American IPA Ithaca Flower Power Clone

[studio1one]

Got this in the FV right now, had to make looooaaads of subs though as a lot is not available in UK, so I guess it is really not the same recipe at all, but the basis is there

Briess 2 row subbed for Pilsner

Briess crystal subbed for Carahell 10l crystal

Honey subbed for Melanoidin

unfortunately Atahnum is not available here right now so used made a departure and subbed Nugget, as I love its spiciness, there is already a lot of citrusy hop in here so a little extra pine and spice would not go amiss

OG came in at 1.079, as I am pretty effecient so I corrected to 1.073 before pitching

the smell that comes out of the FV every time it bubbles is just amazing and I am really really excited to taste this when done.

 

[studio1one]

finished fermenting, went all the way down to 1.012 so is bang on 8% alcohol -- really glad I corrected down to 1.073 or it would have been crazy strong. Wow, it has obviousy come out drier than I expected but I tasted the hydrometer test and after dry hopping this is going to be some amazing beer.

Thanks for the recipe my man, much appreciated.

 

[seckert]

Just got done making this...had to sub the amarillo hops as lhbs didnt have any. So i filled in with centenials...also added another half oz on the 2nd addition. My OG came out at 1.084 so this is going to be a super powerful beer. I just hope it tastes as well as the real stuff!

 

[seckert]

so today when starting another brew I realized that I had an extra pack of cascade hops. well due to me not paying attention...most likely due to some homebrew... haha I realized I only added 1 oz at 20 min instead of 2. I have some time, but I would like some opinions as whether to just throw this extra oz in when dry hopping or just realize its gone and leave it alone. I don't want to overpower it on the dry hop which is what I am concerned with. so anyone...any input?

 

[Hammy71]

I wouldn't sweat it. The amount of hops used and the IBUs that would come from one ounce of cascade (@20 min) would be relatively not noticed. No worries. And don't fear the amount of dry hops. Some big IPA's need the over-the-norm amount of DH to help round out the intense bitterness. To me a Pliny clone sample is almost undrinkable before dry hopping, but like this brew, taste like golden nectar afterwords.

 

[seckert]

so are you suggesting that i throw the extra oz in with the dry hop? or just leave it out and use it for another batch later on?

 

[Hammy71]

I'd just leave it out. I doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference Save it for the next brew!!

 

[orangemen5]

Brewed this up last week. OG 1.068. FG got a little to low 1.012. Used pacman yeast and have been getting 82-83 attenuation with it. Prob not a clone anymore but should be a good ipa.

 

[Dumpsterboy]

You'll be just fine with 1.012-- no worries.

 

[studio1one]

mine came out 1012 and was delicious.

 

[silvestre]

So I am in the middle of my first go at this recipe (and my first all grain recipe ever). I decided to do a double batch (possibly foolishly). But things seem to be working out nicely. I've got a 10 gal igloo cooler for a mash tun, so I had to do 2 mashes. The first runnings of the second mash are coming to an end here. Did the iodine starch conversion test on bath mashes and came out with flying colors, I haven't taken a gravity reading yet, but its good sweet wort.

Here is my dilemma: I have already pretty much filled my 18 gal boil pot without sparging the second mash. So, it's looking like I have 3 5-gal batches on my hands rather than 2. Do I need to triple the hop bill, rather than double it?

It seems dubious that I will get an answer in time to keep the show rolling, but any responses whenever would be greatly appreciated. (I am leaning towards, yes. Triple the volume, triple the hops. But its been done with only double the grain bill. So, I am slightly confused. Once, the first runnings have come to a stop, I'll take a gravity reading, and post that. Thanks again.

Cheers!

 

[studio1one]

I would take a gravity reading of what you have and if it isn't too high just forget the second sparge and make double. If you use brewers friend it should be able to give you a post boil gravity from your pre boil gravity

 

[BostonianBrewer]

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[goudaphunk]

What Wyeast would you use for this clone Flower Power Recipe?

 

[rossi46]

Wyeast 1056 American Ale

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[bishjb]

Flower Power is one of my all time favorites, so I had to try this.
Just made a 10 gallon All Grain IPA last week and its too D#$M cold out to do another so I did an extract....

5 Gallon Recipe:

6.3 Lbs Northern Brewer Superstructure LME
4 Lbs Briess Golden Light DME
1 Lbs Carapils
4 oz Honey Malt

HOPS:

1 oz Centennial @ 60
1 oz Amarillo @ 35
1 oz Simcoe @ 30
1 oz Ahantum @ 20
2 oz Cascade @ 10
1 oz Chinook @ 5

2 packets dry US 05 pitched at 73 f

Will dry Hop 1 oz each; Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe

BeerSmith has IBUs at 141.8 (yikes), set OG at 1.076 (mine nailed it exactly).

Boiled the DME 60 mins and the LME only 20......Bubbling away nicely after a few hours.

