Fresh Squeezed IPA (Deschutes Inspired)

[plankbr]

I tried this beer for the first time, fresh on tap: tasted like pinapple skittles! Blech. Is there something I'm missing?

I'm not sure what's going on there. It should be like a pink grapefruit (slight sweetness) flavor with a huge citrus nose.

Did you hit the mash temp correctly and follow the hop schedule accordingly?

 

[MrSnacks]

I'm not sure what's going on there. It should be like a pink grapefruit (slight sweetness) flavor with a huge citrus nose.

Did you hit the mash temp correctly and follow the hop schedule accordingly?

Oh I meant the Deschutes original.

 

[Beer-lord]

I assume 001 of 1056 yeast is perfectly fine for this recipe, no?
I have 05 around but just have some 001 washed that I want to use before it gets too old.

 

[plankbr]

I don't see why not. I would think any neutral yeast would work. Even BRY-97, maybe. I just use US-05 for a lot of my brews since I can keep the fermentation temps on the lower end controlled (59-62) without any perceived off-flavors. Flocculation is great and no need for a blow off tube. Enjoy!

 

[te-wa]

plankbr, i see you made a doubly fresh squeezed.. care to elaborate? i was thinking of trying something of that nature.

 

[plankbr]

plankbr, i see you made a doubly fresh squeezed.. care to elaborate? i was thinking of trying something of that nature.

Actually that was a beautiful accident. I just tightened the rollers on my mill. Same recipe. Got close to a stuck mash / sparge though.

 

[grizzly2378]

I bottled my partial mash version of this recipe a couple of weeks ago and couldn't wait any longer to try one, so cracked one open last night after about 24 hours in the fridge. It definitely needs more bottle conditioning as the carbonation wasn't all the way there yet, but damn, it was good! I haven't done a side by side with the real thing yet (plan on picking up some Fresh Squeezed this afternoon to do just that), but it's definitely the best brew I've made so far. I suspect mine is probably darker than the real thing. I used Caramel 80, maybe should have done 60, but I'm not too worried about that. I also got a bit higher ABV (7.3%) because it finished a bit lower than expected, but again, not too worried about that. The taste is what matters, and that came out better than I could've hoped for.

 

[grizzly2378]

I assume 001 of 1056 yeast is perfectly fine for this recipe, no?
I have 05 around but just have some 001 washed that I want to use before it gets too old.

I used 1056 on mine (2L starter) and it turned out great. Actually, it worked better than expected....the calculated FG was 1.016, but it got down to 1.010.

 

[te-wa]

Actually that was a beautiful accident

so what if id tried to just up the grain and hop bill by 25%
would that work, across the board? i'll have to punch the #'s into beersmith and see what happens!

 

[grizzly2378]

Fresh Squeezed and my clone, Recently Squeezed (original, huh?) side by side. Fresh Squeezed is on the left. Mine still isn't fully carbed, but the color came out pretty close and the aroma is identical. Flavor is really, really close too...if I did a blind taste test, I might be hard pressed to pick out the real thing. This is definitely the best beer I've made so far. I'll definitely have to keep this one in the rotation.


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[AkTom]

I love this beer. Being a new brewer, this was my best beer by far. Took some to my boss's husband. He was quite surprised at how good it was. I don't share meh beer. I had one minor 'slip up ', instead of 5-7 days dry hop... I got called into work. I was gone for about 17 days plus the 3 before I left. I was sweating a grassy nasty the whole time I was at work. Turned out very good though. Just a tad more piney than I like. It is a definite brew again beer. Next time just 5 days on dry hop. It did tasted fantastic at 3 days.

 

[BasementLurker]

I tried this beer for the first time, fresh on tap: tasted like pinapple skittles! Blech. Is there something I'm missing?

Wow, not sure why it tasted like that for you, but I didn't find it to taste anything like skittles. It wasn't anywhere near that sweet for me. I had it on tap at the Deschutes tap room in Portland and in bottles. It is one of my favorite IPAs, and I wish it was distributed in my state. I can only assume you tasted a bad batch.

