American IPA Dogfish Head 60 Minute Clone (AG) & Extract

[D_Nyholm]

That long, thanks.

You could bump it to 30 psi for 24 hours, then purge and let it sit for a week at 12 which is what I do.

 

[benbradford]

I just got an email from labelpeelers.com

Simcoe at 11.99 lb whole leaf is a good deal.

 

[kombat]

This beer is in my pipeline right now. I brewed it back in January, and after a 3 week primary, I cold crashed it and hit it with gelatin to clarify it. I then racked it to a secondary and added the dry hops. That was 5 days ago, and it's currently pretty cloudy, and the dry hops are floating on top (pellets, pretty dried out, probably a year and a half old). In a couple of days, I'll rack it to a keg and start carbonating (2 weeks). Once it's ready, I'll post a picture. I'm a little skeptical of the effectiveness of my (old, dried out) dry hops, but I'm still optimistic that it will have a nice, hoppy flavour.

 

[Mac_the_Knife]

Hey there Guys (and Gals). Totally n00b question/possible problem here... This is my 3rd attempt at beer not from a kit (I've been doing wine for over a year now, 2 kit beers under my belt and two "questionable" 6gal. batches of beer that I didn't mash/lauter/sparge correctly). I'm attempting the extract version of this recipe, I did my boil, continuous hops, etc. and pitched this baby on 02/17/2013. Everything seemed to be fine, very vigorous fermentation, lots of foam (first time I've had to use a blow off tube), no worries or so I thought until today. I decided to take my first Hydrometer reading since pitching, and instead of tossing the sample back in I decided to give her a taste (what a chore, right?) Anyways, I was greeted by what I perceive to be a very "plasticky" or "rubbery" flavor and odor. Or at least, I think that's what it tastes like; my palate is not terribly accurate I'm afraid. After reading post after post after post of how delicious and amazing this beer is even before bottling, I am understandably quite alarmed at this point.... Does anyone have any advice on what could be wrong? I am EXTREMELY picky and meticulous when it comes to sanitation, so I don't think that's the most likely culprit, however I *am* doing a few things on this batch that I've never done before: this is my first time using a starter- I used one package of US-05 dry yeast to make a 1L starter using DME and some spare hops, and this is the first time I've used a blow off tube- it consists of a piece of large clear plastic tubing that fits snugly in the mouth of the carboy, the other end being submerged in a mixture of OneStep and water. I made sure I sanitized the tube before I installed it, but I definitely smell the same "off" odor in the now empty tube that I smell/taste in the beer itself... I was forced to make some minor changes to the recipe since I was trying to make a 6 gallon batch instead of 5, and the LHBS was out of Amarillo, so I had to sub Cascade instead.... I know it breaks Mr. Papazian's "golden rule", but I'm getting very worried; I was REALLY looking forward to this one!

*edit: O.G. on 02/17/13 was approx. 1.064, on 02/23/13 the S.G. was approx. 1.020. I let my Mother taste some of this today (02/24/13), and she says she doesn't smell or taste "plastic" at all, just a vague citrus scent, but the taste she likens to "biting into the nasty white part of a grapefruit rind". I, however, still taste/smell "plastic". Also, I failed to mention that this was also my first batch with my immersion chiller, and "suspended hop bag" contraption with a white PVC collar and pipe clamp.

 

[SudsyPaul]

This beer is in my pipeline right now. I brewed it back in January, and after a 3 week primary, I cold crashed it and hit it with gelatin to clarify it. I then racked it to a secondary and added the dry hops. That was 5 days ago, and it's currently pretty cloudy, and the dry hops are floating on top (pellets, pretty dried out, probably a year and a half old). In a couple of days, I'll rack it to a keg and start carbonating (2 weeks). Once it's ready, I'll post a picture. I'm a little skeptical of the effectiveness of my (old, dried out) dry hops, but I'm still optimistic that it will have a nice, hoppy flavour.

I just made a batch with all fresh ingredients... you're welcome to come by and swap some beers and compare

 

[kombat]

I just made a batch with all fresh ingredients... you're welcome to come by and swap some beers and compare

I'll definitely take you up on that. One question though, where did you find "fresh" Amarillo and Simcoe hops in December/January?

 

[SudsyPaul]

LOL... Well, more like "frozen not so long ago" Pellets looked and smelled great when I dumped them in.

It's still carbonating, right now (6 days in) so it'll be a couple weeks before it's ready to sample properly...

 

[Justdrumin]

Hey all! I've been reading HBT for a few months and have my first batch bottled!This is also my first post. So excited to be a part of this great community of homebrewers! But forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I'm lookin at doin the AHS clone kit and It recommends s-04 or wlp002. Also it recommends a double pitch...is that really necessary? I was just planning on using the s-04 and pitching one package. Thanks for the help!

 

[sivdrinks]

Hey all! I've been reading HBT for a few months and have my first batch bottled!This is also my first post. So excited to be a part of this great community of homebrewers! But forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I'm lookin at doin the AHS clone kit and It recommends s-04 or wlp002. Also it recommends a double pitch...is that really necessary? I was just planning on using the s-04 and pitching one package. Thanks for the help!

One pack of S04 should be fine, just ferment in the lower 60's if ya can. I believe Yooper can attest to this.

 

[Justdrumin]

One pack of S04 should be fine, just ferment in the lower 60's if ya can. I believe Yooper can attest to this.

