I can believe the hopping rate is going to be correct. I love this beer, I can't wait to have five gallons in the keg of it to drink from!

 

[Haputanlas]

Funny enough, this is still sitting in the fermenter. I need to keg this ASAP.

Still smells fantastic.


Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your pen!s? A girl's got to have her standards.

 

[bobbrews]

Not a huge fan, but decent nonetheless. I'd improve this a bit, while staying somewhat true to the original beer, yet at the same time simplifying the recipe... something like this:

75-77% efficiency
3-4 week primary, with dryhop included
7.5 gallon, 60 minute full volume boil
6.0 gallon batch
1.058 - 1.061 OG
< 1.014 FG
5.9-6.3% abv
7 SRM

11 lbs US 2-row
1 lb wheat malt
1 lb munich 10L
3/4 lb crystal 40

(Mash at 153 F for 60 min - 1.5 qts/lb grain - then batch sparge)

25-30 IBUs Summit at 60 min
10-15 IBUs Horizon or Centennial at 30 min
10-15 IBUs Williamette at 30 min
1.50 oz. Cascade at flameout (20 min whirlpool steep)
1.00 oz. Centennial at flameout (20 min whirlpool steep)
1.50 oz. Cascade dryhop for 7 days
1.50 oz. Centennial dryhop for 7 days

(7.5 oz. total hops for 53 IBUs give or take, with some additional IBUs from the flameout addition)

Wyeast 1968 at 64F, later increased to 68 F
(74-77% attenuation is definitely possible)