 

[100million]

Deschutes House yeast is Ringworm.....

 

[Broham1]

Deschutes House yeast is Ringworm.....

Ringwood

 

[BasementLurker]

I thought Deschutes used London ESB yeast. At least that is what all of the "can you brew it" recipes use.

 

[Broham1]

I thought Deschutes used London ESB yeast. At least that is what all of the "can you brew it" recipes use.

http://www.kswbeer.com/2012/05/what-yeast-does-deschutes-use.html?m=1

 

[thadeus_d3]

I plan on making this one very soon.

 

[MrSnacks]

Wow, not sure why it tasted like that for you, but I didn't find it to taste anything like skittles. It wasn't anywhere near that sweet for me. I had it on tap at the Deschutes tap room in Portland and in bottles. It is one of my favorite IPAs, and I wish it was distributed in my state. I can only assume you tasted a bad batch.

Their stated FG is a range of 1.015-1.025. On the upper end that's pretty sweet, IMO.

 

[MrSnacks]

I thought Deschutes used London ESB yeast. At least that is what all of the "can you brew it" recipes use.

Deschutes says to use American ale yeast:
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/recipe/fresh-squeezed-ipa

 

[grizzly2378]

Deschutes says to use American ale yeast:
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/recipe/fresh-squeezed-ipa

I was just going to point out that very link. I used Wyeast 1056 on mine and it turned out great.

Deschutes does use English Ale yeast for some of their other beers (Black Butte, Hop Henge, Jubelale, probably others).

 

[plankbr]

I mash @ 152 and using US-05, it typically finishes off around 1.010.

 

[Broham1]

Deschutes does use English Ale yeast for some of their other beers (Black Butte, Hop Henge, Jubelale, probably others).

Not some, but almost all. It's their house yeast. Fresh Squeezed is literally the only recipe on that link using American Ale yeast. Other than that, unless it's a Belgian or a lager, it's English.

 

[BasementLurker]

Thanks for all the clarification on the yeast.

I am going to give this a shot, but with some modification. I am going to try sticking closer to the original. I ordered some great western 2 row, since I know they use that in mirror pond. I also ordered some great western crystal 75. I will mash a little higher to increase the FG. Other than that, I am going to keep the malt ratios and hop schedule the same. I really like the original Fresh Squeezed and I tend to prefer sweeter IPAs in the colder months, so I am really looking forward to this.

 

[100million]

Ringwood

Dam Google auto correct and pressing send without human interaction......

 

[atoughram]

This is on the docket for brewing soon...

 

[BasementLurker]

So I brewed the recipe on the first page, but I used caramel 75, and I didn't use any wheat just like the Deschutes web site shows. I also used a tad less than 3oz of Citra for the dry hop, because I just dumped in what I had left. Mash temp was a little low, so it fermented a little lower than planned. It's a good beer, but it's not quite Fresh Squeezed which the OP mentioned. For anyone wanting a true clone, I think a little less on the first addition, perhaps a tad more mosaic, and a higher mash and things would be getting pretty darn close. I should have paid closer attention to what the AA was on the Mosaic hops I got, because it was pretty overshadowed by the Citra, at least more so than what I taste in Fresh Squeezed.

Anyhow, thanks to the OP. It may not quite be Fresh Squeezed, but it's still a darn good beer.

 

[atoughram]

I dropped the one ounce of Nugget at FWH to 0.8oz or so - and the IBU's dropped off to 58ish - I'll be brewing this within a week or two so I'll tell you how it tastes.

 

[shemp]

Just tried to get the grain bill for this but cant find enough citra hops without paying the equivalent of $10/ounce on line shipped. Ouch.

 

[Broham1]

Just tried to get the grain bill for this but cant find enough citra hops without paying the equivalent of $10/ounce on line shipped. Ouch.

Have you tried Farmhouse Brewing Supply? 4oz shipped to Poplar Grove for $8. 1 lb for less than $30.

 

[jtd_419]

Try farmhouse their shipping And pricing on hops is great