American IPA My 2-time gold winning American IPA

[slcdawg]

I brewed this fantastic recipe 2.5 months ago. The keg was long gone, but I still have a few bottles. Cracked one last night and it was even better than I remembered! Awesome beer!

 

[tripplehazzard]

Damn. Just found the,.25 of wheat I was supposed to use with this. Hope it didn't make a huge difference

 

[BrokenKnucklesBrewery]

Brewing this recipe tomorrow morning. Only difference is im replacing the chinook with herkules. Here's to a good brew day!

 

[bleme]

Brewing this recipe tomorrow morning. Only difference is im replacing the chinook with herkules. Here's to a good brew day!

I take every opportunity to substitute chinook also ;-)

 

[joelanderson47]

Mash at 154 for 60min. I had 70%eff
American Rahr (2 row) Pale: 11.50lbs
American Briess Crystal 20 1.00lbs
American Briess Light Munich 0.75lbs
American Briess Carapils 0.75lbs
American Briess Torrified Wheat 0.25lbs

Chinook (Pellet) 1oz 30min
Cascade (Pellet) 1.5oz 30min
Williamette (Pellet) 0.5oz 15min
Cascade (Pellet) 1.5oz 15min
Williamette (Pellet) 1oz 5min
Cascade (Pellet) 2oz Dry in secondary

Don't worry about the lack of a 60minute hop addition. The bitterness is spot on.

This IPA won gold in the IBU challenge at the IBU Open in Iowa earlier this year and gold at 8 Seconds of Froth a few months ago.

If you brew, let me know what you think.

so you had to use 2 viles of yeast for a 5 gallon batch?

im scaling up to 10 gallons and using wyeast 1056.......still think ill need 4 bags then?

Thanks in advance

Cheers!

Joel

 

[enohcs]

im scaling up to 10 gallons and using wyeast 1056.......still think ill need 4 bags then?

Joel[/QUOTE]

I no longer use multiple bags/vials...I always make starters now. I highly recommend starters. You can use the mr.malty calculator to figure out how much yeast you should use.

 

[enohcs]

Got all the supplies to make 10gal this weekend. It's been a while since I've done this brew. My technique has come leaps and bounds from last time I made this recipe. I'm excited for the results. What does everyone's preference seem to be dry hopping vs not? I may just split this into 2x5gal secondaries and dry hop one. Anyone have thoughts on how long out until ideal flavor is reached? If I can stand it, I may try and reserve a few bottles for the 6 and 12 month marks.

 

[bleme]

Some brewers claim that you can't make a true IPA without dry hopping. ;-)

As for cellering, in my opinion, the fresher this is, the better. 12 months will mellow this (just like any beer) but I prefer it crisp and lively.

 

[danbrewtan]

Did anyone dry hop with less? ? When I took the og I tasted it and it seemed really hoppy already
I know this will fade a bit in fermentation but 2oz to dry hop seems like a lil much. And I'm a huge hop head

Dry hopping is primarily for aroma, so don't worry about it

 

[tripplehazzard]

Just cracked my first bottle if this. I used a Cali ale yeast and this beer turned out superb!!! I think this one will go in rotation! Thank you!!!!

 

[meis1212]

Tasted for the first time yesterday. Damn it's good. Ended with an FG of 1.011 but for some reason this tastes pretty dry. It's nice and hoppy too, but I think this will mellow out a bit with time. Thanks for the recipe OP!

 

[danbrewtan]

All I've got to say is WOW! Just poured myself a glass of this recipe and it's fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing! Will definitely make again.

 

[enohcs]

I made this for the first time in a few years and damn this **** is good. How have I skipped making this for so long?

 

[OCHawgy]

Decided to make this recipe this weekend with/for my dad. He's a Busch Light drinker but when he drinks craft, it's an IPA. Hope he likes it. Yeast starter is going and I have a good feeling this is going to be one of the best beers I've made yet. Can't wait to try it!

 

[Faeyd]

Just kegged this recipe... It is looking very good right now.

 

[jesseroberge]

Mash at 154 for 60min. I had 70%eff
American Rahr (2 row) Pale: 11.50lbs
American Briess Crystal 20 1.00lbs
American Briess Light Munich 0.75lbs
American Briess Carapils 0.75lbs
American Briess Torrified Wheat 0.25lbs

Chinook (Pellet) 1oz 30min
Cascade (Pellet) 1.5oz 30min
Williamette (Pellet) 0.5oz 15min
Cascade (Pellet) 1.5oz 15min
Williamette (Pellet) 1oz 5min
Cascade (Pellet) 2oz Dry in secondary

Don't worry about the lack of a 60minute hop addition. The bitterness is spot on.