That shouldnt be a problem at all. My first batch held at a good 63 or 64 almost the whole time. Can't wait to order this and brew up a batch...hopefully soon...maybe the swmbo will let me get a lil more than just the kit since we got our tax return!

 

[relaxnrelapsen]

update..i subbed belgian biscuit for the thomas faucett amber. mashed at 148. og 1.056, used 2nd generation of wlp001. just dry hopped after 3.5 weeks, gravity is 1.008. overall i'm totally pleased. i dont really care about making a clone, just great beer. this was my first all grain batch. my color is golden not amber which is fine by me. i cant get beer that light using extract. the sample is tasty. i plan to dry hop 7-10 days, (as soon as its convenient to bottle after 7 days).

 

[kombat]

Kegged this last night (although I used Caraamber instead of the Thomas Fawcett) and did some burst carbing (set PSI to 15 and rolled keg for 15 minutes). Sample smelled and tasted amazing, I can't wait for the carbonation to finish/stabilize.

 

[SudsyPaul]

I just got 3 DFH 60min IPAs to compare our extract batch to.

Got another week til they're ready to drink, but then it's compare time

 

[boser37]

I just brewed this recipe. I used 1.5 oz of warrior instead of the 1.25 in the recipe. I cooled the wort and got an OG of 1.13. What did I do wrong? I pitched with wyeast 1056 liquid yeast but am worried about how high the wort finished?

 

[dtfleming]

Drinking my clone right now, turned out great a little more bitter than the real 60 min ipa.

 

[sivdrinks]

I just brewed this recipe. I used 1.5 oz of warrior instead of the 1.25 in the recipe. I cooled the wort and got an OG of 1.13. What did I do wrong? I pitched with wyeast 1056 liquid yeast but am worried about how high the wort finished?

Huh? Need your recipe and process. If you did extract maybe you didn't mix the top off water well enough with the wort. Still that's an insanely high OG.

 

[whitehause]

I just brewed this recipe. I used 1.5 oz of warrior instead of the 1.25 in the recipe. I cooled the wort and got an OG of 1.13. What did I do wrong? I pitched with wyeast 1056 liquid yeast but am worried about how high the wort finished?

Yea...that's not right.
Read hydrometer wrong
only had 2.5 gallons
used twice as many ingredients as you should have

Only three options

 

[boser37]

Ok I was in a homebrew haze by the end of my boil yesterday and measured just the straight wort without adding the 2.5 gallons of water. I measured the again today when I realized my mistake and its at 1.070.

 

[sivdrinks]

Ok I was in a homebrew haze by the end of my boil yesterday and measured just the straight wort without adding the 2.5 gallons of water. I measured the again today when I realized my mistake and its at 1.070.

Coulda skipped the water, woulda been 120 IPA!

 

[Mojzis]

Been drinking this for the last two weeks. Very very good.

Thanks Yooper

 

[shortrc]

I'm still very new to brewing so forgive me if this is a stupid question! I would like to do a 4 gallon boil as I have a 6 gallon pot but does this mean I will have to adjust the recipe?

 

[Fordzilla]

I'm still very new to brewing so forgive me if this is a stupid question! I would like to do a 4 gallon boil as I have a 6 gallon pot but does this mean I will have to adjust the recipe?

Do you have a big enough fermenter for 5 gallons plus headspace? If so just follow the recipe, boil 4 gallons and add enough top up water to get to 5 gallons when you transfer to your fermenter.

By the way, there's no such thing as a stupid question!

 

[shortrc]

Do you have a big enough fermenter for 5 gallons plus headspace? If so just follow the recipe, boil 4 gallons and add enough top up water to get to 5 gallons when you transfer to your fermenter.

By the way, there's no such thing as a stupid question!

I have a 6 gallon carboy. I was just under the impression that if you changed the starting water amount you had to change the recipe due to a different concentration of wort?

 

[blakiexcharles]

just dryhopped this badboy... the whole thing already made my guest bathroom smell like an IPA factory...

 

[Fordzilla]

I have a 6 gallon carboy. I was just under the impression that if you changed the starting water amount you had to change the recipe due to a different concentration of wort?

No recipe change as long as you intend to reach the target final volume. You can achieve the target final volume by
1) doing a full volume boil or
2) doing a partial boil and adding top off water.

 

[shortrc]

No recipe change as long as you intend to reach the target final volume. You can achieve the target final volume by
1) doing a full volume boil or
2) doing a partial boil and adding top off water.

Got it! I ended up brewing this yesterday. When I got back from work this evening I noticed the stick on thermometer was reading 72F and, from what I have read, that is way to warm for US-05 so I've put the carboy into my brew kettle (the only thing big enough to hold it) and filled it with ice and water.

 

[Jwash1705]

I went to get all the necessities for this and my how brew store did not have Thomas faucet. They gave me melanoiden instead however I am not sure the color will be right now because its coming out at 4.7. Will this be a noticeable difference in color/ taste?

 

[Yooper]

I went to get all the necessities for this and my how brew store did not have Thomas faucet. They gave me melanoiden instead however I am not sure the color will be right now because its coming out at 4.7. Will this be a noticeable difference in color/ taste?

It's different, but it won't be bad at all. It's just a different malt. Melanoidin malt is aromatic malt- it provides a malty flavor and aroma to beer.

 

[cookiepussbrewery]

Do I need to change anything if I boil around 4 gallons instead of the 2.5 gallons?

 

[cookiepussbrewery]

Ooops sorry. Just saw the post above me.

JJ