- Joined
- Oct 13, 2013
- Messages
- 32
- Reaction score
- 1
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- 3 packs S-04
- Yeast Starter
- rehydrate
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 10
- Original Gravity
- 1.059
- Final Gravity
- 1.018
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 69
- Color
- 7.5
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 5d @ 68-70F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14d @ 67F
- Tasting Notes
- 10/9 Citrus and grapefruit as expected! still young, yeasty, gravity high.
I brewed this for a competition at work, (16 entries, 1st place:rockin otherwise I wouldn't normally create a label
This was my first solo AG... on my own custom built setup using my first harvest of homegrown hops and a head full of info. The recipe began as 'Citra Bomb' with the intent to use up last year's remaining cones. Oops, they don't weigh as much as they look. Luckily I had been absorbing Palmer's How to Brew as well as this forum, to create my own recipe and just jumped in with both feet.
I made some mistakes which affected attenuation, tad sweeter and lower abv, but will definitely brew this on a regular basis. It's still quite amazing! Hard to explain other than I just pour, smell, sip, smile, and repeat!
Here are my notes and other details:
0.9tsp MgSO4; 1.2tsp CaCl2; 1.0tsp CaSO4
Undershot, then overshot mash temps. Had to chill during mash to bring under 160 within a few minutes.
Forgot to add whirlfloc tablet during boil - will add gelatin during cold conditioning
Racked to secondary early, ~5days due to quick fermentation. ~4/min air gap.
Dry hopped in secondary, using hop bags, 14 days total. ~3/min air gap.
FG still ~1.018; must be due to Mash and Fermentation temps
10/13 - racked to kegs, pressurized 10lbs CO2, refrigerate overnight.
10/14 - added 1/2 tsp Gelatin in ~1 cup water @125F (Boiled, cool to <160, mix, hold 30mins, split between two kegs) pressurized to 12 lbs, cold condition
Several days later...added 1/2 oz Cascade to muslin bags, weighed down with glass, directly to keg. Aroma increased.
11/13 loving this beer. Mellowed out, aroma diminishing a bit. Suggest lower mash/ferm temps and possibly hop stand on next batch.
View attachment Hard Way IPA.pdf
This was my first solo AG... on my own custom built setup using my first harvest of homegrown hops and a head full of info. The recipe began as 'Citra Bomb' with the intent to use up last year's remaining cones. Oops, they don't weigh as much as they look. Luckily I had been absorbing Palmer's How to Brew as well as this forum, to create my own recipe and just jumped in with both feet.
I made some mistakes which affected attenuation, tad sweeter and lower abv, but will definitely brew this on a regular basis. It's still quite amazing! Hard to explain other than I just pour, smell, sip, smile, and repeat!
Here are my notes and other details:
0.9tsp MgSO4; 1.2tsp CaCl2; 1.0tsp CaSO4
Undershot, then overshot mash temps. Had to chill during mash to bring under 160 within a few minutes.
Forgot to add whirlfloc tablet during boil - will add gelatin during cold conditioning
Racked to secondary early, ~5days due to quick fermentation. ~4/min air gap.
Dry hopped in secondary, using hop bags, 14 days total. ~3/min air gap.
FG still ~1.018; must be due to Mash and Fermentation temps
10/13 - racked to kegs, pressurized 10lbs CO2, refrigerate overnight.
10/14 - added 1/2 tsp Gelatin in ~1 cup water @125F (Boiled, cool to <160, mix, hold 30mins, split between two kegs) pressurized to 12 lbs, cold condition
Several days later...added 1/2 oz Cascade to muslin bags, weighed down with glass, directly to keg. Aroma increased.
11/13 loving this beer. Mellowed out, aroma diminishing a bit. Suggest lower mash/ferm temps and possibly hop stand on next batch.
View attachment Hard Way IPA.pdf