This IPA won gold in the IBU challenge at the IBU Open in Iowa earlier this year and gold at 8 Seconds of Froth a few months ago.

If you brew, let me know what you think.

What yeast did you use...

What was the fermentation temp and time in primary and secondary ?

This is a 5 gallon batch ?

What is the alpha % of the hops ?

Thanks !

 

[dale1038]

What yeast did you use...

What was the fermentation temp and time in primary and secondary ?

This is a 5 gallon batch ?

What is the alpha % of the hops ?

Thanks !

Stop looking on the app only. Open with a browser and you will see the info.

 

[jesseroberge]

Stop looking on the app only. Open with a browser and you will see the info.

Hahahahaha realy ? The app hides stuff ?

 

[Faeyd]

This is indeed a winner... what a fantastic beer... thank you for the recipe - very generous!!

 

[treesboy]

On my second batch of this because the first one went quick. Dialed back the og a bit and pitched a lager yeast(it's hot here in tucson and have to cold ferment) enjoy it greatly ! Thanks for sharing !

 

[pmcint01]

Damn, that looks good I might have to try this.

 

[OCHawgy]

Bottling this batch today. Secondary went well with a constant 69 degrees. I ended up doing the hops a little differently because the % AA was higher on all the hops I got. The final IBUs following the schedule to the T would have been ridiculous. Unfortunately I didn't plug the AAs into a calculator until I was already boiling... I calculated my IBUs to be around 87! While it might be a little more bitter than I was expecting, thanks to high AAs, I can't wait to try it in a few weeks.

 

[enohcs]

Bottling this batch today. Secondary went well with a constant 69 degrees. I ended up doing the hops a little differently because the % AA was higher on all the hops I got. The final IBUs following the schedule to the T would have been ridiculous. Unfortunately I didn't plug the AAs into a calculator until I was already boiling... I calculated my IBUs to be around 87! While it might be a little more bitter than I was expecting, thanks to high AAs, I can't wait to try it in a few weeks.

I see no problems here

 

[OCHawgy]

I see no problems here

=) Thanks.

Ended up bottling tonight rather than last night. I called it quits after racking a lager into a keg...

Here are my other numbers for this brew.
OG: 1.066
FG: 1.011
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: ?? (I calculated 87 after the boil, but now I plug everything in again and get 100)
SRM: 7
Primed w/ corn sugar, dissolved in 1.75 cups of boiled water, for 2.4 vols of CO2.

As long as it tastes good, I'll be happy. Might be a little bitter and not for the faint of heart, but at least its not like my 90 min IPA that has 9.2% ABV. So I have the IBUs of an IIPA, and the color/abv of an American. Should be interesting.... I will post a picture of the first class and let those of you interested know how it turned out. I dry hopped more than the recipe called for too. Rising hophead here...:rockin:

Happy Oktoberfest

 

[sk888smooth]

I brewed up this recipe and last month and am half way through my keg right now. This beer is the best IPA I have brewed, close to the best beer I have brewed to date. Delicious and so perfectly balanced between malt and delicious hops.

Strong work! Now time to finish off this mug mmmm!

 

[Jensas]

Hi! Noob question! I can read everywhere about the diferent hops and gravities everyone is getting. But I am a beginner with beersmith and cant figure out how to set up this beer without knowing how many liters of waterbit is intended for. What can I do to copy it without knowing that?

 

[Jensas]

No one here to give me a hint

 

[govner1]

Hi! Noob question! I can read everywhere about the diferent hops and gravities everyone is getting. But I am a beginner with beersmith and cant figure out how to set up this beer without knowing how many liters of waterbit is intended for. What can I do to copy it without knowing that?

If you follow the tutorial and set up your equipment Beersmith will calculate your water volumes. You'll need to know the boil off rate for your BK. You can determine this by boiling water for a hour.

 

[mtnagel]

No one here to give me a hint

I just didn't know what, "waterbit" was

 

[Jensas]

I just didn't know what, "waterbit" was

Yeah, waterbit.. sorry auto spell thing in the phone. Should be "water it"

So if I have my equipment profile set to, lets say BIAB 70l and then enter this recipie. It gets kinda low on IBU and OG since there is to much water. Or is there a nother way I am missing?
Sure It calculates it exact for when its tine to brew, but is the recipie for a 5gallon or a 10gallon batch? Dont I need to know that?