Will report back with results.

 

[dotJerdot]

Flower Power is one of my all time favorites, so I had to try this.
Just made a 10 gallon All Grain IPA last week and its too D#$M cold out to do another so I did an extract....

5 Gallon Recipe:

6.3 Lbs Northern Brewer Superstructure LME
4 Lbs Briess Golden Light DME
1 Lbs Carapils
4 oz Honey Malt

HOPS:

1 oz Centennial @ 60
1 oz Amarillo @ 35
1 oz Simcoe @ 30
1 oz Ahantum @ 20
2 oz Cascade @ 10
1 oz Chinook @ 5

2 packets dry US 05 pitched at 73 f

Will dry Hop 1 oz each; Amarillo, Chinook, Simcoe

BeerSmith has IBUs at 141.8 (yikes), set OG at 1.076 (mine nailed it exactly).

Boiled the DME 60 mins and the LME only 20......Bubbling away nicely after a few hours.

Will report back with results.

Would love to see how this turns out with the malt choice.

 

[goudaphunk]

How much Irish Moss do you use?

 

[bishjb]

The beer turned out outstanding! Perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of bitterness to maltiness, with a hint of sweetness. To say it is Hoppy is an understatement.

I originally thought it was too sweet, but after letting it age for about 10-14 days it is great. A little darker than the original and to be honest, not as aromatic. But an overall great beer.

The NB Superstructure extract is great for IPAs and I will use it again.

 

[seckert]

The beer turned out outstanding! Perfectly balanced. Just the right amount of bitterness to maltiness, with a hint of sweetness. To say it is Hoppy is an understatement.

I originally thought it was too sweet, but after letting it age for about 10-14 days it is great. A little darker than the original and to be honest, not as aromatic. But an overall great beer.

The NB Superstructure extract is great for IPAs and I will use it again.

Good to hear! I have another batch of this going in the fermentation chamber right now. I loved the first batch I made so I had to make it again. This time I was happy to find more of the hops I wanted so hoping it comes out even better this time!

 

[gunmetal]

I have brewed this many times. I did back to back batches with my twin bro. I used 15 lbs of 2 row , half pound of honey malt and 4 ounces of c20L. The first batch had an OG of 1.069 and the second 1.068. I couldn't be happier. These will be tapped this Saturday, July 5th for an annual party. Here is a shot of the twins in secondary with the dry hop.

 

[sivdrinks]

How do you get the hops out after racking? I use loose pellets, turn into mush with the trub.


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[gunmetal]

I just flush with water and swirl around. It does take awhile to get them out. The hops were in for 7-8 days, then cold crashed two days. After the cold crash most fell to the bottom. A lot of the hop cones had broken down and were almost mushy, only spent around 5 minutes to clean each secondary.

 

[olotti]

This looks like a great beer. I think it'll b the next one for me next week.

 

[olotti]

Should I use 2 packs of rehydrated us-05???????

 

[seckert]

This is a great beer! I used a variation of this recipe and I placed in a competition with it. As far as the yeast I use 2 packets of 05 that I put straight into fermentation vessel. If you go to the manufacturers website they show the different ways of using this yeast. you don't have to re-hydrate this prior top using as long as your wort is at proper temp when pitching.

 

[olotti]

This is a great beer! I used a variation of this recipe and I placed in a competition with it. As far as the yeast I use 2 packets of 05 that I put straight into fermentation vessel. If you go to the manufacturers website they show the different ways of using this yeast. you don't have to re-hydrate this prior top using as long as your wort is at proper temp when pitching.

And what would u say that be?? I try to cool my wort to my basement ambient temp which is 62-63 deg.

 

[seckert]

I don't remember.
Google us 05 and go to their website.

 

[olotti]

I'm going to brew this soon but used Beersmith to adjust the grains for my 72% efficiency and also plugged in 75 IBU's which after looking around is what this beer is rated at. I also moved the hops around based on Ithaca's info on their website, no more Cascade and Chinook has been removed from the dry hop

Moved the following:

Chinook to FWH. I figured it'd be better served as the bittering hop over Centennial.
Amarillo - from 45min to 20 min to get more aeromatics and citrus flavor
Simcoe - from 30 to 20min to reduce the bitterness and get more of the flavor and aroma
Centennial- Replaces Cascade as the 10min addition
Citra- added as the 5 min addition


. Anyone ever use US-04 in this beer? Just wondered if it would add anything like the somewhat fruitiness the 04 can add.

 

[brewmik]

Hello gang,
I'm very new to brewing and planning to use this recipe to go for that Flower Power joy. I'm curious to know what my best bet would be if I'd like to tone it down just a hair, going for less astringency (and perhaps lower ABV), but keep the floral notes. I'm going to dig around for general ways to achieve this but figured I'd ask this group who has had such success with the base recipe. Any advice would be helpful?
Thanks!