Leftovers IPA

[HTH1975]

After getting my grains out of storage, I found that my half bag of Maris Otter had somehow got damp/wet. There was black mould inside the bag and clumps of damp grain. Obviously this was unusable. This put my plan to brew this weekend into doubt.

Plan B... see if I can cobble together an IPA using whatever leftover base malts I’ve got, plus some ‘sugars’ I need to use up. Here’s what I came up with...

1.068 OG
1.012 FG
7.37% ABV
56 IBU
12 SRM (Morey)
US-05 yeast

FERMENTABLES:
2.15kg lager malt
1.04kg Vienna
500g flaked corn
610g Pilsner malt
100g rye malt
300g amber malt
430g crystal wheat 60L
300g Ragus #3 invert sugar
370g Belgian candi sugar (light)

HOPS:
18g Northern Brewer (90 min) 20 IBU
45g Cluster (20 min) 20 IBU
20g Amarillo (10 min) 6 IBU
25g Vic Secret (5 min) 10 IBU
30g Amarillo (dry hop, 3 days)
25g Vic Secret (dry hop, 3 days)

Alkalinity 45
Calcium 180
Chloride 150
Sulphate 250

Very happy with the way this turned out. The wort tasted great all through the day, and of course when it went to the FV. Can’t wait for this one to be ready.

 

[catdaddy66]

Very nice! You should name this one 'Plan B' for posterity.

 

[pvpeacock]

I've done some "clean out the freezer of hops" IPA's but I don't store grain in bulk, so I've never done what you did. Curious to hear how it comes out. What yeast did you choose?

 

[HTH1975]

I've done some "clean out the freezer of hops" IPA's but I don't store grain in bulk, so I've never done what you did. Curious to hear how it comes out. What yeast did you choose?

I only had Saf-05 or Nottingham, so I went with Safale. I will work well in the style.

 

[dreaded_rust]

Not sure if it would qualify as an IPA, definitely an interesting grain bill.
Should still make a beer though.
I'd be iterested to hear how this one turns out

 

[HTH1975]

It’s finished at 1.008, so it’s a 7.8% beer. It tastes more like a ‘strong ale’ at this minute. I’m bottling it today, so we will see how it turns out in a couple of weeks. May benefit from a few months aging.