cdubbaya
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys,
I posted a thread of the brew day with this beer, but I wanted to post the official recipe and give some tasting notes.
You can see the recipe formation and brew day here.
We brewed an extract+specialty grains, but it shouldn't be hard to convert to all-grain if you want.
Here's the final recipe.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.070 SG (our sample was off, could be higher)
Finished OG: 1.010
Estimated ABV: 8.0% ABV
Estimated Color: 10 SRM
Estimated IBU: 83.9 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients
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77% 9.5 Lbs. Briess Gold LME
17% 2.0 Lbs. Clover Honey (added with 8 minutes left in boil)
2% .25 Lbs. Briess Caramel 60L
2% .25 Lbs. Honey Malt
2% .25 Lbs. Aromatic Malt
60 mins .75oz Warrior pellet 15.0
20 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
20 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
10 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
10 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
5 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
5 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
1 min 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
1 min 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0oz Amarillo leaf 7.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0oz Simcoe leaf 13.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0z Ahtanum leaf 6.0
Pitched a 2 liter starter of White Labs WLP001
Steeped the grains at 152F for 30 minutes. Removed from flame and added the malt extract, stirring well. Brought the wort to a boil and added Warrior at first bubble. Boiled for 60 minutes adding hops on schedule. Added the clover honey with around 8 minutes left in the boil, stirring it in.
Tasting Notes:
This thing is awesome. We were going for a citrusy aroma and flavor with a nice sweet honey finish. Nailed it. I taste orange and lemon, with a small bit of grapefruit on the tongue. It's big and you can taste a bit of alcohol. The head dissipates fairly quickly, but it has big bubbles and sticks to the side of a clean glass. The honey malt worked well and it masks any extreme bitterness. After my last drink, I could still taste the pucker of the citrus on my tongue. My first sample was after 3 days of force carbonating the keg. It came out strong and impressive, and it's only gotten better with a few days of conditioning at a low pressure. I kegged it all, so I can't speak on any bottle tasting. It's still very fresh, so there's a bit of hop haze. I'm not sure if it will settle out or not, but it's acceptable for a double IPA around 8% ABV.
If you like the IPA style with a kick, this is a great beer. Watch out though, the sweet finish sneaks up on you, and after a couple mugs I was a bit...
I posted a thread of the brew day with this beer, but I wanted to post the official recipe and give some tasting notes.
You can see the recipe formation and brew day here.
We brewed an extract+specialty grains, but it shouldn't be hard to convert to all-grain if you want.
Here's the final recipe.
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.070 SG (our sample was off, could be higher)
Finished OG: 1.010
Estimated ABV: 8.0% ABV
Estimated Color: 10 SRM
Estimated IBU: 83.9 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients
--------------------------
77% 9.5 Lbs. Briess Gold LME
17% 2.0 Lbs. Clover Honey (added with 8 minutes left in boil)
2% .25 Lbs. Briess Caramel 60L
2% .25 Lbs. Honey Malt
2% .25 Lbs. Aromatic Malt
60 mins .75oz Warrior pellet 15.0
20 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
20 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
10 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
10 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
5 mins 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
5 mins 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
1 min 0.5oz Amarillo pellet 7.0
1 min 0.5oz Simcoe pellet 13.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0oz Amarillo leaf 7.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0oz Simcoe leaf 13.0
Dry Hop 7 days 1.0z Ahtanum leaf 6.0
Pitched a 2 liter starter of White Labs WLP001
Steeped the grains at 152F for 30 minutes. Removed from flame and added the malt extract, stirring well. Brought the wort to a boil and added Warrior at first bubble. Boiled for 60 minutes adding hops on schedule. Added the clover honey with around 8 minutes left in the boil, stirring it in.
Tasting Notes:
This thing is awesome. We were going for a citrusy aroma and flavor with a nice sweet honey finish. Nailed it. I taste orange and lemon, with a small bit of grapefruit on the tongue. It's big and you can taste a bit of alcohol. The head dissipates fairly quickly, but it has big bubbles and sticks to the side of a clean glass. The honey malt worked well and it masks any extreme bitterness. After my last drink, I could still taste the pucker of the citrus on my tongue. My first sample was after 3 days of force carbonating the keg. It came out strong and impressive, and it's only gotten better with a few days of conditioning at a low pressure. I kegged it all, so I can't speak on any bottle tasting. It's still very fresh, so there's a bit of hop haze. I'm not sure if it will settle out or not, but it's acceptable for a double IPA around 8% ABV.
If you like the IPA style with a kick, this is a great beer. Watch out though, the sweet finish sneaks up on you, and after a couple mugs I was a bit...